An Economic Assessment of Hybrid Renewable Energy for a Remote Area Electrification in Iran

Khavari, Amir Hesam; Abdul‐Malek, Zulkurnain; Moradi, Mehdi; Tavalaei, Jalal; Anbaran, Sajjad Abdolahzadeh; Wooi, Chin-Leong

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.818.151

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“…Their results yielded an NPC of USD 3,569,094 and an LCOE of USD 0.04449/kWh. Other related works have been performed on hybrid systems, as found in [27][28][29][30][31][32].…”

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Techno-Economic Assessment of Solar–Grid–Battery Hybrid Energy Systems for Grid-Connected University Campuses in Kenya

Katche,

Makokha,

Zachary

et al. 2024

Electricity

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This paper presents the techno-economic feasibility of using grid-connected PV hybrid systems to supply power in large grid-dependent academic institutions. The study was conducted using the administration building of Moi University in Kenya. The power consumption profile of the building was collected using a PCE-360 power analyzer. The peak load demand was found to be 60 kW. Using random variability constants of 4% for day-to-day and 4% time-step load variability, a peak demand of 70.58 kW was obtained, which was used in our simulation. The solar radiation and temperature data for this site were collected from the weather station of the university. The hybrid system was simulated using HOMER Pro software. It was found from the simulation results that the optimal system was the solar PV/grid without battery storage, which had a levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of KSH 8.78/kWh (USD 0.072), net present cost (NPC) of KSH 27,974,492 (USD 230,813), capital expenditure (CAPEX) of KSH 26,300,000 (USD 216,997), and a simple payback period (SPBP) of 5.08 years for a 25-year life span. This system, when compared to the existing grid, showed an 83.94% reduction in the annual electricity bill of the administration building. These results demonstrate a reduction in energy cost by a renewable energy fraction of 67.1%.

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“…Their results yielded an NPC of USD 3,569,094 and an LCOE of USD 0.04449/kWh. Other related works have been performed on hybrid systems, as found in [27][28][29][30][31][32].…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Techno-Economic Assessment of Solar–Grid–Battery Hybrid Energy Systems for Grid-Connected University Campuses in Kenya

Katche,

Makokha,

Zachary

et al. 2024

Electricity

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“…Khavari et al assessed the viability of a hybrid renewable energy systems for the electrification of remote area in Binalood, Iran. They used HOMER to assess the techno-economic benefits of using the system and their results show that the wind-diesel-battery storage hybrid system was the most efficient [24]. Rice et al…”

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Solar Photovoltaic Systems: A Technical and Economic Feasibility Design Approach with Homer Pro

L Katche,

B Makokha,

O Zachary

et al. 2023

IJASRE

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With the declining cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules and batteries used for energy storage, many users are now shifting towards solar energy because of its renewable nature and availability. Though this is a great step to combat climate change, most of the solar systems installed always fail due to poor system sizing. For this reason, optimal systems are required to be deployed. This paper presents a technical and economic feasibility design approach for a solar PV system using Hybrid Optimization of Multiple Energy Resources (HOMER) Pro software. The design is based on site-specific data collected from Moi University in Kenya. The temperature and solar radiation data were collected fromthe weather station of the university, while the power demand data was collected from the Margaret Thatcher Library of the university using the PCE-360 power analyzer.The simulation results show that a 100kW solar PV system is required to power the Margaret Thatcher library with a financial investment of KES 32,000,000. This system is strongly recommended to be used by the university as it will ensure reliability of power supply for students to study and also save on costs incurred on utility bills.

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“…Additionally, one study examined the feasibility of using solar and biomass energies in providing electricity for a farming field in Kerman and it was suggested that the utilization of a combinational system of biogas and solar energies is more cost-effective than single energy systems in this region (Heydari and Askarzadeh 2016). In addition, in a study by Khavari et al (2016) the combinational energy systems for an isolated region in Iran were evaluated. This study revealed that the combinational diesel-wind system is the most efficient system for some of the isolated regions.…”

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Simulation of biogas utilization effect on the economic efficiency and greenhouse gas emission: a case study in Isfahan, Iran

Ariae¹,

Jahangiri

Fakhr

et al. 2019

Int. J. Renew. Energy Dev.

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Biomass is a type of renewable energy that, in despite of its potentials and advantages including simple production technology, decreasing environmental issues, and energy generation capacity at the consumption site, has not been sufficiently utilized in Iran. Since, due to statistics, Isfahan enjoys remarkable prospects in terms of wind, solar and biomass energies, a combined system of indigenous energy sources for powering a cattle farm has been investigated and evaluated in this study. To evaluate the possibility of the optimal system for comparative reasons, the HOMER software was used. The designed hybrid system was a wind-solar-biomass generator that used a battery saver as backup. Although it seems that wind and solar energies have the highest potential for energy generation in Isfahan, the results showed that biomass, by itself, can provide the required power for a cattle farm. In fact, biomass energy was more economically efficient than wind and solar energies. Owing to the low electricity cost, generated from fossil fuels, in Iran, relative to a large number of countries, the findings revealed that using biomass for generating the electricity of a cattle farm will compensate the expenses by the mid-15th year and will generate profit for 9.5 years later. The results also showed that the solar cell-based hybrid system is cheaper than the wind turbine-based one. Regarding the price of per kWh of electricity produced, the results showed that the biomass generator system with the price 0.12 $/kWh is the cheapest, and the solar cell-based and wind turbine-based hybrid systems are 3.33% and 10.83% more expensive, respectively. The results can be used for electricity generation with minimum pollution and expenses in the same regions. ©2019. CBIORE-IJRED. All rights reserved

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An Economic Assessment of Hybrid Renewable Energy for a Remote Area Electrification in Iran

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References 13 publications

Techno-Economic Assessment of Solar–Grid–Battery Hybrid Energy Systems for Grid-Connected University Campuses in Kenya

Techno-Economic Assessment of Solar–Grid–Battery Hybrid Energy Systems for Grid-Connected University Campuses in Kenya

Solar Photovoltaic Systems: A Technical and Economic Feasibility Design Approach with Homer Pro

Simulation of biogas utilization effect on the economic efficiency and greenhouse gas emission: a case study in Isfahan, Iran

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