Cost savings from displacing diesel from mini-grids are most likely to increase in the coming years.Ĭitation: Yassine Charabi, Sabah Abdul-Wahab.
This study clearly shows that the integration of renewable energy to displace diesel power generation can be cost-effective for off-grids and environmentally friendly through a substantial reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Another finding was that operating cost for the wind-natural gas-diesel combination was among the lowest of all combinations since renewable energy integration was highest among all combinations.
Wind energy accounted for 52.4% natural gas accounted for 47.2%, whereas diesel accounted for only 0.44%. Wind-natural gas-diesel-based hybrid system was found to be the most viable system compared to other combinations in terms of the cost of electricity generation. This study discusses the possibility of integrating renewable energy technologies like solar and wind with conventional power generation systems that use diesel and natural gas. This paper investigates the potential utilization of renewable energy to offset diesel fuel consumption, in which the price is persistently volatile and increasing. Diesel-fueled generators supply the mini-grid of this tiny territory of Oman. Medha region is an exclave territory of Oman and enclaved by the United Arab Emirates.
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This paper uses HOMER software to optimally retrofit a mini-grid power system in an excalved tiny territory of Oman. Proper component selection, optimum grid sizing, and performance evaluation in the economic, environmental, and reliability paradigms are crucial steps in their design process to optimize the intended benefits. Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems has strongly emerged as a viable alternative to the current diesel generation plants. The operation of off-grid of an exclave territory of Oman is more complex, costly, and unsustainable. Single reliance on diesel energy has put a wide range of problems on off-grid power systems operating in remote areas of Oman.