Evaluating the impact of industrial loads on the performance of solar PV/diesel hybrid renewable energy systems for rural electrification in Ghana
Access to reliable electricity remains a significant challenge in many rural communities worldwide. Off-grid solar PV hybrid renewable energy systems (HRES) have emerged as a viable option for rural electrification. However, rural communities' lack of productive load often limits their effectiv...
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| description | Access to reliable electricity remains a significant challenge in many rural communities worldwide. Off-grid solar PV hybrid renewable energy systems (HRES) have emerged as a viable option for rural electrification. However, rural communities' lack of productive load often limits their effectiveness. This study aimed to assess the impact of agro-processing productive loads on the performance of off-grid solar PV HRES for rural electrification. Hybrid Optimization Multiple Energy Resource (HOMER) software was used to perform a techno-economic analysis of a solar PV/diesel HRES. The study findings showed improvement in the rural community's load factor and solar load correlation with the integration of the productive load. Subsequently, increasing the renewable energy fraction in solar PV/diesel HRES reduces the levelized cost of energy (LCOE), making electricity generation more cost-effective for rural electrification in Ghana. Comparatively, the improved LCOE was found to be substantially higher than the End User Tariff of all residential consumers on the national grid, even under high PV penetration and full capital cost subsidy cases. The study provides valuable insights into the role of agro-based productive loads in enhancing the performance of rural off-grid solar HRES. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb6abbdc74e94e39ba4898212e7679272024-01-11T04:31:51ZengElsevierEnergy Conversion and Management: X2590-17452024-01-0121100525Evaluating the impact of industrial loads on the performance of solar PV/diesel hybrid renewable energy systems for rural electrification in GhanaStephen Afonaa-Mensah0Flavio Odoi-Yorke1Issah Babatunde Majeed2Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Takoradi Technical University, Takoradi, GhanaDepartment of Renewable Energy Technology, Cape Coast Technical University, Cape Coast, Ghana; Corresponding author at: Department of Cape Coast Technical University, Cape Coast, Ghana.Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Accra Technical University, Accra, GhanaAccess to reliable electricity remains a significant challenge in many rural communities worldwide. Off-grid solar PV hybrid renewable energy systems (HRES) have emerged as a viable option for rural electrification. However, rural communities' lack of productive load often limits their effectiveness. This study aimed to assess the impact of agro-processing productive loads on the performance of off-grid solar PV HRES for rural electrification. Hybrid Optimization Multiple Energy Resource (HOMER) software was used to perform a techno-economic analysis of a solar PV/diesel HRES. The study findings showed improvement in the rural community's load factor and solar load correlation with the integration of the productive load. Subsequently, increasing the renewable energy fraction in solar PV/diesel HRES reduces the levelized cost of energy (LCOE), making electricity generation more cost-effective for rural electrification in Ghana. Comparatively, the improved LCOE was found to be substantially higher than the End User Tariff of all residential consumers on the national grid, even under high PV penetration and full capital cost subsidy cases. The study provides valuable insights into the role of agro-based productive loads in enhancing the performance of rural off-grid solar HRES.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590174524000035solar PVRural electrificationIndustrial loadsProductive energy useLevelized cost of energy |
| spellingShingle | Stephen Afonaa-Mensah Flavio Odoi-Yorke Issah Babatunde Majeed Evaluating the impact of industrial loads on the performance of solar PV/diesel hybrid renewable energy systems for rural electrification in Ghana Energy Conversion and Management: X solar PV Rural electrification Industrial loads Productive energy use Levelized cost of energy |
| title | Evaluating the impact of industrial loads on the performance of solar PV/diesel hybrid renewable energy systems for rural electrification in Ghana |
| title_full | Evaluating the impact of industrial loads on the performance of solar PV/diesel hybrid renewable energy systems for rural electrification in Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating the impact of industrial loads on the performance of solar PV/diesel hybrid renewable energy systems for rural electrification in Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the impact of industrial loads on the performance of solar PV/diesel hybrid renewable energy systems for rural electrification in Ghana |
| title_short | Evaluating the impact of industrial loads on the performance of solar PV/diesel hybrid renewable energy systems for rural electrification in Ghana |
| title_sort | evaluating the impact of industrial loads on the performance of solar pv diesel hybrid renewable energy systems for rural electrification in ghana |
| topic | solar PV Rural electrification Industrial loads Productive energy use Levelized cost of energy |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590174524000035 |
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