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Techno-economic feasibility analysis of PV-wind hybrid systems for Sweden
Dalarna University, School of Technology and Business Studies, Energy and Environmental Technology.
2008 (English)In: Eurosun 2008, Lisbon, 2008Conference paper, Published paper (Other academic) Published
Abstract [en]

PV-Wind-Hybrid systems for stand-alone applications have the potential to be more cost efficient compared to PV-alone systems. The two energy sources can, to some extent, compensate each others minima. The combination of solar and wind should be especially favorable for locations at high latitudes such as Sweden with a very uneven distribution of solar radiation during the year. In this article PV-Wind-Hybrid systems have been studied for 11 locations in Sweden. These systems supply the household electricity for single family houses. The aim was to evaluate the system costs, the cost of energy generated by the PV-Wind-Hybrid systems, the effect of the load size and to what extent the combination of these two energy sources can reduce the costs compared to a PV-alone system. The study has been performed with the simulation tool HOMER developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for techno-economical feasibility studies of hybrid systems. The results from HOMER show that the net present costs (NPC) for a hybrid system designed for an annual load of 6000 kWh with a capacity shortage of 10% will vary between $48,000 and $87,000. Sizing the system for a load of 1800 kWh/year will give a NPC of $17,000 for the best and $33,000 for the worst location. PV-Wind-Hybrid systems are for all locations more cost effective compared to PV-alone systems. Using a Hybrid system is reducing the NPC for Borlänge by 36% and for Lund by 64%. The cost per kWh electricity varies between $1.4 for the worst location and $0.9 for the best location if a PV-Wind-Hybrid system is used.

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Lisbon, 2008.
Keywords [en]
Techno-economic feasibility, PV-Wind-Hybrid systems
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-3467OAI: oai:dalea.du.se:3467DiVA, id: diva2:521885
Conference
Eurosun 2008 , Lisbon, 7-10 October 2008, 2008
Available from: 2008-10-28 Created: 2008-10-28 Last updated: 2012-04-24Bibliographically approved

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