INTEGRATED RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM FOR A REMOTE HILLY AREA

Abstract

The major necessity of Integrated renewable energy system (IRES) is to coordinate different energy forms to the requirements of a rural area in a proficient and affordable way. This system uses at least two environmentally friendly power sources, transformation advances, and end-use advances to give an assortment of requirements. Demands incorporate cooking, consumable and homegrown water, water for irrigation, power for lights, correspondence, cold stockpiling also instructive purposes. This methodology needs purposeful also determined techniques for coordinating necessities and accessible assets to augment the advantages and productivity. Various contributions to IRES are of various structures as are the different yields. This system might be associated with a central grid or can be independent. A definitive objective of IRES is to coordinate the advantages at client end. Rural areas have benefited from the introduction of IRES. There are a lot of socioeconomic consequences. It improves the life style and social welfare by providing essential necessities including such biofuels for food , household and agricultural water, as well as electric power for illumination, correspondence, storage facilities, academic, and limited processing industries. The aim of this study is to optimize the cost of the component of IRES using HOMER. A remote rural area named Tarula with a population of 192 people living in 46 households is used as a cost analysis and optimization case study. The development of mathematical models for key IRES components such as biogas , hydropower , wind generators, PV systems, and battery banks has been done. On optimization using HOMER software the overall capital expense of an optimum IRES system is $487,726, The annual operational expense is about $14505. For a lifetime time frame, the absolute net present expense (NPC) is $675244. The estimated cost of energy (COE) is $0.865 per kWh.