Floating Solar PV Systems—Global Research Reported in the Year 2022

The world is witnessing the transformation of countries toward the adoption of renewable sources for power generation. Power generation through solar photovoltaic is at the top preference due to its proven advantages. Among the various technology in solar PV, floating solar photovoltaic is emerging in the past decade as it shows higher performance than ground-mounted PV system, reduces CO2 emission, saves land, and saves water from evaporation. In this view, the research that has been conducted across the world in the year 2022 and reported in various publications has been discussed in this article. The review presents the reported software used for the geographical and meteorological data collection, performance analysis, thermal analysis, FSPV in hydro-reservoirs, environmental effects, and FSPV in marine condition are discussed. Based on the investigation, it is proved that the floating solar photovoltaic is a robust source of energy that has a huge demand in the global market as it can replace the non-renewable sources for power generation.