RETRACTED: Feasibility study of a grid-connected PV/wind hybrid energy system for an urban dairy farm
Hicham Bouregba, M. Hachemi, Abdullahi Mohamed Samatar, Saad Mekhilef, Alex Stojcevski, Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, A. Hamidat
Abstract
/day medium solar radiation and 4 m/s wind speeds, and the ideal investment recovery takes 33 months. On the other hand, generation includes 933 kWh/year in grid buys and 42,488 kWh/year in sold-backs. The PV array generates 5457 kWh annually, the wind turbine produces 40,761 kWh/year, and an additional 939 kWh/year is purchased from the grid. Additionally, hybrid power systems in dairy farms reduce energy consumption by 90 % and increase milk production by 40 %, promoting sustainable agriculture. The findings highlight the importance of adopting RE systems in agricultural operations to achieve both economic and environmental sustainability.