Abstract
Electrification of small communities in districted off-grid area remains as a challenge for power generation industries. In the current study, various aspects of design of a standalone renewable power plant are examined and implemented in a case study of a rural area in Cape Town, South Africa. Estimating required electricity based on local demand profile, investment, operability, and maintenance costs of different generation technologies are studied in order to investigate their potential in an off-grid clean energy generation system. Several configurations of hybridization of solar system, wind, and micro gas turbine in combination with a battery are investigated. The Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) and number of days with more than 3 h black out are compared.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Energy and Sustainable Futures |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of 2nd ICESF 2020 |
Editors | Iosif Mporas, Pandelis Kourtessis, Amin Al-Habaibeh, Abhishek Asthana, Vladimir Vukovic, John Senior |
Publisher | Springer Nature Link |
Chapter | 20 |
Pages | 155-162 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-030-63916-7 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-030-63915-0 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Apr 2021 |
Event | Energy and Sustainable Futures: Proceedings of 2nd ICESF 2020 - Coventry University Campus, Coventry , United Kingdom Duration: 10 Sept 2020 → 11 Sept 2020 Conference number: 2 |
Publication series
Name | Springer Proceedings in Energy (SPE) |
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Publisher | Springer |
ISSN (Print) | 2352-2534 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2352-2542 |
Conference
Conference | Energy and Sustainable Futures: Proceedings of 2nd ICESF 2020 |
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Abbreviated title | ICESF 2020 |
Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Coventry |
Period | 10/09/20 → 11/09/20 |