Design of Solar-Biomass-Biogas Based Hybrid System for Rural Electrification with Environmental Benefits

Abstract

After so many years of independence, India still has many villages that are not electrified or grid supply is rarely available. However, there is a lot of scope of tapping the renewable energy resources for power generation at these locations. In the present investigation, optimal design of hybrid power system by utilizing locally available renewable energy resources like solar, biomass and biogas has been carried out and presented. Four different configurations have been compared on the basis of techno-economic evaluation.The proposed model has least net present cost (NPC), cost of energy (COE) and negligible green house gas emission.