scholarly journals Potential of Renewable Energy Resources with an Emphasis on Solar Power in Iraq: An Outlook

Resources ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussain Al-Kayiem ◽  
Sanan Mohammad
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Concentrated Solar Power ◽  
The Cost

This study presents an outlook on the renewable energies in Iraq, and the potential for deploying concentrated solar power technologies to support power generation in Iraq. Solar energy has not been sufficiently utilized at present in Iraq. However, this energy source can play an important role in energy production in Iraq, as the global solar radiation ranging from 2000 kWh/m2 to a 2500 kWh/m2 annual daily average. In addition, the study presents the limited current solar energy activities in Iraq. The attempts of the Iraqi government to utilize solar energy are also presented. Two approaches for utilizing concentrated solar power have been proposed, to support existing thermal power generation, with the possibility of being implemented as standalone plants or being integrated with thermal power plants. However, the cost analysis has shown that for 50 kW concentrated solar power in Iraq, the cost is around 0.23 US cent/kWh without integration with energy storage. Additionally, notable obstacles and barriers bounding the utilization of solar energy are also discussed. Finally, this study proposes initiatives that can be adopted by the Iraqi government to support the use of renewable energy resources in general, and solar energy in particular.

scholarly journals Day-Ahead Robust Economic Dispatch Considering Renewable Energy and Concentrated Solar Power Plants

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 3832 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bai ◽  
Ding ◽  
Wang ◽  
Chen
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Economic Dispatch ◽  
Automatic Generation ◽  
Test System ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Concentrated Solar Power ◽  
Solar Field

A concentrated solar power (CSP) plant with energy storage systems has excellent scheduling flexibility and superiority to traditional thermal power generation systems. In this paper, the operation mechanism and operational constraints of the CSP plant are specified. Furthermore, the uncertainty of the solar energy received by the solar field is considered and a robust economic dispatch model with CSP plants and renewable energy resources is proposed, where uncertainty is adjusted by the automatic generation control (AGC) regulation in the day-ahead ancillary market, so that the system security is guaranteed under any realization of the uncertainty. Finally, the proposed robust economic dispatch has been studied on an improved IEEE 30-bus test system, and the results verify the proposed model.

Solar energy forecasting using intelligent techniques: A step towards sustainable power generating system

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Alsaidan ◽  
Mohammad Rizwan ◽  
Muhannad Alaraj
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Percentage Error ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Energy Forecasting

The rapid advancements in the technology, increase in comfort levels, movement of population to urban areas, depletion of fossil fuels and increasing greenhouse gas emissions have invigorated the use of renewable energy resources for power generation in the last few years. The major renewable energy resources which have potential to fulfill the requirements includes solar energy, wind energy, small hydro and biomass etc. Among these major resources, solar energy-based technology is considered as one of the fastest growing technology because of its various advantages and ubiquitous availability of the resources. However, there are certain challenges in the utilization of solar energy for power generation because of various uncertainties in the atmosphere. As a result, the power generated from solar based power plants is fluctuating in nature which is not desirable. Therefore, the utilities are adopting the smart grid approach which has ability to integrate the solar power plants efficiently and the solar energy forecasting is one of the essential tools for this new model. In this paper, AI based techniques are utilized to forecast solar energy using high quality measured solar irradiance data. The forecasting accuracy of the developed models is evaluated based on statistical indices such as absolute relative error and mean absolute percentage error. The results obtained from the developed models are compared to observe the forecasting ability and performance with the high-quality measured data and found accurate.

Solution to Pakistan Electrical Power Crisis

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sajjad Akbar ◽  
Shahab Khusnood
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Private Power

Electricity is the engine for the growth of economy of any country. Total installed electricity generation capacity of Pakistan is presently approx 20,000 MW as given in Table-1. Despite this, almost 40% of the population is without electricity. Pakistan has been blessed with tremendous resources for electrical power generation with hydel, coal, renewable energy resources and Nuclear power. Hydel, coal potential of more than 40,000 MW and 10,000 MW are available but only 15% of hydroelectric potential has been harnessed so for where as only 150 MW power plant on indigenous coal has been set up. To exploit Pakistan hydel and coal resources for power generation large investments are needed which Pakistan economy can not afford. Govt. of Pakistan has created an organization of private power and infrastructure board (PPIB) to facilitate private sector in the participation of power generator. PPIB is tapping the resources and facilitating the private sector for establishment of power projects. Pakistan is collaborating with China for establishment of Nuclear Power Plants and plan to generate up to 10,000 MW by year 2025. Renewable energy resources are also required to be tapped. This paper will focus on the Pakistan power generation potential by utilizing local resources keeping in view the next 20 year supply and demand position.

