Private households adopting solar photovoltaic panels can reduce their average electricity unit costs either by feeding the self-generated amount of electricity into the grid or by self-consuming it, or a combination of the two. Due to the achievable cost savings on the electricity bill and...

In this paper we present a generic model which evaluates the economic viability of alternative maintenance strategies for differently sized photovoltaic plants with variable components. We thoroughly review the existing literature on reliability, maintenance and maintenance strategies for PV...

Forecasts of power production are necessary for the electricity market participation of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plants. Deviations from the production schedule may lead to penalty charges. the mitigation impact on deviation penalties of an electricity production forecasting tool for...