3E analyses of battery-assisted photovoltaic-fuel cell energy system: Step towards green community

Tahir Khan; Muhammad Waseem; Hafiz Abdul Muqeet; Muhammad Majid Hussain; Miao Yu; Andres Annuk

doi:10.1016/j.egyr.2022.10.393

3E analyses of battery-assisted photovoltaic-fuel cell energy system: Step towards green community

Tahir Khan, Muhammad Waseem, Hafiz Abdul Muqeet, Muhammad Majid Hussain, Miao Yu^*, Andres Annuk

^*Corresponding author for this work

Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

48 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

Diesel generator-based energy systems (DGES) are often utilized for rural electrification, which is neither economical nor an eco-friendly choice. Also, fuel logistics in rural areas and uncertain varying prices of diesel are obstacles that make the DGES technically and economically unfeasible. Thus, a battery-assisted photovoltaic-fuel cell (PV-FC) green energy system (GES) is proposed to meet the energy demand of the rural community in Pakistan. 3E (energy, economic, and environmental) analyses are conducted to access the feasibility of GES in all three domains. The sensitivity analyses are performed to evaluate the effect of the most uncertain parameters on the economy of GES. In addition, the proposed GES is contrasted with DGES. It is investigated that the TNPC and COE of the proposed GES are 15% and 38.4% less expensive than DGES. The proposed GES contributes no emissions to the environment saving 384.47 tons/yr of greenhouse gas emissions as compared to DGES. Furthermore, no significant difference in the technical performance of both DGES and GES is observed. Hence, it is concluded that the proposed GES is financially, technically, and environmentally a feasible solution for rural electrification. Finally, future work is recommended to further explore this research direction.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	184-191
Number of pages	8
Journal	Energy Reports
Volume	8
Issue number	S14
Early online date	7 Nov 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2022.10.393
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2022

Keywords

Battery
Economic analysis
Energy analysis
Environmental analysis
Fuel cell
HOMER
Photovoltaic

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access to Document

10.1016/j.egyr.2022.10.393Licence: CC BY

Version of Record with a CC BY LicenceFinal published version, 2.27 MBLicence: CC BY

Cite this

@article{c5f77822becf407e8bfd707a3bb307a6,

title = "3E analyses of battery-assisted photovoltaic-fuel cell energy system: Step towards green community",

abstract = "Diesel generator-based energy systems (DGES) are often utilized for rural electrification, which is neither economical nor an eco-friendly choice. Also, fuel logistics in rural areas and uncertain varying prices of diesel are obstacles that make the DGES technically and economically unfeasible. Thus, a battery-assisted photovoltaic-fuel cell (PV-FC) green energy system (GES) is proposed to meet the energy demand of the rural community in Pakistan. 3E (energy, economic, and environmental) analyses are conducted to access the feasibility of GES in all three domains. The sensitivity analyses are performed to evaluate the effect of the most uncertain parameters on the economy of GES. In addition, the proposed GES is contrasted with DGES. It is investigated that the TNPC and COE of the proposed GES are 15% and 38.4% less expensive than DGES. The proposed GES contributes no emissions to the environment saving 384.47 tons/yr of greenhouse gas emissions as compared to DGES. Furthermore, no significant difference in the technical performance of both DGES and GES is observed. Hence, it is concluded that the proposed GES is financially, technically, and environmentally a feasible solution for rural electrification. Finally, future work is recommended to further explore this research direction.",

keywords = "Battery, Economic analysis, Energy analysis, Environmental analysis, Fuel cell, HOMER, Photovoltaic",

author = "Tahir Khan and Muhammad Waseem and Muqeet, {Hafiz Abdul} and Hussain, {Muhammad Majid} and Miao Yu and Andres Annuk",

note = "Funding Information: The authors would like to thank the Estonian Centre of Excellence in Zero Energy and Resource Efficient Smart Buildings and Districts, ZEBE, grant TK146 , funded by the European Regional Development Fund to support this research. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 The Authors",

year = "2022",

month = dec,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1016/j.egyr.2022.10.393",

language = "English",

volume = "8",

pages = "184--191",

journal = "Energy Reports",

issn = "2352-4847",

publisher = "Elsevier",

number = "S14",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - 3E analyses of battery-assisted photovoltaic-fuel cell energy system

T2 - Step towards green community

AU - Khan, Tahir

AU - Waseem, Muhammad

AU - Muqeet, Hafiz Abdul

AU - Hussain, Muhammad Majid

AU - Yu, Miao

AU - Annuk, Andres

N1 - Funding Information: The authors would like to thank the Estonian Centre of Excellence in Zero Energy and Resource Efficient Smart Buildings and Districts, ZEBE, grant TK146 , funded by the European Regional Development Fund to support this research. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Authors

PY - 2022/12/1

Y1 - 2022/12/1

N2 - Diesel generator-based energy systems (DGES) are often utilized for rural electrification, which is neither economical nor an eco-friendly choice. Also, fuel logistics in rural areas and uncertain varying prices of diesel are obstacles that make the DGES technically and economically unfeasible. Thus, a battery-assisted photovoltaic-fuel cell (PV-FC) green energy system (GES) is proposed to meet the energy demand of the rural community in Pakistan. 3E (energy, economic, and environmental) analyses are conducted to access the feasibility of GES in all three domains. The sensitivity analyses are performed to evaluate the effect of the most uncertain parameters on the economy of GES. In addition, the proposed GES is contrasted with DGES. It is investigated that the TNPC and COE of the proposed GES are 15% and 38.4% less expensive than DGES. The proposed GES contributes no emissions to the environment saving 384.47 tons/yr of greenhouse gas emissions as compared to DGES. Furthermore, no significant difference in the technical performance of both DGES and GES is observed. Hence, it is concluded that the proposed GES is financially, technically, and environmentally a feasible solution for rural electrification. Finally, future work is recommended to further explore this research direction.

AB - Diesel generator-based energy systems (DGES) are often utilized for rural electrification, which is neither economical nor an eco-friendly choice. Also, fuel logistics in rural areas and uncertain varying prices of diesel are obstacles that make the DGES technically and economically unfeasible. Thus, a battery-assisted photovoltaic-fuel cell (PV-FC) green energy system (GES) is proposed to meet the energy demand of the rural community in Pakistan. 3E (energy, economic, and environmental) analyses are conducted to access the feasibility of GES in all three domains. The sensitivity analyses are performed to evaluate the effect of the most uncertain parameters on the economy of GES. In addition, the proposed GES is contrasted with DGES. It is investigated that the TNPC and COE of the proposed GES are 15% and 38.4% less expensive than DGES. The proposed GES contributes no emissions to the environment saving 384.47 tons/yr of greenhouse gas emissions as compared to DGES. Furthermore, no significant difference in the technical performance of both DGES and GES is observed. Hence, it is concluded that the proposed GES is financially, technically, and environmentally a feasible solution for rural electrification. Finally, future work is recommended to further explore this research direction.

KW - Battery

KW - Economic analysis

KW - Energy analysis

KW - Environmental analysis

KW - Fuel cell

KW - HOMER

KW - Photovoltaic

U2 - 10.1016/j.egyr.2022.10.393

DO - 10.1016/j.egyr.2022.10.393

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85141417795

SN - 2352-4847

VL - 8

SP - 184

EP - 191

JO - Energy Reports

JF - Energy Reports

IS - S14

ER -

3E analyses of battery-assisted photovoltaic-fuel cell energy system: Step towards green community

Abstract

Keywords

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this