IJEP 41(8): 865-875 : Vol. 41 Issue. 8 (August 2021)
1. Techno India College of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
2. Aliah University Newtown, Department of Civil Engineering, Rajarhat, India
3. Kalyani Government Engineering College, Department of Electrical Engineering, Kalyani, West Bengal, India
Abstract
The constant rise in energy demand due to continuous population rise and industrial growth is putting extreme pressure on conventional energy sources. To meet the demand there is no other option but to fall on renewable energy sources. In this context with the Indian Government promoting lots of schemes for encouragement of green power generation, the use of hybrid energy for micro-grids is also a highly viable and potent solution. The present paper reports on the designing of economic, optimal hybrid micro-grid standalone energy system models including PV and biodiesel generators. The optimization technique employed is based on the technical and economic analysis of renewable hybrid systems in IHOGA (2.4 EDU) software. The paper has also tried to present a comparative study based on the per-unit cost of electrical energy production, operating cost of conventional fossil fuel-based energy sources and a corresponding reduction in greenhouse gases.
Keywords
Biogas, IHOGA (2.4 EDU), Renewable energy source, Standalone hybrid system, Greenhouse gas
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