Affordable Clean Energy Through Optimized Hybrid Microgrid Design in Yemen

Affordable Clean Energy Through Optimized Hybrid Microgrid Design in Yemen | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Affordable Clean Energy Through Optimized Hybrid Microgrid Design in Yemen Mohammed Abdulelah Albasheri, Mujammal Ahmed Hasan Mujammal, Ouahid Bouchhida, and 2 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5707101/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract The global pursuit of sustainable development increasingly emphasizes the adoption of renewable energy sources to deliver affordable, clean energy while addressing climate change challenges. This study proposes a comprehensive, three-phase framework for designing a microgrid-based hybrid renewable energy system tailored for a remote area in Yemen. The framework encompasses initial evaluation, design optimization, results assessment, and power quality analysis. The phases conducted using HOMER Pro® software, evaluate and compare six hybrid system configurations based on life-cycle costs, renewable energy fraction, unmet load, and system reliability to identify the optimal design for the target community. The findings reveal that the optimal system configuration consists of photovoltaic panels, battery energy storage, and a power converter, achieving the lowest net present cost of $22,647.71 and a cost of energy (COE) of $0.084912 per kWh. This design exhibits an almost negligible unmet load of 0.017463%, a renewable energy fraction of 100%, and the lowest associated carbon emissions among all configurations. These results underscore the proposed framework's potential for achieving reliable, efficient, and sustainable energy solutions in remote communities. Microgrid Techno-economic optimization Net present cost Cost of energy Renewable fraction Hybrid renewable energy Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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