Cost and Energy Optimization in Ground Mounted Solar Energy Power Plant Projects

With the increasing need for energy, all humanity is searching for new natural energy sources. The amount of fossil energy sources is decreasing worldwide, which is a threat to human health. Because of that reason, natural and renewable energy sources will alleviate this problem. Solar energy is a case in point for that problem. Before integrating solar energy sources into the national grid structure, their electrical projects should be designed carefully. Different schemes and layouts can be considered in that regard. This study explores the cost and energy optimization of solar energy projects during the design process. And the result shows that the savings from the optimized engineering design are approximately 200,000 USD. Along with the highest savings amount, the levelized cost of energy is also decreasing with a good engineering design up to 0.287 TRY.