Muhammad Naeem
, Zohaib Rehman
With the increase in globalization and population there is an increase in the supply and demand gap in the electricity sector. This gap is increasing day by day and expected to be considerably more in the foreseeable future. The conventional sources used for generation of electricity are depleting and hazardous to environment. Third world countries such as Pakistan are facing a huge problem to lessen the demand and supply gap. There is need to find an alternative that can provide remedy for this alarming situation. Solar renewable energy and biogas are the two sources that are available in abundance in this part of the world which can be used for good effects. Solar renewable energy is relatively new and is adequate to provide electrical energy to the entire world. Pakistan is one of the luckiest countries in the world where sun has the highest numbers of radiations hence lots of solar energy potential. Major components of solar PV system comprise of solar panels, inverters, charge controller, cables and batteries. It is very easy to install and can be upgraded based on the change in the load demand. Bio gas has also lots of potential in this part of the world. This research is focused on the making a system that is economically and environmentally feasible to tackle the load shedding problems in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Peshawar is selected for this research study and Homer is software used for simulation. Results generated from Homer shows that there is a considerable advantage of using a mix of solar renewable energy system, batteries, bio gas plant along with generator to turn the gas produced into electrical energy. There is also a section on the environmental benefits of renewable energy system and according to simulations obtained from Homer the mixture of solar energy and bio gas is much more environmental friendly than the conventional sources.
Muhammad Naeem Zohaib Rehman “Techno-Economic Evaluation of Hybrid Off-Grid Renewable Energy System” International Journal Vol. 11 Issue 06 PP. 111-123 June 2024. https://doi.org/10.34259/ijew.24.1106111123.
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