A Techno-Economic Feasibility Analysis of an Autonomous Hybrid Renewable Energy Sources for University Building at Saudi
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A Techno‑Economic Feasibility Analysis of an Autonomous Hybrid Renewable Energy Sources for University Building at Saudi Arabia Ahmad F. Tazay1 · M. M. Samy1,2 · Shimaa Barakat2 Received: 5 October 2019 / Revised: 23 February 2020 / Accepted: 14 September 2020 © The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers 2020
Abstract The objective of this treatise is to provide a detailed feasibility analysis of the hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) to supply sufficient energy to an autonomous college’s building et al. Baha University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The feasibility analysis presents technical and economic guises for the HRES which includes integrated sources of photovoltaic (PV), wind turbine, fuel cell, and batteries. The utilized real data of the island-building is gathered to support the feasibility analysis of the suggested system which includes monthly load consumption, climate data, and installation available space. The sensitivity analysis and the simulation consequences show that the hydrogen energy system reduces the support of the economic and the ecological factors for the HRES comparing with other resources. PV system also plays a considerable influence on the net present cost and the cost of energy of the system. Keywords Feasibility analysis · Autonomous · Fuel cells · PV cells · Wind turbine · Cost of energy · Hybrid renewable energy systems
1 Introduction Saudi Arabia is one of the top countries in the production and exportation of fossil fuels. The KSA produces about 12 million barrels of crude oil per day which nearly equal one-quarter of the energy production is consumed locally [1]. Even Saudi Arabia has the largest reservation of oil and natural gas in the world, it is considered as one of the largest energy-consuming countries due to the increase in population and standard of living [2]. Several factors impact the energy demand in KSA such as economic expansion, population growth, and technology progress. According to half a portion of the overall consumption in KSA is consumed in the building sectors [3]. In addition, the peak load demand for electricity in 2017 is around 57 GW where the peak consumption demand is forecasted to be increased up to 120 GW by 2032 [4]. This high energy consumption will put more pressure on the available reservation of fossil fuels in * Shimaa Barakat [email protected] 1
Faculty of Engineering, Albaha University, Albaha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Faculty of Technology and Education, Beni-Suef University, Beni Suef, Egypt
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the kingdom since the main energy supplying is produced from oil and natural gas. Wind, solar, hydrogen, biomass, geothermal and other renewable technologies are widely popular sources of electric energy. Comparing to the year 2016, the primary energy consumption of the world increased by 2.2% in the year 2017 [5]. However, 85% of the world’s global energy consumption is today met by fossil-based fuels such as coal, natural gas, and oils [6]. Today, more and more people are suffering from serious di
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