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Case Study of a Hybrid Wind and Tidal Turbines System with a Microgrid for Power Supply to a Remote Off-Grid Community in New Zealand

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  • Navid Majdi Nasab

    (Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1010, New Zealand)

  • Jeff Kilby

    (Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1010, New Zealand)

  • Leila Bakhtiaryfard

    (Technology Research Department, R&D Center, Fusheng Industrial Co., Ltd., Taipei 24158, Taiwan)

Abstract

This paper evaluates the feasibility of using a hybrid system consisting of wind and tidal turbines connected to a microgrid for power supply to coastal communities that are isolated from a main supply grid. The case study is Stewart Island, where the cost of electricity, provided by a central diesel power station, is higher than the grid network in New Zealand. Local residents believe that reducing the consumption of diesel and having a renewable source of electricity generation are two of the island’s highest priorities. Merging a tidal energy source (predictable) with wind (unpredictable) and diesel (back-up), through a microgrid, may be a way to increase reliability and decrease the cost of generation. Several off-grid configurations are simulated using HOMER and WRPLOT software. Using two wind and four tidal turbines, plus one diesel generator for back-up, is the best design in terms of lower greenhouse gas emissions, higher renewable fraction, and reduced net present cost.

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  • Navid Majdi Nasab & Jeff Kilby & Leila Bakhtiaryfard, 2021. "Case Study of a Hybrid Wind and Tidal Turbines System with a Microgrid for Power Supply to a Remote Off-Grid Community in New Zealand," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-21, June.
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    1. Navid Majdi Nasab & Jeff Kilby & Leila Bakhtiaryfard, 2020. "The Potential for Integration of Wind and Tidal Power in New Zealand," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(5), pages 1-21, February.
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