Techno-economic feasibility of grid-connected photovoltaic power plant in Qeshm Island, Iran

Fazelpour, Farivar; Shariatzadeh, Mahla; Soltani, Nima

doi:10.1109/eeeic.2016.7555641

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“…Snow sometimes lasts six months of the year . The annual average temperature in Winnipeg is 3°C (37°F) .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For Winnipeg, wind velocity data obtained from various sources are presented in Figure , where the mean wind speed is seen to vary between 4.31 and 5.34 m/s. The highest wind speed is generally recorded in February and lowest in August, while the yearly mean wind speed is 4.91 m/s.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…NPC is determined as follows :

normalN normalP normalC = \frac{C_{normalt normalo normalt}}{normalC normalR normalF (i, T_{p})}

where

C_{normalt normalo normalt}

($/year),

i

(%),

T_{normalp}

, and

normalC normalR normalF

are the annual cost of the system, the real interest rate, the lifespan of the system, and the capital recovery factor, respectively.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…COE, the mean cost of generating 1 kWh useful energy, is evaluated as follows :

normalC normalO normalE = \frac{C_{normala normaln normaln, normalt normalo normalt}}{E_{normalp normalr normali normalm normala normalr normaly} + E_{normald normale normalf normalf normale normalr normala normalb normall normale} + E_{normalg normalr normali normald normals normala normall normale normals}}

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confidence: 99%

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Performance analysis of a photovoltaic/wind/diesel hybrid power generation system for domestic utilization in winnipeg, manitoba, canada

Saheli

Fazelpour

Soltani

et al. 2018

Env Prog and Sustain Energy

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The development and modeling is reported of a photovoltaic (PV)/wind/diesel hybrid power generation system for a household in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. For optimizing and determining the feasibility of the system, Homer simulation software is utilized. Various system configurations are investigated and comparisons are made using an optimization approach. For the Winnipeg location, the annual mean and the peak loads are 16 kWh/d and 1.9 kW, respectively. It is found that the hybrid system comprising 1 kW PV arrays, a 2 kW diesel generator, five batteries and a 2 kW converter with a total net present cost of $33,110 and a cost of energy of 0.444 $/kWh has the optimal configuration. The results obtained with Homer software demonstrate that a hybrid wind/PV/diesel/battery power generation system has the lowest cost and the highest efficiency of the systems considered. The system helps reduce emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases. © 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 38: 548–562, 2019

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“…Snow sometimes lasts six months of the year . The annual average temperature in Winnipeg is 3°C (37°F) .…”

Section: Location and Regionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Description Of Input Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…NPC is determined as follows :

normalN normalP normalC = \frac{C_{normalt normalo normalt}}{normalC normalR normalF (i, T_{p})}

where

C_{normalt normalo normalt}

($/year),

i

(%),

T_{normalp}

, and

normalC normalR normalF

are the annual cost of the system, the real interest rate, the lifespan of the system, and the capital recovery factor, respectively.…”

Section: Description Of Input Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…COE, the mean cost of generating 1 kWh useful energy, is evaluated as follows :

normalC normalO normalE = \frac{C_{normala normaln normaln, normalt normalo normalt}}{E_{normalp normalr normali normalm normala normalr normaly} + E_{normald normale normalf normalf normale normalr normala normalb normall normale} + E_{normalg normalr normali normald normals normala normall normale normals}}

…”

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confidence: 99%

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Performance analysis of a photovoltaic/wind/diesel hybrid power generation system for domestic utilization in winnipeg, manitoba, canada

Saheli

Fazelpour

Soltani

et al. 2018

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“…In [21], the techno-economic feasibility analysis of photovoltaic systems is carried out using the RETScreen tool for the evaluation of renewable energy technologies, which calculates a number of different criteria such as NPV, IRR, Simple Payback, Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR) and the Energy Production Cost. In [22], the techno-economic feasibility of a 45kW grid-connected photovoltaic power plant in Iran is discussed using the professional tool PVSyst. In [23], a feasibility analysis of a 5 MW solar photovoltaic power plant for a higher educational institute campus in India to become self-sufficient in terms of energy requirements was undertaken, where the technical and financial viability of the proposed plant was done using PVSyst.…”

