Technical-economic feasibility study on renewable resources in order to satisfying heating, cooling and electricity needs of remote rural areas

Document Type : Review Article

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1 Department of energy, Material & Energy Research center, Karaj, Iran

2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imam Khomeini University, Qazvin, Iran

3 Qazvin province gas company, Qazvin, Iran

Abstract

Using of modern energy systems is the one of ways for supplying energy in hard transition zones. In this investigation, a technical-economic feasibility study on energy production systems from renewable sources was done for three hard transition rural areas including Pichbon, Narmellat andDinehroud, located in the eastern Alamut, Qazvin. Among different renewable energy production systems, solar and biogas systems were selected based on the rural areas potential. Technical calculation reveals thatPichbon, Narmellat and Dinehroud require 1200, 150 and 1000 Photovoltaic (PV) panels, respectively. The gas produce from animal waste, in these rural areas, are145008, 62000 and 50000 m3, respectively. According to economic calculations, a hybrid PV-biogas system was chosenas the most viable economic,with payback period equal to 5.5 years and internal rate of return equal to 16.13 percent.

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  • Receive Date: 10 October 2017
  • Accept Date: 10 October 2017

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