A comprehensive review of the prospects for rural electrification using stand-alone and hybrid energy technologies

P Pandiyan, R Sitharthan, S Saravanan… - … energy technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The abrupt rise in energy demand has led many growing nations to a power shortage.
Hence, most rural areas in those nations are purely dependent on off-grid based power …

Drivers and challenges of off-grid renewable energy-based projects in West Africa: A review

K Nyarko, J Whale, T Urmee - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Off-grid hybrid power systems with renewable energy as the primary resource remain the
best option to electrify rural/remote areas in develo** countries to help attain universal …

Optimal design and model predictive control of standalone HRES: A real case study for residential demand side management

S Rehman, HUR Habib, S Wang, MS Büker… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Conventional electricity generation is one of the greatest sources of CO2 emissions. For a
successful transformation of conventional energy systems into non-polluting and renewable …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative study and sensitivity analysis of a standalone hybrid energy system for electrification of rural healthcare facility in Nigeria

JO Oladigbolu, YA Al-Turki, L Olatomiwa - Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper investigated the techno-economic viability assessment of solar PV/wind/diesel
generator (DG)/battery hybrid energy systems (HES) for powering an isolated rural health …

Design and implementation of Hybrid Renewable energy (PV/Wind/Diesel/Battery) Microgrids for rural areas

MGM Almihat, MTE Kahn - Journal of Solar Energy and Sustainable …, 2023 - ajol.info
This study examines the variation in sensitivity of a microgrid system comprised of
photovoltaics, wind turbines, diesel engines, and batteries. The primary objective is to …

Multi-year techno-economic assessment of proposed zero-emission hybrid community microgrid in Nigeria using HOMER

OA Odetoye, PK Olulope, OM Olanrewaju, AO Alimi… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
This paper presents a novel use of the HOMER Software for the multi-year economic,
environmental, and energetic assessment of a proposed multi-source standalone renewable …

Residential community load management based on optimal design of standalone HRES with model predictive control

EA Al-Ammar, HUR Habib, KM Kotb, S Wang… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Microgrids being an important entity in the distribution system, and to get their full
advantages by incorporating maximum distributed generation, standalone hybrid renewable …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal sizing of grid-connected photovoltaic system for a large commercial load in Saudi Arabia

MMA Seedahmed, MAM Ramli… - Alexandria Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy mix optimization is considered an essential tool for assessing the efficacy of
renewable energy system (RES). Countless approaches have been employed by grid …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal design of a hybrid PV solar/micro-hydro/diesel/battery energy system for a remote rural village under tropical climate conditions

JO Oladigbolu, MAM Ramli, YA Al-Turki - Electronics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recently, off-grid renewable power generation systems have become good alternatives for
providing reliable electricity at a low cost in remote areas. According to the International …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal selection and design of grid-connected hybrid renewable energy system in three selected communities of Rivers State

C Ezekwem, S Muthusamy, PC Ezekwem - Scientific African, 2024 - Elsevier
The pursuit of electrifying rural areas has been a multi-decade quest, emblematic of
Nigeria's longstanding efforts to diversify its energy sources and reduce dependence on …