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| Personal Name | Lobo, Kevin Lester B. |
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| Resource Title | Transitioning into an Optimal Renewable Energy System with Energy Storage in Island Resorts in the Philippines: A Case Study |
| Date Issued | 6 December 2023 |
| Abstract | Diesel power plants have dominated the Philippine’s off-grid electrification, primarily due to the immensely high cost and intricate level of difficulty associated with interconnecting the different remote islands on the central grid in the mainland to supply power. This circumstance has resulted in an unreliable, costly, and environmentally detrimental provision of electricity across the majority of the country's secluded islands. The use of renewable or hybrid renewable energy systems (RES or HRES) and energy storage systems (ESS) is rapidly becoming a viable alternative in remote area electrification as it provides a more sustainable and cleaner source of energy. This study proposes an optimal energy system transition using solar PV system, battery energy storage system (BESS), and hydrogen energy storage system (HESS) to be integrated with the existing energy system of two case study island resorts in Malapascua Island, Cebu (Case Study 1) and Boracay Island, Aklan (Case Study 2) in the Philippines. Site-specific parameters, such as roof orientation, available active area, and nearby shading, were incorporated in the RE system model using PVsyst software that yielded the maximum available installed capacity and hourly effective output of the solar PV system. Using HOMER Pro software, the optimal capacity of the solar PV system and ESS components to operate with the existing energy system was computed based on the least levelized cost of electricity (LCOE). Post-simulation analysis employs a Weighted Sum Model (WSM) to integrate other essential energy system criteria, such as system cost, reliability, and sustainability, that align with the preferences of resort management. Energy system optimization results reveal the HRES configuration, employing Solar PV/BESS/Grid/Diesel Generator, as the system alternative with lowest LCOE for both CS1 and CS2 island resorts, registering 0.2937 $/kWh and 0.2582 $/kWh, respectively. This equates to an improvement of 7.5% for |
| Degree Course | MS Energy Engineering |
| Language | English |
| Keyword | Renewable Energy; Energy Systems; Energy Transition; Techno-economics; Sustainability |
| Material Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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