Techno-Economic Assessment of a Hybrid Renewable Energy System for a County in the State of Bahia

Techno-Economic Assessment of a Hybrid Renewable Energy System for a County in the State of Bahia

Installation of hybrid systems with storage is a way to maximize the amount of energy generated through exploring the complementarity of different sources. Understanding hybrid power plant (HPP) operation is crucial for optimizing new systems and reconfiguring existing plants, to their enhance effic...

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Published in:Energies (Basel) Vol. 17; no. 3; p. 572
Main Authors: Borba, Ana Tereza Andrade, Simões, Leonardo Jaime Machado, de Melo, Thamiles Rodrigues, Santos, Alex Álisson Bandeira
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Basel MDPI AG 01-01-2024
Subjects:
Alternative energy sources
Batteries
BESS
Case studies
Economic aspects
Electricity distribution
Electricity generation
Energy industry
Energy research
Energy resources
Energy storage
Energy transition
Feasibility
feasibility assessment
Financial analysis
Force and energy
HOMER
hybrid systems
Payback periods
Power plants
renewable energy
Renewable resources
Simulation
Software
Wind
Brazil
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Summary:Installation of hybrid systems with storage is a way to maximize the amount of energy generated through exploring the complementarity of different sources. Understanding hybrid power plant (HPP) operation is crucial for optimizing new systems and reconfiguring existing plants, to their enhance efficiency. Alongside technical aspects, economic feasibility is also a fundamental feature. This study simulated an off-grid HPP to consider the energy consumption of Casa Nova in Bahia, Brazil. The methodology consisted of the selection of energy sources, choosing a reference location, acquisition of generation and operational data, modeling and simulating the system in different scenarios, and a financial analysis. HOMER Pro software Version 3.16.2 was used to optimize the plant configuration, and the outputs were evaluated using the perspectives of levelized cost of energy (LCOE), simple payback, and power load fulfillment. As a result, scenario 3 was the most competitive, emphasizing that the use of different energy sources increased the system generation capacity. However, the addition of battery energy system storage (BESS) resulted in a high LCOE when compared to individual sources, which demonstrated that the cost of battery integration is not yet nationally competitive. Moreover, the results highlighted the importance of research investments, energy governance, and regulation in promoting hybrid system adoption.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en17030572