Modeling, planning, application and management of energy systems for isolated areas: A review

Liu, Yanfeng; Yu, Sisi; Zhu, Ying; Wang, Dengjia; Liu, Jiaping

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2017.09.063

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“…Based on the literature review, the two most widely used software tools for the modelling of islanded energy systems were H2RES and Homer [7]. The H2RES model follows a simple methodology of mapping the needs and resources and matching these two [23].…”

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“…Homer is focused on the power sector, with capabilities for modelling many different technological constraints specific to the power sector, and can implement the temporal resolution down to one minute. Due to its heavy focus on the power sector, the software has mostly been used for smaller technical systems such as microgrids or different combinations of PV or wind turbines combined with water desalination [7]. However, the Homer software is not particularly suited for modelling different storage solutions.…”

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“…A comprehensive review of the modelling and planning of energy systems for isolated areas can be found in [7]. The authors showed that the most common software tools for modelling isolated areas were HOMER, H2RES, and, to a lesser degree, EnergyPLAN.…”

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“…The authors showed that the most common software tools for modelling isolated areas were HOMER, H2RES, and, to a lesser degree, EnergyPLAN. In the mentioned review [7], papers being reviewed involved case studies focusing on the power sector and/or water sector only and not on integrated energy planning across the whole energy sector. The most commonly used combinations of technologies were diesel-wind-PV with batteries and/or reverse osmosis (RO) for water desalination [7].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, a lack of the holistic approach focusing on the whole energy system can also be observed in the reviewed literature [7,15], with the power system often treated independently, and desalination infrequently included. On the other hand, papers that focused on the holistic energy system [4,8,17] focus on the short-term and used hourly time resolution.…”

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Modeling, planning, application and management of energy systems for isolated areas: A review

Cited by 107 publications

References 160 publications

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Integrated Energy Planning with a High Share of Variable Renewable Energy Sources for a Caribbean Island

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Biomass‐based gaseous fuel for hybrid renewable energy systems: An overview and future research opportunities

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