Design of a solar PV plant for Ma’an, Jordan
Wahib Owhaib, Alberto Borett, Ammar Alkhalidi, Wael Al‐Kouz, Montasir Hader
Abstract
Abstract The manuscript proposes the design of a solar photovoltaic power (PV) plant for Ma’an, Jordan, a location of excellent solar energy resources. Both floating and ground-mounted plant configurations are presented. The ground-mounted plant configuration that showed maximum power out potential is modeled using System advisor Model (SAM) software to simulate the PV plant performance. Results showed that the proposed plant location at Ma’an site is an outstanding site with an annual average capacity factor is 32.2%. By considering a lifetime of 25 years, the Levelized Cost of Electricity LCOE is 3.54 c/kWh. Moreover, this will help and guide engineers and designers to comply with the country of Jordan’s most recent energy policy. This policy focuses on increasing the renewable energy share of the country.