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Use of a Hybrid Wind—Solar—Diesel—Battery Energy System to Power Buildings in Remote Areas: A Case Study

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  • Khalid Almutairi

    (Community College, Mechanical Engineering Technology, University of Hafr Al Batin, Hafr Al Batin 31991, Saudi Arabia)

  • Seyyed Shahabaddin Hosseini Dehshiri

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 111558639, Iran)

  • Seyyed Jalaladdin Hosseini Dehshiri

    (Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran 1434863111, Iran)

  • Ali Mostafaeipour

    (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)

  • Alibek Issakhov

    (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)

  • Kuaanan Techato

    (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)

Abstract

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.

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  • Khalid Almutairi & Seyyed Shahabaddin Hosseini Dehshiri & Seyyed Jalaladdin Hosseini Dehshiri & Ali Mostafaeipour & Alibek Issakhov & Kuaanan Techato, 2021. "Use of a Hybrid Wind—Solar—Diesel—Battery Energy System to Power Buildings in Remote Areas: A Case Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-26, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:16:p:8764-:d:609086
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