Table 10 Cost of electricity generated by solar PV array of 1.0 kWP capacity in Visakhapatnam.

From: Performance and water-energy nexus aspects of stagnant water layer cooled zero-tilt solar photovoltaic module

Life Time

(Year)

Cost Per kWh of Electricity (USD/kWh)

Reference PV Array

Seawater PV Array

Tap Water PV Array

Desalinated Water PV Array

10

0.177

0.154

0.154

0.156

15

0.140

0.122

0.122

0.127

20

0.121

0.106

0.106

0.113

25

0.110

0.096

0.097

0.104

30

0.103

0.090

0.090

0.098

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