Revolutionizing Oman's energy network with an optimal mixture renewable energy source

The electricity demand has increased to 240% during the last decade in the Sultanate of Oman due to population growth and industrial expansion. Solar energy can act as an alternate source of energy production to meet the surge in demand for electric power. Also, the government has planned to derive...

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Main Authors: AL Hinai H.A., Ariffin A.M., Osman M.
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-346022024-10-14T11:21:00Z Revolutionizing Oman's energy network with an optimal mixture renewable energy source AL Hinai H.A. Ariffin A.M. Osman M. 58545356300 16400722400 7201930315 HOMER hybrid solar photovoltaic (PV) solar radiation system solar energy Carbon dioxide Energy conservation Gas emissions Global warming Greenhouse gases Hybrid systems Population statistics Solar concentrators Solar panels Solar power generation Solar radiation Solar system Temperature Grid-connected Hybrid optimization Hybrid optimization of multiple electric renewables Hybrid solar Photovoltaic Photovoltaic solar systems Photovoltaics Real-time data Renewables System solar energy Solar energy The electricity demand has increased to 240% during the last decade in the Sultanate of Oman due to population growth and industrial expansion. Solar energy can act as an alternate source of energy production to meet the surge in demand for electric power. Also, the government has planned to derive 30% of the electricity from renewables by 2030. Moreover, agreements have been made to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by decreasing 7% by 2030. The main objective of this paper is to design a grid-connected PV solar system based on the real-time data collected from the location called Nizwa, Oman using Hybrid Optimization of Multiple Electric Renewables (HOMER) software. The real-time data of average high and low temperature, solar radiation, estimated monthly average daily sunshine and peak hours of solar radiation of Nizwa has been collected from Meteorological Office Oman for January to December 2022. Nizwa recorded a temperature max of 43 �C during summer and 12 �C in January. Daily sun radiation in July averages between 5,500 and 6,000 Wh/m2, and the average sunshine is 9 hours per day at the selected project area (Nizwa). The collected data has been analyzed and designed using HOMER software. HOMER is used to model, optimize and analyze an integrated energy system that primarily utilizes renewable and non-conventional resources for both grid connected and autonomous systems. A 9-kW grid-connected PV solar panel has been designed and implemented in the proposed system. The proposed PV solar system worked perfectly and gave the results of an estimated number of hours of operation to be 4,362 hrs/year the cost of energy per kilowatt is $ 0.044 and the annual energy saving cost of the hybrid system is $ 173.696. For the environmental feasibility of producing 14,765 kWh/yr, carbon dioxide emissions have decreased from 7,230,440 g to 4,396.001 g, with a difference of 7,226,043.9 g of carbon dioxide. � 2023 the Author(s), licensee AIMS Press. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) Final 2024-10-14T03:21:00Z 2024-10-14T03:21:00Z 2023 Review 10.3934/energy.2023032 2-s2.0-85168543569 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85168543569&doi=10.3934%2fenergy.2023032&partnerID=40&md5=2968a962f98c994596704211e8b2d5b4 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/34602 11 4 628 662 All Open Access Gold Open Access AIMS Press Scopus
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topic HOMER
hybrid solar
photovoltaic (PV)
solar radiation
system solar energy
Carbon dioxide
Energy conservation
Gas emissions
Global warming
Greenhouse gases
Hybrid systems
Population statistics
Solar concentrators
Solar panels
Solar power generation
Solar radiation
Solar system
Temperature
Grid-connected
Hybrid optimization
Hybrid optimization of multiple electric renewables
Hybrid solar
Photovoltaic
Photovoltaic solar systems
Photovoltaics
Real-time data
Renewables
System solar energy
Solar energy
spellingShingle HOMER
hybrid solar
photovoltaic (PV)
solar radiation
system solar energy
Carbon dioxide
Energy conservation
Gas emissions
Global warming
Greenhouse gases
Hybrid systems
Population statistics
Solar concentrators
Solar panels
Solar power generation
Solar radiation
Solar system
Temperature
Grid-connected
Hybrid optimization
Hybrid optimization of multiple electric renewables
Hybrid solar
Photovoltaic
Photovoltaic solar systems
Photovoltaics
Real-time data
Renewables
System solar energy
Solar energy
AL Hinai H.A.
Ariffin A.M.
Osman M.
Revolutionizing Oman's energy network with an optimal mixture renewable energy source
description The electricity demand has increased to 240% during the last decade in the Sultanate of Oman due to population growth and industrial expansion. Solar energy can act as an alternate source of energy production to meet the surge in demand for electric power. Also, the government has planned to derive 30% of the electricity from renewables by 2030. Moreover, agreements have been made to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by decreasing 7% by 2030. The main objective of this paper is to design a grid-connected PV solar system based on the real-time data collected from the location called Nizwa, Oman using Hybrid Optimization of Multiple Electric Renewables (HOMER) software. The real-time data of average high and low temperature, solar radiation, estimated monthly average daily sunshine and peak hours of solar radiation of Nizwa has been collected from Meteorological Office Oman for January to December 2022. Nizwa recorded a temperature max of 43 �C during summer and 12 �C in January. Daily sun radiation in July averages between 5,500 and 6,000 Wh/m2, and the average sunshine is 9 hours per day at the selected project area (Nizwa). The collected data has been analyzed and designed using HOMER software. HOMER is used to model, optimize and analyze an integrated energy system that primarily utilizes renewable and non-conventional resources for both grid connected and autonomous systems. A 9-kW grid-connected PV solar panel has been designed and implemented in the proposed system. The proposed PV solar system worked perfectly and gave the results of an estimated number of hours of operation to be 4,362 hrs/year
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AL Hinai H.A.
Ariffin A.M.
Osman M.
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author AL Hinai H.A.
Ariffin A.M.
Osman M.
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title Revolutionizing Oman's energy network with an optimal mixture renewable energy source
title_short Revolutionizing Oman's energy network with an optimal mixture renewable energy source
title_full Revolutionizing Oman's energy network with an optimal mixture renewable energy source
title_fullStr Revolutionizing Oman's energy network with an optimal mixture renewable energy source
title_full_unstemmed Revolutionizing Oman's energy network with an optimal mixture renewable energy source
title_sort revolutionizing oman's energy network with an optimal mixture renewable energy source
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