Energy Reports · 2019 · 156 citations · 35 references
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Energy accessibility, particularly electricity, is a key driver of sustainability, and the high solar radiation (~9 h/d) and wind speeds (~5 m/s) in Zabol and Zahak indicate strong potential for hybrid generation. The study investigates energy sustainability using renewable energies for two high‑potential cities in southeast Iran up to 2030. Using Homer software, the authors performed economic and technical analyses of PV‑wind‑diesel hybrid systems for Zabol and Zahak based on meteorological data from Iran’s meteorological organization. The hybrid systems would generate 1700 kWh/yr from PV and 9036 kWh/yr from wind in Zabol, and 1669 kWh/yr PV and 7263 kWh/yr wind in Zahak, demonstrating that investments in solar and wind are economically justified.
Energy accessibility especially electrical energy is considered as one of the most appealing factors to achieve energy sustainability. The purpose of this study is to investigate energy sustainability using renewable energies for two high potential cities in the south-east of Iran until the year 2030. In this regard, Homer software is used to evaluate economic and technical analyses of PV-wind-diesel hybrid system for the two cities by the data gathering which was collected from Iran’s meteorological organization. Therefore, the average of solar radiation per month for Zabol and Zahak were about 9 and 9.1 (h/d). Also, mean wind speeds are calculated 5.35 m/s and 4.7 m/s for Zabol and Zahak respectively which proposed that these cities have high potential in order to electrical production by a hybrid system. Furthermore, the amount of electricity production by PV array for Zabol and Zahak were 1700 (kWh/yr) and 1669 (kWh/yr) respectively, and the amount of electricity production by wind turbine were 9036 (kWh/yr) and 7263(kWh/yr) for Zabol and Zahak respectively. Consequently, it is of elaborated that the investments on solar and wind energy sectors for both cities would be economically justified.
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Sudhir Anand, Amartya Sen · World Development · 2000 · 902 citations