Swiss researchers develop snow model to optimize PV system design in alpine regions

The researchers have used computational fluid dynamics-based modelling of snow patterns in an effort to establish best practices to mitigate snow accumulation in alpine PV plants.Researchers from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF in Switzerland have modelled snow patterns to identify some best practices for PV installations built with Helioplant, a patented Austrian vertical PV framing structure. "Alpine PV systems have demonstrated strong potential for electricity production during winter, notably due to the reflection of ...

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