Case Study of a Hybrid Wind and Tidal Turbines System With a Microgrid for Power Supply to a Remote Off-Grid Community in New Zealand

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aut.relation.articlenumber3636en_NZ
aut.relation.issue12en_NZ
aut.relation.journalEnergiesen_NZ
aut.relation.volume14en_NZ
aut.researcherHutcheson, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorNasab, NMen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorKilby, Jen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorBakhtiaryfard, Len_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-10T03:05:55Z
dc.date.available2021-09-10T03:05:55Z
dc.date.copyright2021en_NZ
dc.date.issued2021en_NZ
dc.description.abstractThis paper evaluates the feasibility of using a hybrid system consisting of wind and tidal turbines connected to a microgrid for power supply to coastal communities that are isolated from a main supply grid. The case study is Stewart Island, where the cost of electricity, provided by a central diesel power station, is higher than the grid network in New Zealand. Local residents believe that reducing the consumption of diesel and having a renewable source of electricity generation are two of the island’s highest priorities. Merging a tidal energy source (predictable) with wind (unpre-dictable) and diesel (back‐up), through a microgrid, may be a way to increase reliability and de-crease the cost of generation. Several off‐grid configurations are simulated using HOMER and WRPLOT software. Using two wind and four tidal turbines, plus one diesel generator for back‐up, is the best design in terms of lower greenhouse gas emissions, higher renewable fraction, and re-duced net present cost.en_NZ
dc.identifier.citationEnergies 2021, 14(12), 3636; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14123636
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/en14123636en_NZ
dc.identifier.issn1996-1073en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/14492
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/12/3636
dc.rights: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/).
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccessen_NZ
dc.subjectMicrogrid; HOMER Pro; Wind; Tidal
dc.titleCase Study of a Hybrid Wind and Tidal Turbines System With a Microgrid for Power Supply to a Remote Off-Grid Community in New Zealanden_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
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