Techno-Economic Analysis and Optimization of the Hybrid System for a Research Campus—Case Study Center for Research, Innovation, and Technology Transfer in Cuenca-Ecuador

Daniel Icaza-Alvarez () and David Borge-Diez
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Daniel Icaza-Alvarez: Department of Electrical, Systems and Automation Engineering, University of León, 24071 León, Spain
David Borge-Diez: Department of Electrical, Systems and Automation Engineering, University of León, 24071 León, Spain

Energies, 2025, vol. 18, issue 11, 1-30

Abstract: Energy development based on renewable energy has gained widespread acceptance in society, especially in recent years. Among the initiatives currently being promoted are those promoted by higher education institutions that utilize available space on their campuses by configuring energy systems to incorporate renewable generation technologies. This study conducts a techno-economic analysis of a hybrid energy system that combines photovoltaic systems, wind turbines, hydrokinetic turbines, batteries, and fuel generators for the Center for Research, Innovation, and Technology Transfer of the Universidad Católica de Cuenca (UCACUE) in southern Ecuador. Using data collected on site, particularly from the CIITT campus meteorological station and recorded on the RESMUCC platform, the size of each renewable system configuration is optimized based on the three proposed energy control algorithms. The designs of the different configurations developed using the Homer Pro tool are then compared in terms of costs and energy generated. The results show that the system, which includes photovoltaic systems, wind turbines, hydrokinetic turbines, and fuel-powered generators, has the lowest cost, at USD 0.33/kWh.

Keywords: hybrid system; renewable energy; oil; CIITT campus; higher education; energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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