Comparison of microgrid solutions for remote areas
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2016
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Markovic, M.
Nedic, Z.
Nafalski, A.
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2016 IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference, EPEC 2016, 2016, pp.1-5
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2016 IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference, EPEC 2016 (12 Oct 2016 - 14 Oct 2016 : Ottawa, Canada)
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Often, remote locations are not within close proximity to a mains power grid. A common solution to providing electricity in remote areas is diesel generation. Historically, it is a type of power generation that is proven reliable, but not without adverse environmental impacts. Diesel generation is not capital intensive. However, it can have long term negative financial impacts as well as producing less than desirable amounts of greenhouse gases due to excessive consumptions of diesel fuel. Alternative is the use of renewable sources especially that e.g. solar energy is vastly available in the Australian outback. However, solar generation, unlike diesel requires large initial capital investment, which companies are hesitant to allocate without a proper economic analysis of alternative solutions. To alleviate these concerns, this article investigates the economy of the use of renewable sources complemented by diesel generation for a remote area pump station. It is shown that diesel powered system not only has inevitable adverse environmental impact but also contributes to the company's financial inefficiency.
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