Research on the optimization of combined heat and power microgrids with renewable energy

With the shortage of traditional fossil energy and environment problem aggravating, renewable energy and CHP or CCHP, which is considered as a method for the efficient use of energy, have received a great deal of attention. How to improve the utilization rate of renewable energy and achieve maximum economic revenue now seems very important. In this paper, an optimization model of a combined heat and power microgrid containing renewable energy is proposed, as a powerful tool to coordinate different energy forms. Based on the case studies, it is confirmed that the optimization model can reduce the microgrid cost and improve the utilization rate of renewable energy effectively.