Published
2025-02-06
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Effects of photovoltaic power plants connected to the grid from 2016 to 2022 in Senegal on carbon dioxide emissions
Mamadou Traore
Departement of Physics, University of Julius Nyéréré of Kankan, Guinea, and Research Team Energetic System and Efficiency, Department of Physics, Alioune Diop University of Bambey, Bambey, Senegal.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6383-8690
Amadou Sidibe
Departement of Physics, University of Julius Nyéréré of Kankan, Guinea.
https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3618-1011
Saliou Bolarinwa Ogou
Departement of Physics, University of Julius Nyéréré of Kankan, Guinea, and Département de Physique (FAST) et Institut des Mathématiques et de Sciences Physiques, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 613, Porto-Novo, Bénin.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6839-8703
Alphousseyni Ndiaye
Research Team Energetic System and Efficiency, Department of Physics, Alioune Diop University of Bambey, Bambey, Senegal.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4024-4256
Senghane Mbodji
Research Team in Renewable Energies, Materials and Laser of Department of Physics, Alioune Diop University of Bambey, Bambey, Senegal.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7235-5036
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20448/arees.v12i1.6368
Keywords: CO2 reduction, Greenhouse gas, Global warming, Renewables energies, Photovoltaic power plants, Senegal.
Abstract
The use of fossil fuels for energy production has caused global warming, the main environmental concern of our society. Today, renewable energy sources offer a solution to this problem, and the government of Senegal is working to promote the renewable energy sector in order to combat global warming and produce reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy. The current work seeks to study the contribution of photovoltaic power plants to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, particularly carbon dioxide. Photovoltaic system operation, depending on atmospheric parameters, utilizes the RETScreen software to collect weather data such as ambient temperature, irradiation, and wind velocity for each location. Mathematical equations modeling the temperature, efficiency, and power of a photovoltaic module are used in this work to determine the influence of atmospheric conditions on solar power plants. The results showed that weather parameters have a significant influence on energy production. The results also demonstrated Senegal’s contribution to the reduction of greenhouse gases with 194.228 MegaWatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic plants. This contribution consisted of injecting 364.746 GigaWatt-hours (GWh) of clean energy per year, i.e., 7294.920 GWh over 20 years, and in reducing 314,411.1 tons of carbon dioxide per year, i.e., 62,288,222 tons over 20 years.