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Hybrid Solar – Wind – Diesel Systems for Rural Application in North Ethiopia: Case Study for Three Rural Villages using HOMER Simulation

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dc.creator Abraha, A. H.
dc.creator Kahsay, M. B.
dc.creator Kimambo, C. Z. M.
dc.date 2016-01-14T22:58:56Z
dc.date 2016-01-14T22:58:56Z
dc.date 2013
dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-18T11:49:25Z
dc.date.available 2018-04-18T11:49:25Z
dc.identifier Abraha, A. H., Kahsay, M. B. and Kimambo, C. Z. M., “Hybrid Wind-Solar-Diesel Systems for Rural Application in North Ethiopia: Case Study for Three Rural Villages Using HOMER Simulation”, Momona Ethiopian Journal of Science (MEJS), Vol. 5, No. 2, pg. 62-80, 2013, CNCS, Mekelle University, ISSN: 2220-184X.
dc.identifier 2220-184X
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/157
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9871
dc.description This paper demonstrates that hybrid Solar - Wind energy systems with diesel backup will provide good possibilities due to the complementary nature of the resources in the study area. It presents a study done on hybrid Solar – Wind - Diesel systems in three rural villages in the Tigray region of Northern Ethiopia, namely Serawat, Feleg Daero and Adi Mesanu. The study demonstrates the feasibility of Solar-Wind-Diesel based hybrid systems for electrifying rural communities; and determines the optimum configurations for the three sites.
dc.description This paper considers the feasibility of developing Solar (photovoltaic)-Wind-Diesel hybrid power systems for supplying electricity to off-grid rural communities in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. Using wind resource assessment and solar potential-based data from the National Meteorological Agency of Ethiopia, a case study of three sites in Tigray is presented - Serawet (645 households), Feleg Daero (338 households) and Adi Mesanu (55 households) – which typify, respectively, large, medium and small off-grid communities. The energy demand was determined through a field survey and previous historical data of similar villages electrified through grid extension. The Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewables (HOMER) was used to simulate and generate feasible solution through combinations of photovoltaic, Wind Turbines and Diesel Generators with a minimum levelised cost of electricity. The simulations indicate that a hybrid system option, compared to a diesel only system, is feasible for each of the three villages.
dc.description Norad's Programme for Master Studies
dc.language en
dc.publisher Mekelle University, Ethopia
dc.subject Hybrid
dc.subject HOMER
dc.subject Photovoltaic
dc.subject Wind energy
dc.subject solar energy
dc.subject Rural electrification
dc.subject Tigray
dc.subject Ethiopia
dc.title Hybrid Solar – Wind – Diesel Systems for Rural Application in North Ethiopia: Case Study for Three Rural Villages using HOMER Simulation
dc.title Hybrid Wind-Solar-Diesel Systems for Rural Application in North Ethiopia: Case Study for Three Rural Villages Using HOMER Simulation
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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