Utilization of renewable hybrid energy for refueling station in Al-Kharj,Saudi Arabia |
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Affiliation: | 1. Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Dhofar University, Salalah, Oman;2. Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 16273, Saudi Arabia;3. Electrical & Computer Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Dhofar University, Salalah, Oman;4. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong 643000, Sichuan, PR China;5. Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar;6. Department of Polymer and Textile Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria;7. Department of Physics, Alagappa, University, Karaikudi 630003, TamiNadu, India |
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Abstract: | Hydrogen is one of the energy carriers that can be produced using different techniques. Combining multiple energy sources can enhance hydrogen production and meet other electrical demands. The hybrid arrangement allows the produced hydrogen to be stored and used when the electrical energy sources are not adequate. In this study, utilizing the meteorological data was investigated using HOMER (Hybrid Optimization of Multiple Energy Resources) software for the optimal solution. The results demonstrated that the “best-optimized system has 270 kW of photovoltaic (PV), 1 unit of 300 kW of wind turbine (WT), 500 kW of electrolyzer, 100 kg/L of the hydrogen tank, 70 units of 1 kWh lithium-ion battery, and 472 kW of the converter. The selected hybrid energy system has the lowest Levelized cost of energy (LCOE), Levelized cost of hydrogen (LCOH), and net present cost (NPC) of $/kg 0.6208, $/kg 9.34, and $ 484,360.00 respectively which judged the system to be the best choice for the proposed hydrogen project in AI-Kharj. This investigation will help stakeholders and policymakers optimize hybrid energy systems that economically meet the hydrogen production and refueling station demands of the AI-Kharj community. |
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Keywords: | Photovoltaic Battery Hydrogen Wind turbine Fossil fuel |
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