IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jeners/v18y2025i18p4870-d1748738.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Design of a Hybrid Wind and Micro-Hydro System for Sustainable Water Treatment

Author

Listed:
  • Hesamaddin Emamipour

    (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL A1B 3X5, Canada)

  • Mohammad Javad Eshghi

    (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL A1B 3X5, Canada)

  • Ashraf Ali Khan

    (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL A1B 3X5, Canada)

Abstract

Newfoundland and Labrador have strong wind and water resources, making hybrid renewable energy systems an important option for the region. This paper presents the design and simulation of a system that combines wind turbines and micro-hydro power to deliver clean electricity for water treatment in remote communities. Many isolated areas still rely on diesel and other conventional sources, which create environmental concerns. Using HOMER Pro 3.17.1 software, the system was modeled based on local climate and resource conditions. Results show that it can produce over 35,000 kWh per year, enough to power a standard water treatment unit serving more than 240 people. By integrating wind and hydro with battery storage, the system ensures stable operation and reduces dependence on fossil fuels. The environmental analysis confirms that it avoids over 9 tons of CO 2 emissions annually. The novelty of this work is its site-specific approach, showing how renewable energy can improve both energy security and water quality in remote Canadian communities while providing a model for sustainable rural development.

Suggested Citation

  • Hesamaddin Emamipour & Mohammad Javad Eshghi & Ashraf Ali Khan, 2025. "Design of a Hybrid Wind and Micro-Hydro System for Sustainable Water Treatment," Energies, MDPI, vol. 18(18), pages 1-15, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:18:y:2025:i:18:p:4870-:d:1748738
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/18/4870/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/18/4870/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    More about this item

    Keywords

    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:18:y:2025:i:18:p:4870-:d:1748738. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.