Prospect of Hybrid Power Generation in Nijhum Dwip Utilizing Renewable Resources

Abstract

Recently, Bangladesh has seen development towards connecting the electric supply grid to extremely remote places. But the sudden energy crisis and the increased price of fossil fuels have forced the authorities to shed some & even total load in those areas where the economic return is not feasible. Consequently, people of such places are back to getting electricity through diesel generators, which are not economically viable and environmentally unfriendly. Nijhum Dwip is one such places. This study proposes a renewable resources hybrid model alternative focusing on a community of 50 households using HOMER software. The model consists of a battery, converter, diesel generator, and solar PV system along with a wind turbine & it aims to satisfy the demand of 48.33 KWh/d primary load and 7.37 KW peak load. The best configuration by HOMER in terms of lowest COE (Cost of Energy) and NPC (Net Present Cost) are found to be US$ 0.39 and US$ 115339, respectively & CO2emission is reduced by 15 tons.