The Use of Renewable Energy Sources in the Food Industry and the Reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions: A Case Study of a Simulated PV Installation
This study includes a simulation of two variants of a 1 MW photovoltaic farm, differing in the types of photovoltaic modules used in the PVSyst program. The first uses monofacial modules, and the second uses bifacial. The studies showed an 8% increase in the energy obtained in the variant with bifac...
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| description | This study includes a simulation of two variants of a 1 MW photovoltaic farm, differing in the types of photovoltaic modules used in the PVSyst program. The first uses monofacial modules, and the second uses bifacial. The studies showed an 8% increase in the energy obtained in the variant with bifacial modules, under the assumed simulation conditions. In the next stage, an environmental analysis was carried out using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) method with a “gate-to-gate” approach for the mass packaging process in three different variants, differing in the source of energy powering the machines in the SimaPro program. In the first variant, electricity from the national energy mix was used. In the second, in addition to energy from the same mix, natural gas was additionally used in the shrinking stage of the film. In the third variant, energy obtained from a previously designed photovoltaic farm was considered. The results showed an about 80% reduction in the carbon footprint of the tested process in the case of changing the energy source to energy from a PV installation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d8c4625e205a47d9bc292f9968e068972025-08-20T03:27:24ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732025-06-011812315510.3390/en18123155The Use of Renewable Energy Sources in the Food Industry and the Reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions: A Case Study of a Simulated PV InstallationPatrycja Walichnowska0Marcin Zawada1Adam Idzikowski2Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Kaliskiego 7, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, PolandDepartment Faculty of Management, Czestochowa University of Technology, Armii Krajowej 19B, 42-201 Czestochowa, PolandDepartment Faculty of Management, Czestochowa University of Technology, Armii Krajowej 19B, 42-201 Czestochowa, PolandThis study includes a simulation of two variants of a 1 MW photovoltaic farm, differing in the types of photovoltaic modules used in the PVSyst program. The first uses monofacial modules, and the second uses bifacial. The studies showed an 8% increase in the energy obtained in the variant with bifacial modules, under the assumed simulation conditions. In the next stage, an environmental analysis was carried out using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) method with a “gate-to-gate” approach for the mass packaging process in three different variants, differing in the source of energy powering the machines in the SimaPro program. In the first variant, electricity from the national energy mix was used. In the second, in addition to energy from the same mix, natural gas was additionally used in the shrinking stage of the film. In the third variant, energy obtained from a previously designed photovoltaic farm was considered. The results showed an about 80% reduction in the carbon footprint of the tested process in the case of changing the energy source to energy from a PV installation.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/12/3155photovoltaic installationefficiencyenergy from sunenvironmental issues |
| spellingShingle | Patrycja Walichnowska Marcin Zawada Adam Idzikowski The Use of Renewable Energy Sources in the Food Industry and the Reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions: A Case Study of a Simulated PV Installation Energies photovoltaic installation efficiency energy from sun environmental issues |
| title | The Use of Renewable Energy Sources in the Food Industry and the Reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions: A Case Study of a Simulated PV Installation |
| title_full | The Use of Renewable Energy Sources in the Food Industry and the Reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions: A Case Study of a Simulated PV Installation |
| title_fullStr | The Use of Renewable Energy Sources in the Food Industry and the Reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions: A Case Study of a Simulated PV Installation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Use of Renewable Energy Sources in the Food Industry and the Reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions: A Case Study of a Simulated PV Installation |
| title_short | The Use of Renewable Energy Sources in the Food Industry and the Reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions: A Case Study of a Simulated PV Installation |
| title_sort | use of renewable energy sources in the food industry and the reduction of co sub 2 sub emissions a case study of a simulated pv installation |
| topic | photovoltaic installation efficiency energy from sun environmental issues |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/12/3155 |
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