Title :
Hybrid renewable energy solution for safari camps in UAE
Author :
Zoubeidi, Okba M. ; Fardoun, Abbas A. ; Noura, Hassan ; Nayar, Chem
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., United Arab Emirates Univ., Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
Abstract :
Today, safari camps are fully powered using diesel generators due to their remote locations; however, operators are having hard time meeting with demand due to generator´s high operating cost. Concerns from government and activists are rising due to pollution and vibrations from diesel generators, which are affecting the desert´s demography. Therefore, the objective of this study is to provide camp operators with viable hybrid-system (renewable/variable speed diesel generator) alternatives rather than stand-alone constant speed diesel generator. HOMER software has been utilized to simulate the proposed alternatives.
Keywords :
diesel-electric generators; hybrid power systems; renewable energy sources; HOMER software; UAE; desert demography; hybrid power system; hybrid renewable energy solution; renewable-variable speed diesel generator; safari camps; stand-alone constant speed diesel generator; Batteries; Electric variables; Generators; Hybrid power systems; Renewable energy resources; Vibrations; Wind turbines;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conference and Exhibition (EnergyCon), 2010 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Manama
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9378-4
DOI :
10.1109/ENERGYCON.2010.5771685
