Resource assessment of the renewable energy potential for a remote area: A review

Nima Izadyar, Hwai Chyuan Ong, W.T. Chong and K.Y. Leong

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016, vol. 62, issue C, 908-923

Abstract: Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems are the appropriate off-grid electricity generation technology for the remote area. These systems are proper solutions to overcome defects of each renewable resource, these system also have a simple structure and do not require to costly structure and complicated grid infrastructure. The HRESs are typically constructed by combining multiple most available Renewable Energy Sources in one particular area. Hence, the potential of various RES should be estimated to obtain the most available RES in the first step. The current study reviews previous outstanding studies in the context of various RES potential parameters (theoretical, geographical and technical) determination and various methodologies for estimating these parameters. This resource assessment is usually required to obtain the configuration of the HRES in the first step of the HRESs design. The main attempt is to provide a comprehensive study which can be employed as guidance for estimating resource assessment of the RES in different circumstances.

Keywords: Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (HRES); Photovoltaic (PV); Wind; Hydropower; Remote areas; reliable electrification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.05.005

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