Decarbonisation Using Hybrid Energy Solution: Case Study of Zagazig, Egypt

Mohammad Akrami,Akbar A Javadi,Raziyeh Farmani,Samuel J Gilbert,Abdelazim Negm,Mahdieh Dibaj,Alaa H Salah,Hassan E S Fath

doi:10.3390/en13184680

Abstract

In this study, an analysis is carried out to determine the optimal application of multiple renewable energy resources, namely wind and solar, to provide electricity requirements for green smart cities and environments. This was done to determine the potential of renewable energy to provide clean, economically viable energy for the case study of Zagazig, located at 30°34′ N 31°30′ E in the North East of Egypt. The relevant data surrounding the production of energy were collected, including the meteorological data from NASA, and specifications regarding renewable resources including solar panels, wind turbines, and storage batteries. Then a hybrid model was constructed consisting of Photovoltaics (PV) panels, wind turbines, a converter, and storage batteries. Once the model was constructed, meteorological data were added alongside average daily demand and cost of electricity per kWh. The optimal solution for Zagazig consisted of 181,000 kW of solar panels feeding directly into the grid. This system had the lowest Net Present Cost (NPC) of the simulations run of US$1,361,029,000 and a net reduction of 156,355 tonnes of CO2 per year.

Highlights

Renewable energy is one of, if not the, fastest-growing sectors when it comes to electricity sources
PV 700 is about kmdecarbonise feasible in the181,000 available areaofof km1.81 this city. This simulation showed that renewable energy could be environmentally more beneficial and it has the potential for economic profitability if applied correctly
The composition of the optimal solutions strongly correlated to the resources available in the respective location resulting in significant reductions in CO2 emissions of about 156,355 tonnes per year, for the city of Zagazig, this is a

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Renewable energy is one of, if not the, fastest-growing sectors when it comes to electricity sources. Fraction (RF) of 100%, meaning that 100% of the electricity demand was generated from renewables These countries were Paraguay, Iceland, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Albania [2]. This shows that renewable energy has the potential to meet a large amount of a country’s electricity demand provided sufficient resources are available. The reason these four countries have a large RF is because they have access to large quantities of hydropower due to the particular geography of their country

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