Assessment of Grid-Integrated Electric Vehicle Charging Station Based on Floating Solar PV: A Review

This study aims to demonstrate the significant potential and cooperation between electric vehicles (EVs) and solar energy. Examining the viability of a national energy system that runs entirely on solar power and electric cars shows this possibility. Although photovoltaic (PV) solar energy is already a significant source of energy on a worldwide scale, energy storage is necessary to balance periods of high and low production because of its unpredictability. Large-scale PV plants, however, are unsustainable due to their high area requirements, especially in nations with higher population densities. A tempting way to harness solar energy while preserving the priceless land is to install photovoltaic plants on bodies of water, such as lakes, dams, reservoirs, rivers, canals, and ponds. Floating solar photovoltaics (FSPV) is another name for this kind of plant. Installing floating photovoltaic (FSPV) systems is a good substitute for solar energy consumption when land access is restricted. Concurrently, there is a global movement in the transportation sector to switch from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles. Since cars are actually immobile 95% of the time, the EV battery can use vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology to control the intermittent FPV source upon connecting the vehicle to the grid. This renewable EVCS also reduces energy expenses by 74%. Some of the highlights of the review are the environmental impacts, potential future advancements, cost-effectiveness, FPV deterioration, and the ambient temperature of solar panels on water bodies to boost and improve the effectiveness of EVCS.