Title :
An evaluation of hybrid wind/diesel energy potential in Pemanggil Island Malaysia
Author :
Anwari, M. ; Rashid, M.I.M. ; Muhyiddin, H.T.M. ; Ali, A.R.M.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., Umm Al-Qura Univ., Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Abstract :
This paper analyzed the potential implementation of renewable hybrid wind/diesel energy system in Pemanggil Island, Malaysia. National Renewable Energy Laboratory´s (NREL) HOMER software was used to perform the techno economic feasibility of hybrid wind/diesel energy system. The investigation demonstrated the impact of wind penetration and battery storage on energy production, cost of energy and number of operational hours of diesel generators for the given hybrid configurations. Emphasis has also been placed on percentage fuel savings and reduction in carbon emissions of different hybrid systems. At the end of this paper, suitability of utilizing hybrid wind/diesel energy system over standalone diesel system was discussed mainly based on different wind irradiances and diesel prices.
Keywords :
air pollution control; battery storage plants; diesel-electric generators; hybrid power systems; power engineering computing; power generation economics; HOMER software; Malaysia; NREL; National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Pemanggil Island; battery storage impact; carbon emissions reduction; diesel generator operational hours; diesel price; energy cost; energy production; fuel saving; hybrid wind-diesel energy system; techno economic feasibility; wind irradiance; wind penetration impact; Batteries; Electricity; Generators; Renewable energy resources; Wind energy; Wind speed; Wind turbines; HOMER software; hybrid wind/diesel energy system;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering and Renewable Energy (ICPERE), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bali
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2468-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2469-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICPERE.2012.6287244
