Table 11 Emission mitigation potential and specific CO2 emission of 1.0 kWP capacity solar PV array in Visakhapatnam.

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

Life Time

(Year)

Net CO2 Emission Mitigated

(Ton)

Specific CO2 Emission

(g of CO2/kWh of electricity)

Reference PV Array

Sea Water PV Array

Tap Water PV Array

Desalinated Water PV Array

Reference PV Array

Sea Water PV Array

Tap Water PV Array

Desalinated Water PV Array

10

0.40

1.97

2.00

2.79

943

820

817

775

15

5.62

7.97

8.02

9.21

629

546

545

529

20

10.84

13.98

14.05

15.63

471

410

409

406

25

16.06

19.98

20.07

22.04

377

328

327

332

30

21.28

25.99

26.09

28.46

314

273

273

282