Electricity Generation From Cow Manure Compared to Wind and Photovoltaic Electric Power Considering Load Uncertainty and Renewable Generation Variability
Meisam Mahdavi, Francisco Jurado, Konrad Schmitt, Manohar Chamana
Abstract
Electricity generation from biomass energy resources is compared with wind and solar power considering an uncertain electric load and a variable generation in the present study. The comparison results can give a good perspective to readers for judgment about energy utilization method in places which all of these renewable energy sources are available and the electricity consumption as well as wind and solar energy are not certain and constant. The hybrid operation of biomass, wind, and solar is unavoidable due to limited availability to energy sources in each region under load uncertainty and generation variability. For examples, some areas have a great potential for wind power generation, while they are cloudy most of the times as solar irradiation efficiency is low in such places. Whereas in some sunny areas, often wind is absent and in some other places like seashores both wind blow and sunshine is good. Important question is that if these three energy generation sources are available enough in the same place, which of them is better and more efficient to satisfy electricity demand of consumers with uncertain load patterns? To address this concern, a village in Morocco with great potentials of wind, solar, and biomass energy generation is economically studied to find out better renewable electricity generation method in uncertain environments.