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

Abstract:

The utilization of renewable resources is growing, in part due to the environmental impacts caused by fossil fuels. The largest sources of renewable energy are wind and solar and many predict that these energy sources will be increasingly used for distributed generation. In this paper, the feasibility is examined of a grid-independent system applied for a remote area electrification in Binalood, Iran. Traditional power systems for remote or rural areas are based on fossil fuels. After addition of renewable energy resources, solar energy applications have become popular in remote energy systems. The recent study and research works show that adding other possible renewable energy resources such as wind, hydro and biomass could make a hybrid system more cost-effective and environmentally friendly. Hence, in the present study, an overview of applied hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) for worldwide villages with special attention on Iran has been proposed to help present and future works for better achievement in this field. Furthermore sensitivity analyses are performed to determine the impact on performance of several key parameters: wind speed and fuel costs. HOMER was used to evaluate the feasibility of various hybrid systems. The results of a comprehensive feasibility data analysis along with its economic evaluation indicate that the wind-diesel hybrid system with battery storage is most efficient energy system for supplying this remote area's electrical energy demands.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 818)
• Pages: 151-155
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.818.151
• Online since: January 2016
• Authors: Amir Hesam Khavari, Zulkurnain Abdul-Malek*, Mehdi Moradi, Jalal Tavalaei, Sajjad Abdolahzadeh Anbaran, Chin Leong Wooi
• Keywords: Hybrid Energy Systems, Net Present Cost, Remote Area Electrification, Renewable Energy Source

References

[1] R. Karki and R. Billinton, Cost-effective wind energy utilization for reliable power supply, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, vol. 19, pp.435-440, June (2004).

DOI: 10.1109/tec.2003.822293

[2] R. Billinton, H. Chen and R. Ghajar, A sequential simulation for adequacy evaluation of generation systems including wind energy, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, vol. 11, pp.728-734, December (1996).

DOI: 10.1109/60.556371

[3] R. Billinton, and H. Chen, Assessment of risk-based capacity benefit factors associated with wind energy conversion systems, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 13, pp.1-1196, August (1998).

DOI: 10.1109/59.709119

[4] R. Billinton and G. Bai, Generation capacity adequacy associated with wind energy, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, vol. 19, pp.641-646, September (2004).

DOI: 10.1109/tec.2004.827718

[5] R. Billinton, H. Chen and R. Ghajar, Time-series models for reliabilityevaluation of power systems including wind energy, Microelectron. Reliab., vol. 36, no. 9, pp.1253-1261, (1996).

DOI: 10.1016/0026-2714(95)00154-9

[6] Reliability Evaluation of a Wind-Diesel Hybrid Power System with Battery Bank Using Discrete Wind Speed Frame Analysis, 9th International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems KTH, Stockholm, Sweden - June 11-15, (2006).

DOI: 10.1109/pmaps.2006.360226

[7] I. Sharif & M. Mithila, Rural Electrification using PV: the Success Story of Bangladesh, Energy Procedia, vol. 3, pp.343-354, (2013).

DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2013.05.075

[8] J.J. Ding, J.S. Buckeridge, Design considerations for a sustainable hybrid renewable energy system, IPENZ Transactions, vol. 27, no. 1, pp.1-5, (2000).

[9] A.J. Real, A. Arce & C. Bordons, Optimization strategy for element sizing in hybrid power systems. Journal of power source, p.193: 315-321, (2008).

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.11.141

[10] B. Van der Zwaan & A. Rabl, Prospects for PV: a learning curve analysis, Solar Energy vol. 74, pp.19-31, (2003).

DOI: 10.1016/s0038-092x(03)00112-9

[11] Nabipour Afrouzi H., Vahabi Mashak S., Abdul-Malek Z., Mehranzamir K., Salimi B., Solar Array and Battery Sizing for a Photovoltaic Building in Malaysia, Jurnal Teknologi, 64: 4 (2013), pp.79-84.

DOI: 10.11113/jt.v64.2106

[12] Fathi M., Abdul-Malek Z., The Impacts of Hybrid Connection Pumped Storage Hydropower and Wind Power in Iranian Grid, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 554 (2014), pp.603-607.

DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.554.603

[13] S. Islam S, A.U. Huda, Proper utilization of solar energy in Bangladesh: effect on the environment, food supply and the standard of living, Renewable Energy, vol. 17, pp.255-63, (1999).

DOI: 10.1016/s0960-1481(98)00120-7

[14] ADB, Promotion of renewable energy, energy efficiency, greenhouse gas abatement (PREGA) operating procedures. Country study report of Bangladesh. Asian Development Bank; (2003).

[15] M.H. Kabir, W. Endlicher, & J. Jagermeyr. Calculation of bright roof-tops for solar PV applications in Dhaka Megacity, Bangladesh. Renewable Energy, vol. 35, pp.1760-4 (2010).

DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.11.016