A new techno-economic solution to supply energy, decrease the peak and reduce the cost of electricity consumed in the new agricultural structure

Abstract

In today's complex world, energy challenges are interconnected with water, environmental, and food challenges. Because of the better understanding and complex connection that exists between these resources, a concept called nexus is defined. The most comprehensive nexus that most of the parameters are considered is water, environment, food and energy nexus (WEFEN). A volumetric view of WEFEN is an attitude that can be very effective in achieving sustainable development goals. Energetic dark greenhouse (EDG) is an innovative idea with the WEFEN volume view that solves the challenges of sustainable security, water, environment, food, and energy. Three examples of EDG capabilities are described in order to provide sustainable security in this research. These three capabilities include supplying electrical energy through renewable energy resources, decreasing the peak with changes in the pattern of electricity consumption, and reducing consumer electricity costs in the EDG. In this research, in order to decrease the peak by changing the pattern of electricity consumption, the appropriate lighting period of the plant has been selected. Also, from a techno-economic point of view, the best time to start the lighting period of this system is selected in terms of optimal cost for the user.