First smart 8.64 kW BIPV in a building in Awali Town at Kingdom of Bahrain

摘要

The performance of 18 months of 86.4 kW smart PV solar panels integrated in a building in Sadeem Building at Awali Town (middle of a desert area) in the kingdom of Bahrain is reported herein. The PV system covers an area of 59 m(2) (36 PV panels) and was installed on a roof titled by 25 degrees and facing 225 degrees (45 degrees west of south). The panels are cleaned by sweet water every 2 months and it requires around 500 l of the water for the total panels installed on the roof each cycle (i.e. 14 l/Panel).