Organisation/Company UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI CATANIA Research Field Engineering » Electrical engineering Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 16 Sep 2026 - 23:59 (UTC) Country Italy Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The research activity aims to investigate the impact of floating photovoltaic (FPV) systems on partially covered water reservoirs, with particular focus on water temperature variations induced by the shading of solar radiation.

Planned Activities

- Geometric modeling of the reservoir and the FPV system.
- Definition of environmental boundary conditions.




- CFD simulations of the reservoir with and without FPV coverage.
- Analysis and evaluation of the simulation results.
- Sensitivity analysis with respect to the coverage ratio and the geometry of the FPV system.

Objectives

- Quantify the influence of FPV systems on the temperature of water reservoirs.
- Understand the role of solar radiation shading on the thermal regime of the reservoir.
- Provide useful guidelines for the sustainable design of FPV systems.

Expected Results

- Development of a CFD model.
- Quantitative parametric assessment.

- Italy

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- EUROPE

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📌 Theoretical and Practical Study on the Temperature of Water Bodies Partially Covered by Floating Photovoltaic Systems (Italia)
🏢 Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research
📍 Italia