Prioritization of potential locations for harnessing wind energy to produce hydrogen in Afghanistan

Mostafaeipour, Ali; Dehshiri, Seyyed Jalaladdin Hosseini; Dehshiri, Seyyed Shahabaddin Hosseini; Jahangiri, Mehdi

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.09.135

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“…Hydrogen is of utmost value as a clean means of providing energy as no pollutant gases are generated during its utilization (Mostafaeipour et al, 2020b). In this regard, the production of hydrogen using renewable energy resources has attracted much attention in recent years.…”

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“…In recent years, special attention has been paid to renewable energies (Mostafaeipour and Abesi, 2010). Increasing fuel consumption, air pollution, and adverse environmental phenomena such as global warming and climate change have stimulated researchers to focus on the replacement of fossil fuels with clean and renewable energy (Mostafaeipour et al, 2020b;Kalbasi et al, 2021). The increasing importance of environmental issues have led to the diversification of energy sources, while globalization and the consequent increase in competition between countries have caused most economists and statesmen to consider the management and optimization of energy consumption as a strategic policy.…”

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Solar energy is a free and environmentally friendly supply of power that has negligible impact on the environment, and it has long been used by humans through different methods. However, solar energy technology would use for heating water for buildings as an alternative resource, which would help reduce CO2 reduction and safe environment. A data analysis was performed using the RETScreen software, and the financial outcomes that were calculated using two methods. Clearly, the software is operational with two different methods. Both methods indicate that this project is economically feasible. The aim of this study is to evaluate the utilization of solar energy for household and commercial purposes. The first goal is to explore the technical, economic, and environmental aspects of using evacuated glass tube solar collectors to heat water in an indoor pool in the building, having an area of 50 m2, in the city of Yazd, Iran. The second goal is to evaluate the amount of hydrogen that can be obtained from the installation photovoltaic systems in the province. The results also show that this project will decrease greenhouse gas emissions by 142 ton-CO2 over 20 years of the useful life of a collector, thereby indicating the possible significant role of such collectors in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore, the findings indicate that installing a single X21-345 photovoltaic system with a performance rate of 20% can result in the production of 2.1 kg of hydrogen annually.

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“…In recent research works, therefore, MCDM methods have been used and covered various sources of renewable energy: solar, onshore wind, offshore wind, wave, and tidal. For the field of renewable energy site selection, the first systematic and latest review of MCDM applications and related criteria were performed in [29]: analytic hierarchy process (AHP) [33][34][35][36][37], technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) [38][39][40][41][42], elimination and choice translating reality (ELECTRE) [43,44], data envelopment analysis (DEA) [45][46][47][48], and other MCDM methods [49,50]. Among these, it is found that AHP has been the most commonly used method for weighting criteria, especially for renewable energy site selection and the field of solar energy evaluation in particular.…”

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A Two-Stage Multiple Criteria Decision Making for Site Selection of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Plant: A Case Study in Taiwan

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At the heart of Covid-19 responses, the transition from fossil sources to green energy is an urgent issue for nations to address the crisis and secure sustainable economies. As a country in a seismically active zone that relies heavily on imported fossil fuels, Taiwan is vigorously taking the next step in renewable energy development, which is pivotal to securing its position in global supply chains. Solar energy is today the most suitable renewable energy source for Taiwan. However, land prices and policies, and challenges of scale still hinder its development. In this context, identifying optimal sites for solar photovoltaic (PV) construction is a crucial task for major energy stakeholders. In this paper, a two-stage approach, combining the data envelopment analysis (DEA) models and the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), has been done for the first time to identify the most suitable locations among 20 potential cities and counties of Taiwan for constructing solar PV farms. DEA models were applied to filter out the areas with the most potential by measuring their efficiency indices with temperature, wind speed, humidity, precipitation, and air pressure, as inputs, and sunshine hours and insolation, as outputs. The locations with perfect efficiency scores were then ranked with the AHP method. Five selected evaluation criteria (site characteristics, technical, economic, social, and environmental) and sub-criteria of each were utilized to prioritize the locations with solar energy potential. AHP was used to determine the relative weights of the criteria and sub-criteria and the final weights of the areas. For criteria weighting results, "support mechanisms," "electric power transmission cost," and "electricity consumption demand" with weights of 0.332, 0.122, and 0.086, respectively, were found as the most significant sub-criteria. The final ranking suggests Tainan, Changhua, and Kaohsiung as the top three most suitable cities for constructing solar PV energy systems.INDEX TERMS Renewable energy, Taiwan, solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant, site selection, decision making, DEA, AHP.

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“…Considering the multitude of studies conducted on hydrogen production in Hormozgan province, where this village is located, the proposed response to the depopulation of the village is to use renewable electricity to produce hydrogen. For this purpose, it is necessary to estimate the amount of electricity to be generated from renewable sources and then use the following equation to estimate the amount of hydrogen that can be produced by this electricity [4]:…”

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“…This problem can be solved by either expanding power grids or building off-grid power generation systems. While a large portion (roughly 75%) of the world's electricity still comes from fossil fuel sources [2], the problems associated with overreliance on these fuels, including environmental degradation and climate change due to CO 2 emissions [3], have turned renewable energy sources such as wind [4,5], solar [6], and geothermal [7,8] into viable alternative sources of energy. However, there are still many problems with the use of standalone off-grid renewable systems to meet localized power demand, most notably high investment costs and low reliability due to the inherent uncertainty of renewable energy sources [9].…”

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Use of a Hybrid Wind—Solar—Diesel—Battery Energy System to Power Buildings in Remote Areas: A Case Study

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The emerging environmental consequences of overdependence on fossil fuels have pushed many countries to invest in clean and renewable sources of power. Countries like Iran where these sources can be found in abundance can take advantage of this potential to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels. This study investigated the feasibility of the standalone use of a hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) to power buildings in the Bostegan village in the Hormozgan province of Iran. Technical, economic, and environmental assessments were performed with the help of the Hybrid Optimization of Multiple Energy Resources (HOMER) software, and the optimal configuration for the system components was determined accordingly. The results showed that the simultaneous use of wind and solar systems with a converter and a backup system comprised of a diesel generator and batteries will be the most economic option, offering electricity at a cost of 1.058 USD/kWh and with a renewable fraction of 64%. After selecting the most optimal system using the step-wise weight assessment ratio analysis (SWARA) and weighted aggregated sum product assessment (WASPAS) techniques, a sensitivity analysis with 27 parameter settings was performed to determine the effect of fuel price fluctuations and the uncertainty in the renewable energy potentials on the results. This analysis showed that in the worst-case scenario, the price of electricity will reach as high as 1.343 $/kWh. In the end, the study investigated an alternative scenario where the generated power is used for hydrogen production, which showed that the system output can be used to produce 643.63 ton-H2/year.

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Prioritization of potential locations for harnessing wind energy to produce hydrogen in Afghanistan

Cited by 59 publications

References 47 publications

Techno-Economic Investigation of Using Solar Energy for Heating Swimming Pools in Buildings and Producing Hydrogen: A Case Study

Techno-Economic Investigation of Using Solar Energy for Heating Swimming Pools in Buildings and Producing Hydrogen: A Case Study

A Two-Stage Multiple Criteria Decision Making for Site Selection of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Plant: A Case Study in Taiwan

Use of a Hybrid Wind—Solar—Diesel—Battery Energy System to Power Buildings in Remote Areas: A Case Study

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