scholarly journals An Evaluation of Current Status of Renewable Energy Sources in India

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 1234-1239 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Energy Needs ◽  
Hybrid Renewable Energy

Many people in rural society of India does not have access to natural energy resources like LPG , electricity as there is no facilitation of grid erection. Hence it becomes imperative for country like India to go for renewable energy resources as alternative to conventional energy resources. This paper evaluations the potential of different sources of renewable energy in India. It also highlights the trends in the growth of renewable energy sector, although at the same time shows that there is need of a hybrid renewable energy model for rural electrification in India. Paper also shows the scope in using the agriculture waste as bio fuel which burned otherwise and prompt health hazards besides environmental pollution, also describing many technologies which are in the demonstration stage like Tidal, OTEC, Solar thermal power plants. Many constraints put development in the field of solar and wind sector, on hold like availability of solar rays throughout the year . The main aim of the paper is to evaluation all possible options in renewable energy sector so that large segment of rural population can have access to electricity and to meet their basic energy needs.

scholarly journals HOW COULD RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES BRIDGE THE GAP IN NIGERIA’S ENERGY SECTOR?

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 9-16
Author(s):  
Gift Nwabueze
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Cost Estimation ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Fiscal Incentives ◽  
Energy Projects ◽  
The Cost

This paper presents renewable energy resources development as a means of abating the shortfall in electricity generation in Nigeria. Levellized Bus-bar Cost Estimation method is used to carry out cost analysis of various power generation technologies by comparing their levellized costs. Carbon Emissions Pricing theory is also utilized to show that the cost per mega watt of renewable energy resources power plants can be comparable to their fossils counterpart when price is assigned to the emissions that result from using fossil fuels. Finally, government’s participation in time bound renewable energy projects, as well as financial and fiscal incentives are identified as actions that will encourage private sector investments in renewable energy development, which has a stimulating effect on the larger economy.

scholarly journals Automatic Night Light using Solar and Piezo Power

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (VI) ◽  
pp. 1101-1106
Author(s):  
K. Niranjan Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Solar Array ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Electric Generator ◽  
Piezo Electric

The objective of this project is to get power continuously from the renewable energy resources. Here the renewable energy resources utilized in this project are solar energy and rain water. Now-a-days using solar power for the generation of electricity has become extremely popular. Particularly within the agricultural fields the usage of solar panels for electricity increasing day by day. The flaw during this concept is whenever there's sun, there'll be solar power production Another project is based on the principle of using hybrid mechanism of mixing solar energy technology with piezo electrical power technology during this project, we'll have hybrid panel i.e., one side it'll have solar array and other side it'll have piezo electric plate.. So whenever the day is sunny, solar array are going to be faced up and whenever there's rainfall, the piezo electric plate are going to be faced up. For sensing the sun, we are using an LDR. solar power may be a very useful renewable source of energy, which can be the solution to the longer term for power, or energy needs, as heating seems to select up rapidly by installing Solar AND piezo electric generator for Street lights, it'll help to spice up the economy of INDIA. during this no need of manual operation like ON time and OFF time setting. By using this technique electricity consumption are often reduced which is one among the most advantage also. within the basic circuit of this technique we are using an LDR, solar array, piezo electric transducer, Battery, voltage booster, Transistor, , Resistor and an LED.

scholarly journals Day-Ahead Scheduling for Renewable Energy Generation Systems considering Concentrating Solar Power Plants

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Xiaojuan Lu ◽  
Leilei Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Energy Resource ◽  
Energy Generation ◽  
Concentrating Solar Power ◽  
Solar Power Plants ◽  
Renewable Energy Generation

