TY  - JOUR
U1  - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed)
A1  - Neher, Ina
A1  - Buchmann, Tina
A1  - Crewell, Susanne
A1  - Evers-Dietze, Bernd
A1  - Pfeilsticker, Klaus
A1  - Pospichal, Bernhard
A1  - Schirrmeister, Christopher
A1  - Meilinger, Stefanie
T1  - Impact of atmospheric aerosols on photovoltaic energy production - Scenario for the Sahel zone
JF  - Energy Procedia
N2  - Photovoltaic (PV) energy is one option to serve the rising global energy need with low environmental impact. PV is of particular interest for local energy solutions in developing countries prone to high solar insolation. In order to assess the PV potential of prospective sites, combining knowledge of the atmospheric state modulating solar radiation and the PV performance is necessary. The present study discusses the PV power as function of atmospheric aerosols in the Sahel zone for clear-sky-days. Daily yields for a polycrystalline silicon PV module are reduced by up to 48 % depending on the climatologically-relevant aerosol abundances.
KW  - photovoltaic
KW  - irradiance
KW  - energy meteorology
KW  - aerosol
KW  - Sahel zone
UN  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1044-opus-33486
SN  - 1876-6102
SS  - 1876-6102
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.08.168
DO  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.08.168
N1  - European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2017, EGU Division Energy, Resources & Environment (ERE)
VL  - 125
SP  - 170
EP  - 179
PB  - Elsevier
ER  -