ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF UTILITY SCALE SOLAR-WIND-DIESEL GENERATOR SYSTEM IN NORTH CYPRUS/
Elmi, Yonis Khalif
ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF UTILITY SCALE SOLAR-WIND-DIESEL GENERATOR SYSTEM IN NORTH CYPRUS/ Yonis Khalif Elmi; Supervisor: Mehmet Şenol - 2020 - IX, 42 sheets; figure, chart, map, 30.5 cm CD.
Thesis (MSc) - CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Includes bibliography sheets 39-42
ABSTRACT
Carbon dioxide is an air pollutant that causes rapid global and regional changes in climate
and temperature. Global carbon dioxide levels have risen so rapidly that they are now 50%
higher than they have been for millions of years and they are rising faster than ever. Most
of that rise has happened in the past 200 years, corresponding to the combustion of
hydrocarbons and coal that is, the burning of fossil fuels: coal, oil, and natural gas, which
release water and carbon dioxide as their main end products. Due to this issue policy
makers and scientists looking for solution of future energy. However, there won’t be a
single easy solution to our energy future, but there are trends that can give us some
guidance on what to do next. There are two parts to this discussion. There is the supply
and the demand: how much energy are we going to need and where will it come from. We
also will need to know what energy sources are available, what the impacts are of their
use, and how much they cost because, whatever we do next, it has to make sense
economically or it’s not likely to happen.
This thesis studied the potential utilization of a utility-scale wind-solar-diesel generator
system in north Cyprus. Homer program software has used the simulation to calculate
economic assessment analysis and also to make the feasibility of the system. There were
four various system configurations, called hybrid solar-diesel generator system, hybrid
wind-diesel generator system, hybrid solar-wind-diesel generator system, and stand-alone
diesel generator system, will be analyzed and studied. The solar PV and wind turbine are
classified into three various sizes. The study will be focused on the cost of energy, excess
electricity generated, net present cost (or life cycle cost), operation cost, and initial capital
cost. The simulation will be examined at various higher diesel price. The result illustrates
that the hybrid solar-wind-diesel generator system is the cheapest system with all diesel
price regarding the cost of energy and life cycle cost $22.3 billion. IN comparison, the
stand-alone diesel generator system is the smallest initial capital cost $246 million and
also the lowest excess electricity production with almost less than >1%.
Keywords: Solar, Wind, Diesel Generator, Hybrid, Homer
Solar system
Electric generators
ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF UTILITY SCALE SOLAR-WIND-DIESEL GENERATOR SYSTEM IN NORTH CYPRUS/ Yonis Khalif Elmi; Supervisor: Mehmet Şenol - 2020 - IX, 42 sheets; figure, chart, map, 30.5 cm CD.
Thesis (MSc) - CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Includes bibliography sheets 39-42
ABSTRACT
Carbon dioxide is an air pollutant that causes rapid global and regional changes in climate
and temperature. Global carbon dioxide levels have risen so rapidly that they are now 50%
higher than they have been for millions of years and they are rising faster than ever. Most
of that rise has happened in the past 200 years, corresponding to the combustion of
hydrocarbons and coal that is, the burning of fossil fuels: coal, oil, and natural gas, which
release water and carbon dioxide as their main end products. Due to this issue policy
makers and scientists looking for solution of future energy. However, there won’t be a
single easy solution to our energy future, but there are trends that can give us some
guidance on what to do next. There are two parts to this discussion. There is the supply
and the demand: how much energy are we going to need and where will it come from. We
also will need to know what energy sources are available, what the impacts are of their
use, and how much they cost because, whatever we do next, it has to make sense
economically or it’s not likely to happen.
This thesis studied the potential utilization of a utility-scale wind-solar-diesel generator
system in north Cyprus. Homer program software has used the simulation to calculate
economic assessment analysis and also to make the feasibility of the system. There were
four various system configurations, called hybrid solar-diesel generator system, hybrid
wind-diesel generator system, hybrid solar-wind-diesel generator system, and stand-alone
diesel generator system, will be analyzed and studied. The solar PV and wind turbine are
classified into three various sizes. The study will be focused on the cost of energy, excess
electricity generated, net present cost (or life cycle cost), operation cost, and initial capital
cost. The simulation will be examined at various higher diesel price. The result illustrates
that the hybrid solar-wind-diesel generator system is the cheapest system with all diesel
price regarding the cost of energy and life cycle cost $22.3 billion. IN comparison, the
stand-alone diesel generator system is the smallest initial capital cost $246 million and
also the lowest excess electricity production with almost less than >1%.
Keywords: Solar, Wind, Diesel Generator, Hybrid, Homer
Solar system
Electric generators