CPD PROGRAMME | SOLAR PV Module 212 March 2023 Name (please print)........................................................................................ Job title ............................................................................................................... Organisation ..................................................................................................... 1. What global annual generation growth is required in PVs according to the IEA?? Address ............................................................................................................. A 10% ............................................................................................................................... B 15% C 20% D 25% E 30% 2. Approximately what proportion of UK solar PV comes from ground-mounted or standalone solar installations? A Less than a quarter B A quarter to a third C A third to a half D A half to two-thirds E More than two-thirds 3. What is the open-circuit cell voltage for a single cell that is quoted in the article? A Less than 0.45V B 0.45V0.6V C 0.6V12V D 24V E 40V ............................................................................................................................... Postcode ........................................................................................................... Email ................................................................................................................... Are you a member of CIBSE? If so, please state your membership number: .................................................................................. The CIBSE Journal CPD Programme By participating in this CPD module, you consent to sharing your details with CIBSE. CIBSE may contact you via email and/or telephone with further information and technical insight on its services. You have the right to opt out from such communications at any time. I understand that I will receive marketing communications from CIBSE after completing this module (please tick here): By entering your details above, you agree that CIBSE may contact you with information about CPD and other training or professional development programmes, and about membership of CIBSE, if you are not a member. Go to www.cibsejournal.com/cpd to complete this questionnaire online. You will receive notification by email of successful completion, which can be used to validate your CPD records. Alternatively, fill in this page and post it to: N Hurley, CIBSE, 222 Balham High Road, London, SW12 9BS. Further reading: A 0.4% B 1% CIBSE TM25 Understanding building integrated photovoltaics (2000) a little old, but still useful. BRE National Solar Centre Solar PV on commercial buildings. A guide for owners and developers (2016). BSRIA BG 34/2021 The illustrated guide to renewable technologies 2nd Ed, (2021). Smets, A et al, Solar Energy: The physics and engineering of photovoltaic conversion, technologies and systems, UIT Cambridge, 2016 freely downloadable Kindle Edition from Amazon. C 2% References: D 4% E 20% 4. How much would a panel output reduce if the temperature coefficient of a panel is -0.4% at 30C compared with STC? 5. According to the NREL, what is the estimated approximate life-cycle carbon impact of PV? A Practically zero B 13gCO2e.kWh- C 43gCO2e.kWh- D 486gCO2e.kWh- E 1,001gCO2e.kWh- 54 March 2023 www.cibsejournal.com 1 Solar PV, IEA, Paris 2022, bit.ly/CJMar23CPD1 accessed 9 February 2023. 2 Solar photovoltaics deployment in the UK December 2022 BEIS, bit.ly/ CJMar23CPD8 accessed 9 February 2023. 3 bit.ly/CJMar23CPD2 accessed 9 February 2023. 4 bit.ly/CJMar23CPD3 accessed 9 February 2023. 5 Agha-Hossein, M and Bleicher, D, BG 34/2021 The illustrated guide to renewable technologies 2nd Ed, BSRIA 2021. 6 bit.ly/CJMar23CPD4 accessed 9 February 2023. 7 bit.ly/CJMar23CPD5 accessed 9 February 2023. 8 Hamot, L et al, Whole life carbon of photovoltaic installations, Elementa/Wilmott Dixon 2022. 9 Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Electricity Generation: Update, bit.ly/CJMar23CPD6 accessed 9 February 2023. 10 bit.ly/CJMar23CPD7 accessed 9 February 2023.