With the advent of the new types of electrical systems that attach more importance to the renewability of the energy resource, issues arising out of the randomness and volatility of the renewable energy resource, such as the safety, reliability, and economic operation of the underlying power generation system, are expected to be challenging. Generally speaking, the power generation company can do a reasonable dispatch of each unit according to weather forecast and load demand information. Focusing on concentrating solar power (CSP) plants (wind power, photovoltaic, battery energy storage, and thermal power plants), this paper proposes a day-ahead scheduling model for renewable energy generation systems. The model also considers demand response and related generator set constraints. The problem is described as a mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) problem, which can be solved by the CPLEX solver to obtain an optimal solution. At the same time, the paper compares and analyzes the impact of concentrating solar power plants on other renewable energy generation and thermal power operation systems. The results show that the renewable energy generation system can lower power generation costs, reduce load fluctuation, and enhance the energy storage rate.

scholarly journals Predicting the Performance of Solar Power Generation Using Deep Learning Methods

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 6887
Author(s):  
Chung-Hong Lee ◽  
Hsin-Chang Yang ◽  
Guan-Bo Ye
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Power Output ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Photovoltaic Cell ◽  
Power Prediction ◽  
Seasonal Characteristics ◽  
Variable Nature ◽  
Solar Power Plants

In recent years, many countries have provided promotion policies related to renewable energy in order to take advantage of the environmental factors of sufficient sunlight. However, the application of solar energy in the power grid also has disadvantages. The most obvious is the variability of power output, which will put pressure on the system. As more grid reserves are needed to compensate for fluctuations in power output, the variable nature of solar power may hinder further deployment. Besides, one of the main issues surrounding solar energy is the variability and unpredictability of sunlight. If it is cloudy or covered by clouds during the day, the photovoltaic cell cannot produce satisfactory electricity. How to collect relevant factors (variables) and data to make predictions so that the solar system can increase the power generation of solar power plants is an important topic that every solar supplier is constantly thinking about. The view is taken, therefore, in this work, we utilized the historical monitoring data collected by the ground-connected solar power plants to predict the power generation, using daily characteristics (24 h) to replace the usual seasonal characteristics (365 days) as the experimental basis. Further, we implemented daily numerical prediction of the whole-point power generation. The preliminary experimental evaluations demonstrate that our developed method is sensible, allowing for exploring the performance of solar power prediction.

scholarly journals Potential utilization of renewable energy resources for electricity generation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

2005 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fajik Begic ◽  
Anes Kazagic
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power System ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Electricity Market ◽  
Renewable Resources ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources

Along with the current processes of restructuring of Energy power system of Bosnia and Herzegovina, liberalization of the electricity market, and modernization of the existing power plants, Bosnia and Herzegovina must turn to the utilization of renewable resources in reason able dynamics as well. Respecting this policy, the initial Valuation of the potential of renewable erg resources in Bosnia and Herzegovina is per formed. The methodology of evaluation of wind energy utilization is presented in this paper, as well as some other aspects of utilization of the renewable energy resources in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Implementation of selected projects should improve sustainability of energy power production in Bosnia and Herzegovina, by reducing the total emission of carbon dioxide originated from energy power system of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

scholarly journals Hybrid bypass technique to mitigate leakage current in the grid-tied inverter

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
Geetha Kamurthy ◽  
Sreenivasappa Bhupasandra Veeranna
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Smart Grid ◽  
Leakage Current ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Good Efficiency ◽  
Distributed Power ◽  
Distributed Power Generation ◽  
Bypass Technique

The extensive use of fossil fuel is destroying the balance of nature that could lead to many problems in the forthcoming era. Renewable energy resources are a ray of hope to avoid possible destruction. Smart grid and distributed power generation systems are now mainly built with the help of renewable energy resources. The integration of renewable energy production system with the smart grid and distributed power generation is facing many challenges that include addressing the issue of isolation and power quality. This paper presents a new approach to address the aforementioned issues by proposing a hybrid bypass technique concept to improve the overall performance of the grid-tied inverter in solar power generation. The topology with the proposed technique is presented using traditional H5, oH5 and H6 inverter. Comparison of topologies with literature is carried out to check the feasibility of the method proposed. It is found that the leakage current of all the proposed inverters is 9 mA and total harmonic distortion is almost about 2%. The proposed topology has good efficiency, common mode and differential mode characteristics.

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