Due the disadvantages of fossil fuel the solar energy is the most important renewable energy sources world requests. Iraq is rich with this kind of energy, where yearly solar activity reaches around 2000kWh / m~2 / year on the horizontal surface. In PV application of solar energy the ambient temperature causes a reduction in solar module performance. The present work aims at evaluate the performance of well-known commercially solar module (MCM 122.36 W) under the effect of real outdoor conditions in Iraqi environments (summer season) and find a method for cooling it. The results shown that the ambient temperature caused to rise the module temperature to, approximately, double of its value. The results also indicated that the module output power was degraded with increased of module temperature to more than 32.6% its value in standard condition, then 82% of this loss was recovered by cooling of solar module. The main conclusion that can be extracted from this work is that there is a promising future for PV project applications in Iraq.
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