Energy and economic efficiency performance assessment of a 28 kWp photovoltaic grid-connected system under desertic weather conditions in Algerian Sahara

Sahouane, Nordine; Dabou, Rachid; Ziane, Abderrezzaq; Neçaïbia, Ammar; Bouraiou, Ahmed; Rouabhia, Abdelkrim; Mohammed, Blal

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2019.05.086

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“…It covers data from more than 40 years of economic and energy history of these countries. Sahouane et al 37 performed an investigation of the energy and economic efficiency of the PV system in Algerian desert conditions. RESs contribute almost 18.1% in total final energy consumption around the world as calculated in 2017.…”

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Limitations, challenges, and solution approaches in grid‐connected renewable energy systems

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Summary In the modern world, only conventional energy resources cannot fulfil the growing energy demand. Electricity is a fundamental building block of a technological revolution. Today, most of the electricity demand is met by the burning of fossil fuels but at the cost of adverse environmental impact. In order to bridge the gap between electricity demand and supply, nonconventional and eco‐friendly means of energy generation are considered. Renewable energy systems (RESs) offer an adequate solution to mitigate the challenges originated due to greenhouse gasses (GHG). However, they have an unpredictable power generation with specific site requirements. Grid integration of RESs may lead to new challenges related to power quality, reliability, power system stability, harmonics, subsynchronous oscillations (SSOs), power quality, and reactive power compensation. The integration with energy storage systems (ESSs) can reduce these complexities that arise due to the intermittent nature of RESs. In this paper, a comprehensive review of renewable energy sources has been presented. Application of ESSs in RESs and their development phase has been discussed. Role of ESSs in increasing lifetime, efficiency, and energy density of power system having RESs has been reviewed. Moreover, different techniques to solve the critical issues like low efficiency, harmonics, and inertia reduction in photovoltaic (PV) systems have been presented. Unlike most of the available review papers, this article also investigates the impact of FACTS technology in RESs‐based power system using multitype flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) controllers. Three simulation models have been developed in MATLAB/Simulink. The results show that FACTS devices help to maintain the stability of RESs integrated power system. This review paper is believed to be of potential benefit for researchers from both the industry and academia to develop better understanding of challenges and solution techniques for REs‐based power systems and future research dimensions in this area.

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“…It covers data from more than 40 years of economic and energy history of these countries. Sahouane et al performed an investigation of the energy and economic efficiency of the PV system in Algerian desert conditions.…”

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Limitations, challenges, and solution approaches in grid‐connected renewable energy systems

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“…The aim of this paper is to present and analyze the measures which have been implemented, with a view to reaching the required energy mix, and achieving sustainable development in Algeria. Some previous research has focused on the energy situation in Algeria. Some of them refer to specific technologies, such as the studies by Kaid et al [9] and Sahouane et al [10] related to photovoltaic, Nacer et al [11] related to wind energy, and Akbi et al [12] referring to bioenergy. Some others analyze the Algerian RE development or its potential.…”

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Measures to Promote Renewable Energy for Electricity Generation in Algeria

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Algeria has enormous renewable energy potential. However, fossil fuels remain the main electricity generation source, and the country is the third largest CO 2 emitter in Africa. Algeria is also particularly vulnerable to climate change. Therefore, a set of actions related to energy, forests, industry and waste sectors have been programmed, over the period 2015-2030, and the government action program has given priority to promote renewable energy. In this sense, Algeria is committed to significantly promote investment in renewable energy, during the period 2020-2030. Thus by 2030, renewable electricity production capacity will achieve 22,000 MW, representing 27% of total electricity generation. This paper analyzes the electricity generation measures implemented in Algeria to reach the required energy mix, the legislative framework, financial aid, the feed-in tariff system, the tax incentives, and the tender and auctions undertaken. The analyses reveal that, although the electricity price premium policy has not been revoked, the newly enacted tender scheme is designed to become the standard procedure for launching renewable energy projects in Algeria in the coming years.

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“…R. Dabou et al 22 estimated the performance of a grid‐tied PV system comprising of two different PV technologies in dry climatic conditions. Nordine Sahouane et al 23 evaluated the efficiency and system losses of a 28 kWp grid‐connected PV plant located in the Saharan region of Southern Algeria. It was found that the annual average PR of the system was 71.89%.…”

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Performance evaluation and degradation analysis of different photovoltaic technologies under arid conditions

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2020

Int J Energy Res

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The world has witnessed a substantial upsurge in energy demand in the recent decades, which has concurrently led to increased environmental contamination due to the use of carbon-based fuels to meet this demand. The increased pollution levels across the globe combined with the rapid depletion of these carbon-based non-renewable sources of energy has forced nations to adopt cleaner sources such as solar energy, wind energy, biomass etc. for meeting energy requirements. Utilities and power transmission companies, in several countries, have begun installation and operation of large-scale solar energy projects in order to augment the present electricity generation capacity. India has a tremendous potential for solar energy as 58% of the total land area receives an average solar insolation above 5 kWh/m 2 /day, annually. However, PV installations require proper economic formulation and technical modelling of PV plants. The study presented in this paper investigates the feasibility of installing a 1 MW grid-connected PV system in the arid climatic conditions of India. Four different regions of the Thar Desert: Barmer, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, and Kalan Ghat have been considered for the study. A comparative study has been laid out based on energy yields, losses, and degradation of various module technologies namely Mono-Si, Poly-Si, CdTe, and CIS. The performance of the PV systems has been evaluated both in the fixed-tilt and variable-tilt configurations. Simulation results show that the daily yield in winter months ranges between 5.8 and 6.9 MWh/day whereas, during summer, it ranges between 5 and 7.1 MWh/day. The study suggests that CIS module is expected to produce highest annual energy yield of 2471 MWh with a PR of 86.1%, in the variable-tilt configuration for the Jaisalmer region. Annual energy loss due to temperature is expected to be highest for Mono-Si technology (14.4%) in the variable-tilt configuration and lowest for CIS technology (9.4%) in the fixed-tilt configuation. Moreover, mismatch losses for all the four technologies lie in the range of 0.1-1.1%.

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Energy and economic efficiency performance assessment of a 28 kWp photovoltaic grid-connected system under desertic weather conditions in Algerian Sahara

Cited by 60 publications

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Limitations, challenges, and solution approaches in grid‐connected renewable energy systems

Limitations, challenges, and solution approaches in grid‐connected renewable energy systems

Measures to Promote Renewable Energy for Electricity Generation in Algeria

Performance evaluation and degradation analysis of different photovoltaic technologies under arid conditions

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Energy and economic efficiency performance assessment of a 28 kWp photovoltaic grid-connected system under desertic weather conditions in Algerian Sahara

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Limitations, challenges, and solution approaches in grid‐connected renewable energy systems

Limitations, challenges, and solution approaches in grid‐connected renewable energy systems

Measures to Promote Renewable Energy for Electricity Generation in Algeria

Performance evaluation and degradation analysis of different photovoltaic technologies under arid conditions

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Energy and economic efficiency performance assessment of a 28 kWp photovoltaic grid-connected system under desertic weather conditions in Algerian Sahara