Feasibility Assessment of Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic-Biogas Generator Based Charging Station: A Case of Easy Bike and Auto Rickshaw Scenario in a Developing Nation

Podder, Amit Kumer; Supti, Sayma Afroza; Islam, Sheikh Md. Rabiul; Malvoni, Maria; Jayakumar, Arunkumar; Deb, Sanchari; Kumar, Nallapaneni Manoj

doi:10.3390/su14010166

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“…This work concludes that these systems have a payback of less than 5 years. However, this combination of renewable resources is also starting to be considered as an energy solution for electric vehicle charging [50]. For this, different solar PV systems (3 kW, 4.5 kW, 6 kW, and 9 kW) are available, where the most efficient is the 4.5 kW since it is amortised in 12 years.…”

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Optimising a Biogas and Photovoltaic Hybrid System for Sustainable Power Supply in Rural Areas

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This paper proposes a method for evaluating the optimal configuration of a hybrid system (biomass power plant and photovoltaic plant), which is connected to the electrical grid, to achieve minimum energy costs. The study is applied to a small rural municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain, as an energy community. The approach takes into account the daily energy demand variation and price curves for energy that are either imported or exported to the grid. The optimal configuration is determined by the highest internal rate of return (IRR) over a 12-year period while providing a 20% discount in electricity prices for the energy community. The approach is extrapolated to an annual period using the statistical data of sunny and cloudy days, considering 23.8% of the year as cloudy. The methodology provides a general procedure for hybridising both plants and the grid to meet the energy needs of a small rural population. In the analysed case, an optimal combination of 140 kW of rated power from the biogas generator was found, which is lower than the maximum demand of 366 kW and 80 kW installed power in the photovoltaic plant, resulting in an IRR of 6.13% over 12 years. Sensitivity studies for data variations are also provided.

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Optimising a Biogas and Photovoltaic Hybrid System for Sustainable Power Supply in Rural Areas

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“…This biogas energy is included in the power balance calculation. A simple formula for calculating the output power of a biogas generator is as follows [45,46]:…”

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Optimal Design and Mathematical Modeling of Hybrid Solar PV–Biogas Generator with Energy Storage Power Generation System in Multi-Objective Function Cases

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This study demonstrates how to use grid-connected hybrid PV and biogas energy with a SMES-PHES storage system in a nation with frequent grid outages. The primary goal of this work is to enhance the HRES’s capacity to favorably influence the HRES’s economic viability, reliability, and environmental impact. The net present cost (NPC), greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and the likelihood of a power outage are among the variables that are examined. A mixed solution involves using a variety of methodologies to compromise aspects of the economy, reliability, and the environment. Metaheuristic optimization techniques such as non-dominated sorting whale optimization algorithm (NSWOA), multi-objective grey wolf optimization (MOGWO), and multi-objective particle swarm optimization (MOPSO) are used to find the best size for hybrid systems based on evaluation parameters for financial stability, reliability, and GHG emissions and have been evaluated using MATLAB. A thorough comparison between NSWOA, MOGWO, and MOPSO and the system parameters at 150 iterations has been presented. The outcomes demonstrated NSWOA’s superiority in achieving the best optimum value of the predefined multi-objective function, with MOGWO and MOPSO coming in second and third, respectively. The comparison study has focused on NSWOA’s ability to produce the best NPC, LPSP, and GHG emissions values, which are EUR 6.997 × 106, 0.0085, and 7.3679 × 106 Kg reduced, respectively. Additionally, the simulation results demonstrated that the NSWOA technique outperforms other optimization techniques in its ability to solve the optimization problem. Furthermore, the outcomes show that the designed system has acceptable NPC, LPSP, and GHG emissions values under various operating conditions.

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“…As shown here, sustainable mobility involves many disciplines, including sustainable city design, an easily accessible and environmentally friendly mobility system, a shift to low-carbon vehicles, and policies to induce it [18,19]. In addition, various attempts at sustainable mobility research can be seen, such as car sharing using small EVs [20], combining with MaaS [21,22], and utilization of renewable energy [23][24][25]. Furthermore, regarding MaaS, the concept of sustainable MaaS (S-MaaS) has been proposed [26,27].…”

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Co-development of Low-speed Electric Community Buses for Local Area Revitalization

Amagai¹,

Kotake²,

Munemura³

et al. 2023

J Energ Power Technol

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This paper describes the development of low-speed electric community buses (LSECBs) designed by the author's group and their spread situation in Japan. LSECBs are electric vehicles that can travel on public roads at speeds of less than 5.56 m/s (20 km/h). The university, local government, local businesses, and residents with a co-design approach developed the LSECBs. They have various advantages such as safety due to low speed and low energy consumption. In particular, the LSECBs have features not found in ordinary vehicles, such as the ability to friendly talk with other passengers in the vehicle and to see the surroundings. The purpose of using LSECBs is mostly for sightseeing, but they are also used to enhance the mobility of elderly people in the community. In Japan, public transportation plans are formulated by each local government, but local governments with weak finances do not provide sufficient financial support to the companies responsible for public transportation. As a result, public transportation services have been reduced or eliminated due to the business conditions of private companies, and many elderly people with reduced mobility, called "people with shopping difficulties," have been left behind. Under these situations, it is necessary to discuss what kind of contribution LSECBs can make. Moreover, the LSECBs require special driving methods so as not to cause traffic congestion when mixed with other ordinal vehicles. In this paper, we report on the development concept, features of the LSECBs, their special driving method, positioning as a transportation policy, and their potential as stainable mobility.

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Feasibility Assessment of Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic-Biogas Generator Based Charging Station: A Case of Easy Bike and Auto Rickshaw Scenario in a Developing Nation

Cited by 28 publications

References 30 publications

Optimising a Biogas and Photovoltaic Hybrid System for Sustainable Power Supply in Rural Areas

Optimising a Biogas and Photovoltaic Hybrid System for Sustainable Power Supply in Rural Areas

Optimal Design and Mathematical Modeling of Hybrid Solar PV–Biogas Generator with Energy Storage Power Generation System in Multi-Objective Function Cases

Co-development of Low-speed Electric Community Buses for Local Area Revitalization

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