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The economic success of photovoltaic (PV) power plants depends crucially on their lifetime energy yield. Degradation effects and the total lifetime directly influence the produced elec-tricity and therefore the cash flow, which also impacts the levelized costs of energy (LCOE) and therefore the profitability of the power plant.
The end-of-life is typically dependent on the use of the PV module and the specific conditions of the PV power plant. Current levelized costs of energy (LCOE) compared to replacing the modules or the operation and maintenance costs of modules are often influencing factors.
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In this study, an investigation about recent works regarding the effect of environmental and operational factors on the performance of solar PV cell is presented. It is found that dust allocation and soiling effect are crucial, along with the humidity and temperature that largely affect the performance of PV module.
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