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Complete Procedure for the Economic, Financial and Cost-Competitiveness of Photovoltaic Systems with Self-Consumption

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Nowadays, the integration of photovoltaic (PV) systems into the grid involves new and competitive ways to realize this. Thus, it is necessary to define procedures that not only include energy calculations but also incorporate economic and funding feasibility features. According to the literature review, there are numerous tools that are available to carry out a profitability analysis of a photovoltaic system. However, certain shortcomings have been identified, either in the definition of the economic and financial scenarios or in the results obtained, as they do not provide all the necessary information, do not use all the most common economic criteria, or in some cases the complexity and training requirements for their correct implementation may discourage their use. Therefore, in this paper a complete procedure that can be used as a preliminary decision tool prior to the design of an in-depth PV self-consumption system is proposed. Realistic input data makes it possible to not only obtain results for common economic and financial feasibility criteria (Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return, Discounted Pay-Back Time and Net Cash Balance), but it also allow for a cost-competitiveness evaluation based on the Levelised Cost of Electricity (LCOE). The novel concept of the direct cost of PV self-consumed electricity is also introduced.

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Standalone hybridPV/wind/diesel‐electric generator system for aCOVID‐19 quarantine center

El‐Khozondar

El-batta²,

El‐Khozondar

et al. 2022

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This work is motivated by the need in overcoming the electricity crisis in Gaza, which is initiated due to political reasons and the spread of COVID‐19. Building quarantine centers is one of the most important means used in combating the COVID‐19, but connecting these centers to the electricity distribution network at the appropriate time is not always possible and increases the burden on the local utility company. This article proposed a hybrid off‐grid energy system (HES) to effectively energize the quarantine COVID‐19 center in Gaza economically and environmentally. To achieve this aim, the estimated load profile of the quarantine center is fed to the HOMER‐Pro program. In addition, the various systems components are introduced to the program, then modeled, and optimized. The developed approach was tested using a real case study considering realistic input data. HOMER‐Pro program is used to simulate and optimize the system design. The results revealed the potential of the HES to provide environment‐friendly, cost‐effective, and affordable electricity for the studied quarantine center, as compared to just the diesel generators system. For the considered case study, it is found that the PV‐wind‐diesel generators HES can cover the connected load with the lowest cost ($ 0.348/kWh) in comparison to other possible HES structures. Taking into consideration the price of harmful emissions, the wining system shows a reduction of 54.89% of the cost of energy (CoE) compared to other systems. For the considered case study, it is found that a combination of 150 kW PV, 200 kW wind, and two diesel generators with capacities of 500 and 250 kW can hold 100% of the electrical load required to keep the quarantine COVID‐19 center in operation. The initial capital cost of this HES is $510,576 where the share of wind energy, solar PV, inverter, and diesel‐electric generators are $320,000, $83,076, $25,000, and $82,500, respectively. The replacemen cost ($55,918) is due to diesel generators. The total operation and maintainance cost (O&M) is $268,737, that is, 25.6% for wind turbines, 1.2% for inverters, and 70.7% for diesel electric generators. The PV/wind/diesel generators HES generate 1,659,038 kWh of electricity. The total energy requirement of 1,442,553 kWh, which means a surplus of 212,553 kWh of energy/year. The total energy (kWh) is an integration of energy sources which are 427,276 (25.8%), 274,500 (16.5%), and 857,263 (57.7%), due to wind, solar and diesel generators respectively. The cost of yearly consumed fuel is $437,828.769. The payback period for the winning system is 1.8 years. Finally, it is proved that the developed approach gives a reasonable solution to the decision‐makers to find a fast, economic and reliable solution to energize the quarantine centers.

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Techno-economic feasibility of grid-connected photovoltaic power plant in Qeshm Island, Iran

Cited by 9 publications

References 8 publications

Performance analysis of a photovoltaic/wind/diesel hybrid power generation system for domestic utilization in winnipeg, manitoba, canada

Performance analysis of a photovoltaic/wind/diesel hybrid power generation system for domestic utilization in winnipeg, manitoba, canada

Complete Procedure for the Economic, Financial and Cost-Competitiveness of Photovoltaic Systems with Self-Consumption

Standalone hybridPV/wind/diesel‐electric generator system for aCOVID‐19 quarantine center

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