Abstract

Diesel engine power plants are still widely used on many remote islands in South Korea, despite their disadvantages. Aiming to solve economic and environmental pollution problems, a remote island case study was conducted on Ui Island, aiming to offer a zero-emissions solution by using renewable energy sources in an off-grid application. Power was generated from solar, wind, and hydrogen sources. Li-ion batteries and hydrogen were used as energy storage systems. In addition, PV/battery, wind/battery, PV/wind/battery, PV/battery/PEMFC, wind/battery/PEMFC, and PV/wind/battery/PEMFC systems were simulated using the HOMER software to determine the optimal sizes and techno-economic feasibility. The results show that the PV/wind/battery/PEMFC system is the best system. The configuration of the system consists of 990-kW PV panels, 700-kW wind turbines, a 1088-kWh Li-ion battery bank, 534-kW converter, 300-kW PEMWE system, 300-kg hydrogen tank, and 100-kW PEMFC system. The total NPC of the system is $5,276,069, and the LCOE is 0.366 $/kWh. • A dynamic techno-economic model is developed for renewable power plant design. • Two types of ESSs are integrated with green power plants for off-grid solutions. • The LCOE can be reduced by 16% using the proposed solution.

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