Feasibility Study of Offshore Solar Energy Near the Coastal Area of Bangladesh

Muhammad Nasir Uddin; Md. Kamrul Islam Kawsar; Golam Mostofa

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Feasibility Study of Offshore Solar Energy Near the Coastal Area of Bangladesh

Muhammad Nasir Uddin, Md. Kamrul Islam Kawsar, Golam Mostofa

Published in American Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology (Volume 7, Issue 1)

Received: 5 February 2022 Accepted: 22 February 2022 Published: 28 February 2022

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The sustainable development of a country is very much dependent on access to electricity. The shortage of power is one of the major barriers to the economic development of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is lacking in its fossil fuel reservation. The abundance of renewable energy sources in the form of solar energy (4-6.5 kWh/m²) provides opportunities for renewable energy systems in the offshore areas of Bangladesh. The offshore area of Bangladesh is mostly unused except for some natural gas exploration and fishing. The 200 nautical miles of Bangladesh from the coast is divided into several blocks and the number of shallow blocks is 11 which have areas from 4500-7700 square kilometers. The average depth of these blocks ranges from 20-200 meters deep. Bangladesh has a favorable geographical location to capture a good amount of solar energy. The proper utilization of this solar energy may reduce the country’s energy demand to a great extent as the land is scarce and reduced by 1% each year. Therefore, Bangladesh cannot afford to lose more lands to solar-based power plants. Bangladesh's government has already made a master plan to utilize abundant solar energy in different ways. There are about 4.13 million solar-home systems (SHS) have been installed under the government program by the year 2019. However, the surplus power from these small discrete power generations cannot be brought into the main grid due to their remote location and fluctuation in production. There are rooftop solar and solar mini-grid projects that facilitated the capacity of 3.07 MW and 5 MW, respectively. A capacity of 40 MW could also be touched by solar irrigation projects with more than 1515 pumps for serving the country’s rural people, and a solar-diesel hybrid solution program has been supporting the telecom operators. Bangladesh power development board (BPDB), and Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) have been promoting numerous research-development solar projects to many governments and private universities to build a sustainable energy-equipped country. Here, SS-01 near the Hiron Point is considered where no grid power is available. The Hiron Point Public Base Station (HPPBS) is the gateway of Mongla Port. It’s necessary to provide electricity to the station for smooth port operation. This article is a window to look into the effectiveness of an offshore solar power plant.

Published in	American Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology (Volume 7, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajset.20220701.14
Page(s)	27-31
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Offshore, Solar Energy, Electricity, Bangladesh, Government, IDCOL, BPDP

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Muhammad Nasir Uddin, Md. Kamrul Islam Kawsar, Golam Mostofa. Feasibility Study of Offshore Solar Energy Near the Coastal Area of Bangladesh. Am J Sci Eng Technol. 2022;7(1):27-31. doi: 10.11648/j.ajset.20220701.14

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Muhammad Nasir Uddin

Mechanical and Electrical Department, Mongla Port Authority, Mongla, Bangladesh
Md. Kamrul Islam Kawsar

Mechanical and Electrical Department, Mongla Port Authority, Mongla, Bangladesh
Golam Mostofa

Mechanical Engineering Department, Military Institute of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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