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Evaluation of the Water Quality Changes in Agricultural Reservoir Covered with Floating Photovoltaic Solar-Tracking Systems

수상 회전식 태양광 발전시설 설치에 따른 농업용 저수지의 수질변화 평가

  • Lee, Inju (Department of Environmental Engineering, Hanbat National University) ;
  • Joo, Jin Chul (Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Hanbat National University) ;
  • Lee, Chang Sin (Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Hanbat National University) ;
  • Kim, Ga Yeong (Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Hanbat National University) ;
  • Woo, Do Young (Solkiss Inc.) ;
  • Kim, Jae Hak (Solkiss Inc.)
  • Received : 2017.03.08
  • Accepted : 2017.04.04
  • Published : 2017.05.31
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Abstract

To evaluate the water quality changes in agricultural reservoir covered with floating photovoltaic solar-tracking systems, the water quality variations with time and depth were monitored on both six sites for light blocking zones and four sites for light penetration zones after the installation of floating photovoltaic solar-tracking systems in Geumgwang reservoir at Anseong-si, Kyeonggi province. For one year with 16 monitoring events, water quality parameters [i.e., water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), chlorophyll-a (Chl-a), and blue-green algae (BGA)] were monitored at depths of 0.3 m, 1 m, 3 m, and 5 m, while chemical oxygen demand (COD), total nitrogen (TN), and total phosphorus (TP) were monitored at depths of 0.3 m. Statistically, the difference in all water quality parameters was not significantly different (p > 0.05) at the level of significance of 0.05. Based on these results, the water quality data from light blocking zones (site 1~6) and light penetration zones (site 7~10) were clustered, and were compared with time and depth. As a result, the difference in water temperature, pH, DO, COD, TN, TP, Chl-a, and BGA between light blocking zones and light penetration zones was not significant (p > 0.05) with different time and depth. For Chl-a and BGA, some data from light blocking zones greater than light penetration zones were temporary observed due to the severe drought, low water storage rate, and over growth of periphyton. However, this temporal phenomenon did not impact the water quality. Considering the small water surface area (${\leq}0.5%$) covered by floating photovoltaic solar-tracking systems, the mixing effect of whole Geumgwang reservoir caused by Ekman current and continuous discharge were more dominant than the effect of reduced solar irradiance. Further study is warranted to monitor the changes in water quality and aquatic ecosystems with greater water surface area covered by floating photovoltaic solar-tracking systems for a long time.

본 연구는 수상 태양광 발전시설의 설치로 인한 농업용 저수지의 수질변화를 평가하기 위해 경기도 안성시 금광저수지에 위치한 수상 회전식 태양광 발전시설에서 발전시설 설치에 따른 차광구역 6지점과 비차광구역 4지점을 선정하여 1년 동안 총 16회에 걸쳐 차광으로 인한 수질변화를 시간과 수심 별로 분석하였다. 이를 위해 수온, pH, DO, Chl-a, BGA 항목을 0.3 m, 1 m, 3 m, 5 m의 수심별로 측정하고, 표층의 시료를 채수하여 COD, TN, TP 항목을 분석하였다. 연구결과, 금광저수지 내 10곳의 측정지점 간의 관측된 전 수질항목에서 차이는 유의확률(p - value) 0.05 이상으로 유의수준(${\alpha}=0.05$)에서 서로 다르지 않다고 통계학적으로 분석되었다. 이러한 결과를 토대로 측정지점을 차광구역(site 1~6)과 비차광구역(site 7~10)으로 그룹화 후 시간 및 수심에 따른 변화를 확인하였다. 차광구역과 비차광구역 간의 수온, pH, DO, COD, TN, TP, Chl-a, BGA의 계절 및 수심에 따른 차이는 유의한 수준에서 통계학적으로 다르지 않았다(p > 0.05). Chl-a와 BGA의 경우, 7월에 비차광구역보다 차광구역에서 일부 높은 농도가 관측되었으나 이는 기록적인 가뭄과 낮은 저수량, 발전시설 구조물에 부착된 부착조류의 과다성장으로 인한 일시적 현상으로 전체 수질은 통계학적으로 유의할 만한 차이가 없는 것으로 조사되었다. 이러한 결과는 수상 회전식 태양광 발전시설의 설치로 인한 저수지 수면의 차광이 전체 수면적 대비 0.5% 미만으로 일사량 유입 감소효과는 취송 및 방류를 통한 저수지 수체의 혼합 효과 대비 미미했기 때문인 것으로 판단된다. 향후, 수상 태양광 발전시설 설치로 인한 수질변화를 면밀히 연구하기 위해서는 보다 넓은 면적의 태양광 발전시설의 설치로 인한 차광과 함께 장기적인 수질 및 수생태계 관측이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

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