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In this investigation, a feasibility study of installing PV panels on the rooftop of School of Engineering at NU is carried out. A 24 kWp rooftop PV installation with a 14.7% capacity factor, capable to export 31 MWh of electricity to the grid per year, is analyzed. Three scenarios or policy options are presented. The scenarios corresponded to having or not government grants (GG) and having attractive Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) rates to determine their financial benefits. The GG scenario was considered as 30% of project cost, while FIT was varied from current rate in the country (36,410 KZT/MWh) to a more attractive rate. Results demonstrate that current scenario of FIT is marginally favorable, while 30% of incentives on initial costs moderatedly improves the benefits of the project. However, a hypothetical FIT of 70,000 KZT/MWh, even without incentives, dramatically improves the outcome (e.g., equity payback of 5 years).
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We would like to express our deepest appreciation to all those who provided us with the possibility to complete this work.
Furthermore, we would like to acknowledge with much appreciation the crucial role of our colleagues from the Laboratory of Intellectual Systems and Energy Efficiency, Victor Ten, Albina Khakimova, and Farkhat Muratov; Office of the Registrar, Aigerim Baikenova; and Astana Solar marketing office manager and teaching assistant Soudabeh Gorjinezhad for providing us with necessary information.
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Aitkulov, D., Assylova, Z., Suanbekova, E., Rojas-Solórzano, L. (2018). On-Grid PV Opportunities in University Campuses: A Case Study at Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan. In: Nižetić, S., Papadopoulos, A. (eds) The Role of Exergy in Energy and the Environment. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89845-2_41
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