Development of an economic profitability map for solar photovoltaic systems in spain, based on meteorological parameters, remote sensing and artificial intelligence (MAPVSpain)

The presented project aims to develop a methodology for evaluating the potential capacity to produce electricity from photovoltaic systems at any national geolocation while considering dust losses. Basically, the project is structured into distinct, yet closely linked, stages: solar resource estimation using satellite images; determining dust losses according to meteorological variables; economic analysis of the losses produced in the photovoltaic systems; study of the plant’s economic profitability, based on the stock market at the time the plant is installed at the place being studied; techniques for optimizing the photovoltaic system’s cleaning and maintenance once it is operating; and predicting the electricity production in real time.