Microhydro-PV-hybrid system: Sizing a small hydro-PV-hybrid system for rural electrification in developing countries

Kenfack, Joseph; Neirac, François-Pascal; Tatietsé, Thomas Tamo; Mayer, Didier; Fogue, Médard; Lejeune, Aude

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2008.12.038

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“…Hourly SSI is the irradiation received during one hour. The SSI plays a major role in many domains such as weather and climate (Abdel Wahab et al, 2009;Blanc et al, 2011Blanc et al, , 2015Lefèvre et al, 2007), ocean (Bell et al, 2009), agriculture (Bois et al, 2008a), forestry (Colombo et al, 2009), ecology (Wagner et al, 2011), oenology (Bois et al, 2008b), human health (Juzeniene et al, 2011), energy (Kenfack et al, 2009;Szabó et al, 2011), or architecture (Leloux et al, 2012;Rotar and Badescu, 2011). Current means for SSI assessment are ground-based instruments which may offer high to good quality measurements if well attended but are too few to offer the coverage needed in space and time.…”

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Evaluating meso-scale change in performance of several databases of hourly surface irradiation in South-eastern Arabic Pensinsula

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Abstract. The solar hourly global irradiation received at ground level estimated by the databases HelioClim3v4, HelioClim-3v5 and CAMS Radiation Service are compared to coincident measurements made in five stations in Oman and Abu Dhabi. CAMS is an abbreviation of Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service. Each database describes the hour-to-hour changes in irradiation very well with correlation coefficients greater than 0.97 for all stations. Each database exhibits a tendency to underestimate the irradiation in this area; the bias is small and less than 5 % of the average of the measurements in absolute value. The RMSE ranges between 70 and 90 Wh m −2 (11 to 16 %). This validation of the three databases for this arid region on the edge of the Meteosat coverage reveals satisfactory results. Each database captures accurately the temporal and spatial variability of the irradiance field. It is found that the three databases do not exhibit noticeable geographical changes in performances and are reliable sources to assess the SSI in this region.

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Evaluating meso-scale change in performance of several databases of hourly surface irradiation in South-eastern Arabic Pensinsula

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“…Reference [3] evaluated the feasibility of PV pico hydro systems for electrification in Cameroon. Reference [4] analyzed with Homer a PV micro hydro system that can be considered as a reference also for electrification of Cameroon.…”

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Feasibility Study of a Hydro PV Hybrid System Operating at a Dam for Water Supply in Southern Brazil

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Dams for water supply usually represent an untapped hydroelectric potential. It is a small energetic potential, in most situations, usually requiring a particular solution to be viable. The use of pumps as power turbines often represents an alternative that enables the power generation in hydraulic structures already in operation, as is the case of dams in water supply systems. This potential can be exploited in conjunction with the implementation of PV modules on the water surface, installed on floating structures, both operating in a hydro PV hybrid system. The floating structure can also contribute to reducing the evaporation of water and providing a small increase in hydroelectric power available. This paper presents a pre-feasibility study for implementation of a hydroelectric power plant and PV modules on floating structures in the reservoir formed by the dam of Val de Serra, in southern Brazil. The dam is operated to provide drinking water to about 60% of the population of the city of Santa Maria, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. The pre-feasibility study conducted with Homer software, version Legacy, indicated that the hydroelectric plant with a capacity of 227 kW can operate together with 60 kW of PV modules. This combination will result (in one of the configurations considered) in an initial cost of USD$ 1715.83 per kW installed and a cost of energy of USD$ 0.059/kWh.

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“…Another example is given by the design of a microhydro-PV hybrid system by using HOMER software: thanks to the yearly simulation of the system operation, making it possible to analyze the complementary contributions of both components, the necessity of storing energy and introducing a diesel generator as back-up was revealed [24].…”

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Energy Production Analysis and Optimization of Mini-Grid in Remote Areas: The Case Study of Habaswein, Kenya

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Rural electrification in remote areas of developing countries has several challenges which hinder energy access to the population. For instance, the extension of the national grid to provide electricity in these areas is largely not viable. The Kenyan Government has put a target to achieve universal energy access by the year 2020. To realize this objective, the focus of the program is being shifted to establishing off-grid power stations in rural areas. Among rural areas to be electrified is Habaswein, which is a settlement in Kenya's northeastern region without connection to the national power grid, and where Kenya Power installed a stand-alone hybrid mini-grid. Based on field observations, power generation data analysis, evaluation of the potential energy resources and simulations, this research intends to evaluate the performance of the Habaswein mini-grid and optimize the existing hybrid generation system to enhance its reliability and reduce the operation costs. The result will be a suggestion of how Kenyan rural areas could be sustainably electrified by using renewable energy based off-grid power stations. It will contribute to bridge the current research gap in this area, and it will be a vital tool to researchers, implementers and the policy makers in energy sector.

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Microhydro-PV-hybrid system: Sizing a small hydro-PV-hybrid system for rural electrification in developing countries

Cited by 125 publications

References 3 publications

Evaluating meso-scale change in performance of several databases of hourly surface irradiation in South-eastern Arabic Pensinsula

Evaluating meso-scale change in performance of several databases of hourly surface irradiation in South-eastern Arabic Pensinsula

Feasibility Study of a Hydro PV Hybrid System Operating at a Dam for Water Supply in Southern Brazil

Energy Production Analysis and Optimization of Mini-Grid in Remote Areas: The Case Study of Habaswein, Kenya

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