Use of a hybrid wind—solar—diesel—battery energy system to power buildings in remote areas: A case study
Almutairi K. Hosseini Dehshiri S.S. Hosseini Dehshiri S.J. Mostafaeipour A. Issakhov A. Techato K.
2 August 2021MDPI
Sustainability (Switzerland)
2021#13Issue 16
The emerging environmental consequences of overdependence on fossil fuels have pushed many countries to invest in clean and renewable sources of power. Countries like Iran where these sources can be found in abundance can take advantage of this potential to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels. This study investigated the feasibility of the standalone use of a hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) to power buildings in the Bostegan village in the Hormozgan province of Iran. Technical, economic, and environmental assessments were performed with the help of the Hybrid Optimization of Multiple Energy Resources (HOMER) software, and the optimal configuration for the system components was determined accordingly. The results showed that the simultaneous use of wind and solar systems with a converter and a backup system comprised of a diesel generator and batteries will be the most economic option, offering electricity at a cost of 1.058 USD/kWh and with a renewable fraction of 64%. After selecting the most optimal system using the step-wise weight assessment ratio analysis (SWARA) and weighted aggregated sum product assessment (WASPAS) techniques, a sensitivity analysis with 27 parameter settings was performed to determine the effect of fuel price fluctuations and the uncertainty in the renewable energy potentials on the results. This analysis showed that in the worst-case scenario, the price of electricity will reach as high as 1.343 $/kWh. In the end, the study investigated an alternative scenario where the generated power is used for hydrogen production, which showed that the system output can be used to produce 643.63 ton-H2/year.
HOMER software , Hybrid renewable energy system , Hydrogen production , Multi-criteria decision-making methods , Rural electrification , Sensitivity analysis
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Community College, Mechanical Engineering Technology, University of Hafr Al Batin, Hafr Al Batin, 31991, Saudi Arabia
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, 111558639, Iran
Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, 1434863111, Iran
Industrial Engineering Department, Yazd University, Yazd, 89195741, Iran
Faculty Environmental Management, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand
Environmental Assessment and Technology for Hazardous Waste Management Research Center, Faculty of Environmental Management, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand
Department of Mathematical and Computer Modelling, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan
Department of Mathematics and Cybernetics, Kazakh-British Technical University, Almaty, 050000, Kazakhstan
Community College
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Industrial Management
Industrial Engineering Department
Faculty Environmental Management
Environmental Assessment and Technology for Hazardous Waste Management Research Center
Department of Mathematical and Computer Modelling
Department of Mathematics and Cybernetics
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