An integrated hybrid renewable energy system: potential of electricity—a geospatial approach

Abstract

The sustainable economic advancement of a nation stands on an adequate supply of electrical energy. Reduction in cost for industrial processing units has been pulled with the wide utilization of rice husk (RH) and solar energy as value-added renewable energy sources for the era of power generation. The principal reason is to assist the study area towards development and to build up an integrated hybrid renewable power plant in rural regions in India. In this study, a new solar town concept and integrated biomass can be served as a hybrid global model for a smart eco-village in tropical countries like India. The demand, properties and cost of RH generation from rice mills resemble substitution of coal in power generation. Solar energy and agricultural residues are seasonally accessible sources and loosely dispersed over the substantial topographical area. So, for such an assessment, satellite image is a handy input and the preciseness of estimation increases with a high-resolution image. The methodology has been implemented for optimal sizing of an integrated renewable energy system-based power generation plants in India with less investment and minimum power cost. The outcome of the study reveals that the efficient use of renewable energy sources and proposal for placing a power generation plant require cautious identification of various techno-economic parameters. By considering the power crisis in India, the findings of these works are expected to assist the policymakers in the decision-making process. Particularly, this paper generates data on village-level RH availability from rice mills and subsequently potential electric power capacity for a particular region.