Potential of Implementing the Low Concentration Photovoltaic Systems in the United Kingdom

Siti Hawa Abu-Bakar (Universiti Kuala Lumpur British Malaysian Institute, Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia)
Firdaus Muhammad-Sukki (Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom)
Daria Freier (Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, United Kingdom)
Roberto Ramirez-Iniguez (Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, United Kingdom)
Tapas Kumar Mallick (University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom)
Abu Bakar Munir (University of Malaya Malaysian Centre of Regulatory Studies (UMCoRS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Siti Hajar Mohd Yasin (Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia)
Abdullahi Abubakar Mas’ud (Jubail Industrial College, Saudi Arabia)
Siti Sarah Abu-Bakar (The Dickson Poon School of Law, King's College London, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom)
Nurul Aini Bani (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Mohd Nabil Muhtazaruddin (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Vol 7, No 3: June 2017

This paper discusses the prospect of integrating a novel type of low concentration photovoltaic (LCPV) design known as the rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (RACPC) in a building in the United Kingdom. This is done by proposing a number of building integration designs to create a zero carbon building. A cost reduction analysis of installing the LCPV systems in the country is also presented. It was found that an RACPC design could reduce the LCPV module’s manufacturing cost by 31.75% and the LCPV module’s cost per unit power output by 33.87% when compared with the conventional PV module.