Evaluation of Optimal Designs for Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Specific to Residential Communities in Saudi Arabia

Residential Communities ◽

To meet the increasing energy demand and to shave the peak, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is currently planning to invest more on renewable energy (RE) seeking diversity of energy resources. Through the integration of demand side management measures and renewable energy distributed generation (DG) systems, the study outlined in this paper aims at investigating the potential of hybrid renewable energy systems in supplying energy demands for residential communities in an oil-rich country. The residential community considered in this study, located in the eastern region of KSA, has an annual electrical usage of 1,174 GWh and an electrical peak load of 335 MW that are met solely by the grid. The results of the analyses indicated that the implementation of cost-effective energy efficiency measures (EEMs) reduced electricity usage by 38% and peak demand by 51% as well as CO2 emissions by 38%. While, the analysis of the hybrid systems showed that purchasing electricity from the grid is the best option with a levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of $0.1/kWh based on the current renewable energy market and economic conditions of KSA, RE systems can be cost-effective to meet the loads of the residential communities under specific electricity prices and capital cost levels. This study can assist KSA decision makers establish effective and targeted policies that can facilitate and promote renewable technologies.

Optimal Hybrid Power Energy Systems for Residential Communities in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering ◽

10.1115/1.4043633 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 141 (6) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ammar H. A. Dehwah ◽

Moncef Krarti

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Renewable Energy ◽

Energy Demand ◽

Peak Load ◽

Energy Systems ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Eastern Region ◽

Residential Communities ◽

Efficiency Measures ◽

Cost Of Energy

To meet the increasing energy demand and to shave the peak, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is currently planning to invest more on renewable energy (RE) seeking diversity of energy resources. Through the integration of demand-side management measures and renewable energy distributed generation (DG) systems, the study outlined in this paper aims at investigating the potential of hybrid renewable energy systems in supplying energy demands for residential communities in an oil-rich country. The residential community considered in this study, located in the eastern region of KSA, has an annual electrical usage of 1174 GWh and an electrical peak load of 335 MW that are met solely by the grid. The results of the analyses indicated that the implementation of cost-effective energy efficiency measures (EEMs) reduced the electricity usage by 38% and peak demand by 51% as well as CO2 emissions by 38%. Although the analysis of the hybrid systems showed that purchasing electricity from the grid is the best option with a levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of $0.1/kWh based on the current renewable energy market and economic conditions of KSA, RE systems can be cost-effective to meet the loads of the residential communities under specific electricity prices and capital cost levels.

A critical evaluation of deterministic methods in size optimisation of reliable and cost effective standalone hybrid renewable energy systems

Reliability Engineering & System Safety ◽

10.1016/j.ress.2014.05.008 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 130 ◽

pp. 159-174 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Alireza Maheri

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Critical Evaluation ◽

Energy Systems ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Deterministic Methods ◽

Comparison between hybrid renewable energy systems in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Electrical Systems and Information Technology ◽

10.1016/j.jesit.2015.03.010 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 111-119 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Hisham El Khashab ◽

Mohammed Al Ghamedi

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Renewable Energy ◽

Energy Systems ◽

A comprehensive review on hybrid renewable energy systems

Modern Physics Letters B ◽

10.1142/s0217984920502905 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 34 (27) ◽

pp. 2050290

Author(s):

Karan Sood ◽

Eswaramoorthy Muthusamy

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Hybrid System ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Energy Systems ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Comprehensive Review ◽

Water Distillation ◽

Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (HRESs) are noteworthy devices for enhancement of reliability and performance compared to standalone systems, which are in a combination of more than one energy conversion system in a single unit. The recent developments in materials and technologies of HRESs are cost-effective and are more suitable power options for isolated rural areas. Many researchers have reported to have enhanced the performance of HRESs across India. Hence, this paper presents a comprehensive review of various HRESs that have been reported for their performance evaluation with respect to economic distance limit, techno-economic sensitivity, and optimum analysis. Also, different hybrid combinations are compared based on the factor of Net Present Cost (NPC), Cost of Energy (COE), renewable fraction, maximum renewable penetration, operational cost, and/or emission. Some case studies on various combinations of HRES for telecommunication application, rural electrification and water distillation are discussed and compared. It is concluded from the comprehensive review that there is scope for further studies on hybrid system across the country with adoption of different and newer combinations, materials and thermodynamic approaches. This paper will be helpful to researchers and scientists in understanding the state-of-the-art technologies in the hybrid system.