Optimum design and evaluation of hybrid solar/wind/diesel power system for Masirah Island

Hussein A. Kazem, Hamood A. S. Al-Badi, Ahmed S. Al Busaidi and Miqdam T. Chaichan ()
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Hussein A. Kazem: Sohar University
Hamood A. S. Al-Badi: Sohar University
Ahmed S. Al Busaidi: The Research Council of Oman
Miqdam T. Chaichan: University of Technology

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2017, vol. 19, issue 5, No 9, 1778 pages

Abstract: Abstract This paper addresses the requirements of electrical energy for an isolated island of Masirah in Oman. The paper studied the possibility of using sources of renewable energy in combination with current diesel power plant on the island to meet the electrical load demand. There are two renewable energy sources used in this study, solar and wind energy. This study aimed to design and evaluate hybrid solar/wind/diesel/battery system in terms of cost and pollution. By using HOMER software, many simulation analyses have been proposed to find and optimize different technologies that contain wind turbine, solar photovoltaic, and diesel in combination with storage batteries for electrical generation. Four different hybrid power systems were proposed, diesel generators only, wind/diesel/battery, PV/diesel/battery, and PV/wind/diesel/battery. The analysis of the results shows that around 75 % could reduce the cost of energy by using PV/wind/diesel hybrid power system. Also, the greenhouse emission could be reduced by around 25 % compared with these by using diesel generators system that currently utilize in the Masirah Island. The solar/wind/diesel hybrid system is techno-economically viable for Masirah Island.

Keywords: Hybrid power system; Renewable energy; Cost of energy; Diesel; Photovoltaic; Wind (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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