LAPSE:2021.0382
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LAPSE:2021.0382
Optimal Sizing and Techno-Economic Analysis of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems—A Case Study of a Photovoltaic/Wind/Battery/Diesel System in Fanisau, Northern Nigeria
Nasser Yimen, Theodore Tchotang, Abraham Kanmogne, Idriss Abdelkhalikh Idriss, Bashir Musa, Aliyu Aliyu, Eric C. Okonkwo, Sani Isah Abba, Daniel Tata, Lucien Meva’a, Oumarou Hamandjoda, Mustafa Dagbasi
May 17, 2021
Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (HRESs) have been touted as an appropriate way for supplying electricity to remote and off-grid areas in developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where rural electrification challenges are the most pronounced. This study proposes a two-step methodology for optimizing and analyzing a stand-alone photovoltaic/wind/battery/diesel hybrid system to meet the electricity needs of Fanisua, an off-grid and remote village of northern Nigeria. In the first step, the MATLAB environment was used to run simulations and optimize the system via the genetic algorithm. Then, techno-economic and emissions analysis was carried out in the second step to compare the proposed system to the existing traditional modes of rural electrification in sub-Saharan Africa, namely, the grid-extension and diesel generator. The break-even distance parameter was adopted in the comparison with grid-extension. Besides, the hypothetical project of replacing the diesel generator by the optimal system was analyzed using the Simple Payback Period (SPP) and Net Present Value (NPV) parameters. The resulting optimal design architecture included an 89.271-kW photovoltaic array, a 100.31-W diesel generator, and 148 batteries with a total annualized cost (TAC) and cost of energy (COE) of USD 43,807 and USD 0.25/kWh, respectively. The break-even distance found was 16.2 km, while the NPV and SPP of the hypothetical project were USD 572,382 and 2.8 years, respectively. The savings in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of the proposed system compared to the grid extension and the diesel generator were found to be 85,401.08 kg/year and 122,062.85 kg/year, respectively. This study highlighted the role that solar PV-based HRESs could play in the sustainable electricity supply in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa.
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break-even grid extension distance, Genetic Algorithm, greenhouse gas emissions analysis, hybrid renewable energy systems, Modelling, net present value, Nigeria, replacement project, rural electrification, simple payback period, simulation and optimization, sub-Saharan Africa, Technoeconomic Analysis
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Yimen N, Tchotang T, Kanmogne A, Abdelkhalikh Idriss I, Musa B, Aliyu A, Okonkwo EC, Abba SI, Tata D, Meva’a L, Hamandjoda O, Dagbasi M. Optimal Sizing and Techno-Economic Analysis of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems—A Case Study of a Photovoltaic/Wind/Battery/Diesel System in Fanisau, Northern Nigeria. (2021). LAPSE:2021.0382
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Yimen N: National Advanced School of Engineering, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon [ORCID]
Tchotang T: National Advanced School of Engineering, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Kanmogne A: National Advanced School of Engineering, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Abdelkhalikh Idriss I: Tornado Oilfield Services, P.O. Box: 6570, 3eme Arrondissement, Rue n°: 2028, Quartier des Evolues, Ndjamena, Chad
Musa B: Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Cyprus International University, Nicosia 99258, Cyprus
Aliyu A: Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Cyprus International University, Nicosia 99258, Cyprus
Okonkwo EC: Division of Sustainable Development, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Education City, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar [ORCID]
Abba SI: Department of Physical Planning, Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano 700221, Nigeria [ORCID]
Tata D: Higher Institute of Transport and Logistics (HITL), University of Bamenda, Bamenda, Cameroon; Faculty of Management Science, St. Clements University, 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland
Meva’a L: National Advanced School of Engineering, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Hamandjoda O: National Advanced School of Engineering, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Dagbasi M: Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Cyprus International University, Nicosia 99258, Cyprus
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Processes
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8
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11
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E1381
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2020
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2020-10-30
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2227-9717
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