Validating the techno-economic and environmental sustainability of solar PV technology in Nigeria using RETScreen Experts to assess its viability

Owolabi, Abdulhameed Babatunde; Nsafon, Benyoh Emmanuel Kigha; Roh, Jong Wook; Suh, Dongjun; Huh, Jeung-Soo

doi:10.1016/j.seta.2019.100542

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“…Kumar et al [46] investigated the potential of a 1 MW grid-connected PV system at Universiti Malaysia Pahang by using various simulation tools (PVWatts and PVGIS). Owolabietal [47] investigated the feasibility of a 6 MW installation in six regions in Nigeria based on the RETScreen Experts software. Rashwan et al [48] studied the economic and environmental feasibility of a grid-connected PV system on a small building located in Saudi Arabia using the RETScreen software.…”

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Solar Energy Technology for Northern Cyprus: Assessment, Statistical Analysis, and Feasibility Study

2020

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Solar power is the fastest-growing energy source in the world. New technologies can help to generate more power from solar energy. The present paper aims to encourage people and the government to develop solar energy-based power projects to achieve sustainable energy infrastructures, especially in developing countries. In addition, this paper presents a solar energy road map to attract investors to invest in clean energy technology to help reduce the effect of global warming and enhance sustainable technological development. Therefore, the first objective of the paper is to analyze and compare the monthly global solar radiation for five different locations in Northern Cyprus using the measured data collected from the Meteorological Department and estimated values collected from the satellite imagery database. In addition, the mean hourly meteorological parameters including global solar radiation, air temperature, sunshine, and relative humidity are analyzed statistically and the type of distribution functions are selected based on skewness and kurtosis values. Accordingly, estimating global solar radiation improves solar power generation planning and reduces the cost of measuring. Therefore, models of a surface were analyzed by means of polynomial adjustments considering the values of R-squared. Finally, this study provides a comprehensive and integrated feasibility analysis of a 100 MW grid-connected solar plant project as an economic project in the selected region to reduce electricity tariffs and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. RETScreen Expert software was used to conduct the feasibility analysis in terms of energy production, GHG emissions, and financial parameters for the best location for the installation of a 100 MW grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) plant. Finally, the results concluded that the proposed solar system could be used for power generation in Northern Cyprus.

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“…The total power and energy consumption of all loads that need to be supplied are important factors for designing a PV system [47,50].…”

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Solar Energy Technology for Northern Cyprus: Assessment, Statistical Analysis, and Feasibility Study

2020

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“…The tool has already been used for projecting many installations all over the world: (i) to validate the techno-economic and environmental sustainability of solar PV technology in Nigeria [28], (ii) to evaluate and compare economic policies to increase energy generation capacity in the Iranian household consumption sector [29], (iii) to provide a technical, financial, economic and environmental pre-feasibility study of geothermal power plants in Ecuador [30] and (iv) to provide a preliminary determination of the optimal size for renewable energy resources in buildings [31].…”

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The Role of Earth Observation Satellites in Maximizing Renewable Energy Production: Case Studies Analysis for Renewable Power Plants

Argentiero

Falcone

2020

Sustainability

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This paper is based on a novel approach towards clean energy production, i.e., space innovative applications toward sustainable development. Specifically, the role of Earth observation (EO) satellites in maximizing renewable energy production is considered to show the enormous potential in exploiting sustainable energy generation plants when the Earth is mapped by satellites to provide some peculiar parameters (e.g., solar irradiance, wind speed, precipitation, climate conditions, geothermal data). In this framework, RETScreen clean energy management software can be used for numerical analysis, such as energy generation and efficiency, prices, emission reductions, financial viability and hazard of various types of renewable-energy and energy-efficient technologies (RETs), based on a large database of satellite parameters. This simplifies initial assessments and provides streamlined processes that enable funders, architects, designers, regulators, etc. to make decisions on future clean energy initiatives. After describing the logic of life cycle analysis of RETScreen, two case studies (Mexicali and Toronto) on multiple technologies power plant are analyzed. The different results obtained, when projecting the two scenarios, showed how the software could be useful in the pre-feasibility phase to discriminate the type of installation not efficient for the selected location or not convenient in terms of internal rate of return (IRR) on equity.

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“…A random number is produced to simulate the hourly clearness index using the MCS. By applying the inverse of the corresponding cumulative density functions (CDFs), as shown in (5), the clearness index is generated. 44 The power generation of the PV unit could be determined according to (6)-(9).…”

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“…[1][2][3] Many efforts have been made to tranquillize the impacts of future problems due to the mentioned issues. [4][5][6] The deployment of renewable energy sources (RESs) is one of the key solutions, which have been regarded in many countries. [7][8][9] The proliferation of RESs has brought environmental and technical benefits as well as economic benefits.…”

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Optimal probabilistic scenario‐based operation and scheduling of prosumer microgrids considering uncertainties of renewable energy sources

Faraji

Hashemi‐Dezaki

Ketabi

2020

Energy Science & Engineering

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Validating the techno-economic and environmental sustainability of solar PV technology in Nigeria using RETScreen Experts to assess its viability

Cited by 88 publications

References 17 publications

Solar Energy Technology for Northern Cyprus: Assessment, Statistical Analysis, and Feasibility Study

Solar Energy Technology for Northern Cyprus: Assessment, Statistical Analysis, and Feasibility Study

The Role of Earth Observation Satellites in Maximizing Renewable Energy Production: Case Studies Analysis for Renewable Power Plants

Optimal probabilistic scenario‐based operation and scheduling of prosumer microgrids considering uncertainties of renewable energy sources

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