Performance of Photovoltaic Module for Different Sites in Iraq

This paper presents the energy output of photovoltaic (PV) module for three sites in Iraq, these three sites are Mosul (latitude 43A degrees N and longitude 36A degrees E) in the northern Iraq, Baghdad (latitude 33A degrees N and longitude 45A degrees E) in the central Iraq, and Al-Hammar lagoon (latitude 30A degrees N and longitude 46A degrees E) in southern Iraq. The paper analyses the solar radiation data and ambient temperature to compare the PV energy output at these sites. In addition, the environmental aspects are investigated. The analysis showed that the Al-Hammar lagoon is the best location for PV energy production with respect to other locations. It is found that the annual energy production, and reduction of annual greenhouse gases for a module with 215 W capacity are 534 kWh and 0.8 kg of SO2, 0.27 kg of NO (x) , 324 kg of CO2, respectively.