scholarly journals Optimal design and sensitivity analysis of distributed biomass‐based hybrid renewable energy systems for rural electrification: Case study of different photovoltaic/wind/battery‐integrated options in Babadam, northern Cameroon

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasser Yimen ◽  
Louis Monkam ◽  
Denis Tcheukam‐Toko ◽  
Bashir Musa ◽  
Roger Abang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Optimal Design ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Rural Electrification ◽  
Renewable Energy Systems ◽  
Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems ◽  
Northern Cameroon ◽  
Hybrid Renewable Energy

Multi-criteria PSO-based optimal design of grid-connected hybrid renewable energy systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 617-631
Author(s):  
Fariborz Mansouri Kouhestani ◽  
James Byrne ◽  
Daniel Johnson ◽  
Locke Spencer ◽  
Bryson Brown ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Optimal Design ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Renewable Energy Systems ◽  
Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems ◽  
Hybrid Renewable Energy

scholarly journals Optimal Sizing and Techno-Economic Analysis of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems—A Case Study of a Photovoltaic/Wind/Battery/Diesel System in Fanisau, Northern Nigeria

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1381
Author(s):  
Nasser Yimen ◽  
Theodore Tchotang ◽  
Abraham Kanmogne ◽  
Idriss Abdelkhalikh Idriss ◽  
Bashir Musa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Rural Electrification ◽  
Northern Nigeria ◽  
Diesel Generator ◽  
Renewable Energy Systems ◽  
Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Hybrid Renewable Energy

Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (HRESs) have been touted as an appropriate way for supplying electricity to remote and off-grid areas in developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where rural electrification challenges are the most pronounced. This study proposes a two-step methodology for optimizing and analyzing a stand-alone photovoltaic/wind/battery/diesel hybrid system to meet the electricity needs of Fanisua, an off-grid and remote village of northern Nigeria. In the first step, the MATLAB environment was used to run simulations and optimize the system via the genetic algorithm. Then, techno-economic and emissions analysis was carried out in the second step to compare the proposed system to the existing traditional modes of rural electrification in sub-Saharan Africa, namely, the grid-extension and diesel generator. The break-even distance parameter was adopted in the comparison with grid-extension. Besides, the hypothetical project of replacing the diesel generator by the optimal system was analyzed using the Simple Payback Period (SPP) and Net Present Value (NPV) parameters. The resulting optimal design architecture included an 89.271-kW photovoltaic array, a 100.31-W diesel generator, and 148 batteries with a total annualized cost (TAC) and cost of energy (COE) of USD 43,807 and USD 0.25/kWh, respectively. The break-even distance found was 16.2 km, while the NPV and SPP of the hypothetical project were USD 572,382 and 2.8 years, respectively. The savings in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of the proposed system compared to the grid extension and the diesel generator were found to be 85,401.08 kg/year and 122,062.85 kg/year, respectively. This study highlighted the role that solar PV-based HRESs could play in the sustainable electricity supply in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa.

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