Open AccessResearch of solar energy potential in the Eastern Siberia
Author(s) -
Alexander Tunik,
M. Yu. Tolstoy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/751/1/012023
Subject(s) - solar energy , russian federation , observatory , meteorology , electricity , solar power , environmental science , photovoltaic system , power (physics) , geography , engineering , regional science , electrical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , astrophysics
The article presents the results of solar energy potential studying in the Eastern Siberia region (in particular the Irkutsk Oblast) of the Russian Federation by integrating data from three databases: observatories of the CIS countries, NASA and the Hong Kong Observatory. The analysis of the databases was carried out taking into account their error degree. The results obtained make it possible to identify the year periods in when solar power plants can be used as efficiently as possible, both for generating thermal energy and electricity. In turn it will allow optimizing both the solar stations and the design of the solar panels and collectors themselves. The research methodology presented in this article can also be applied to assess the solar energy potential in other regions of the Russian Federation, which can be used for systematizing the data obtained for further calculations of solar plants required capacity and their design.