• AFZAL ALI BAIG
• MOHAMMED RAYEEZ S
• MOHAMMED FAUZAN M
• MOHAMMED AURANGASHEEP A R
• SHIHAN JAFRI A J

Floating solar power plant is an innovative approach of using photovoltaic modules on water infrastructures to conserve the land along with increase in efficiency of the module. Additionally, the water is also conserved due to reduction in evaporation of water from the water body. The plant can be installed on a pond, lake, reservoir, or on any other water body. This project focuses on the floating PV technology, describing the types of floating PV plant along with studies carried out on some floating solar plants. India, with huge energy demand and scarcity of waste land for solar photovoltaic plant in cities, can harness solar energy through floating PV plant technology for sustainable energy production. Floating solar PV plants are an emerging form of PV systems that float on the surface of irrigation canals, water reservoirs, quarry lakes, and tailing ponds. Several systems exist in France, India, Japan, Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. These systems reduce the need of valuable land area, save drinking water that would otherwise be lost through evaporation, and show a higher efficiency of solar energy conversion, as the panels are kept at a cooler temperature than they would be on land. The energy obtained from solar PV system is renewable, eco-friendly and sustainable with long life of system. There are various advantages of floating solar PV power plant com-pared to roof top and ground mounted such as better efficiency of solar panels due to cooling of panel by air above the water bodies, it reduces water evaporation and because of shading of water it reduces algae growth.

FLOATING SOLAR PV DESIGN

"Floating solar panel system - A Model Approach", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 5, page no.g654-g674, May-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2305696.pdf

"Floating solar panel system - A Model Approach", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 5, page no. ppg654-g674, May-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2305696.pdf