Hybrid Wind Articles

The Westin Hotel, located in beautiful Sint Maarten has decided to install the islands largest rooftop PV system to help offset the expensive energy provided by the utility. The 900 kW system was installed by SXW Wind Power and utilizes Sollega’s FR5 ballasted hybrid racking system. The project was finish quickly and under budget. ...

Jan. 27, 2019

By Sollega, Inc

Overview Generating renewable electricity is an important way to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and many countries are installing wind and solar power plants to help meet targets for cutting CO2. One drawback of these energy sources is their ...

Dec. 4, 2018

By Fuel Cell Today

By combining intermittent renewable energy sources through hybrid projects, developers are taking advantage of the strengths of each. What’s keeping solar and wind power from fully taking over the electric grid? For starters, the sun only shines during the day. Wind blows intermittently, is ...

Nov. 6, 2016

By Ensia

Project: Water Treatment Solution Product scope: System design, supply of equipment , commissioning of 5 systems by Fortis Wind Energy & Independent Energy The Netherlands Project: Off-Grid Hybrid Systems in Thailand In February 2015 “Fortis Wind Energy” & “Independent Energy” from The Netherlands together with ...

Jan. 31, 2015

By Fortis Wind Energy

The growing interest in biofuels is a consequence of the need to reduce operating costs of energy systems and the need to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. The same applies to PV modules, comprising a solution environmentally desirable for power generation. This paper presents a study on the inclusion of biodiesel and PV modules in a system already in operation on a small farm in southern ...

Jul. 1, 2014

By Inderscience Publishers

Technologies that harness the energy of moving water or temperature differentials in the oceans promise to deliver abundant carbon-free electricity. Long before humans got hooked on fossil fuels, we learned how to harness the power of water to do work. Rivers ran mills that ground flour, sawed logs or spun looms that transformed fibers into textiles. Later generations realized that moving water ...

Mar. 9, 2014

By Ensia

While Algeria has an important potential of wind and solar energies, their share in the primary energy supply is relatively low compared to the fossil energy. In this paper, we propose to carry out a techno–economical study of a hybrid stand alone system in order to draw the attention to the feasibility of such systems. For this purpose, sites of Hassi–R'mel and Adrar have been ...

Mar. 5, 2014

By Inderscience Publishers

Distinguished among the winners of the Sunidarity initiative, the World Energy Foundation announced Thursday that it had installed in the extreme south of Madagascar a concentration photovoltaic equipment (CPV) provided by Soitec, one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of global CPV systems. Called Plug & Sun, this equipment allows an autonomous solar-electric generation in areas ...

Oct. 27, 2013

By Greenshine New Energy LLC

The wind power generation is developing fast during the past several years. As a source of Green energy is a possible solution for the energy crisis in the near future. But it's not a perfect type of energy without any drawbacks. So, let's look into this type renewable energy for get some more idea. Advantages: 1. Wind energy is clean energy, consuming no fossil fuels to generate ...

Sep. 5, 2013

By Stanford Magnets

In this study, the solar radiation and wind data pertaining to Bigadic region are analyzed to assess the performance of a hybrid Photovoltaic–Wind–Diesel–Battery energy system. The average energy consumption of the system is about 20.33 kWh per day and 600 kWh per month, with a peak power demand of 2.4 kW. A 10 kW Wind Turbine and a 1 kWp PV energy system with 48 kW battery are installed. The ...

Jun. 17, 2012

By Inderscience Publishers

In this study, the solar radiation and wind data pertaining to Bigadic region are analyzed to assess the performance of a hybrid Photovoltaic-Wind-Diesel-Battery energy system. The average energy consumption of the system is about 20.33 kWh per day and 600 kWh per month, with a peak power demand of 2.4 kW. A 10 kW Wind Turbine and a 1 kWp PV energy system with 48 kW battery are installed. The ...

Dec. 31, 2011

By Inderscience Publishers

This paper presents the development of an optimisation model for the design of an autonomous solar-wind hybrid system in combination with battery bank and diesel generator. The performance of solar and wind system is evaluated using new practical mathematical models, in combination with hourly measured meteorological data. Loss of power supply probability technique is used as a key system ...

Jan. 9, 2011

By Inderscience Publishers

Solar Power Solutions A noise monitoring terminal’s (NMT) low power consumption and its ability to operate fully without power hungry cooling and heating units inside its enclosure mean that it is suitable for power from solar panels. The NMT may be continuously powered by battery which in turn is kept charged via solar energy. This solution is most appropriate in areas where there ...

Dec. 9, 2010

By Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration Measurement A/S

In this paper, a methodology for sizing of hybrid photovoltaic-wind power generation (HPVWPG) system is described. The purpose of this methodology is to predict the PV-generator area, the capacity of the battery and the capacity of the wind generator in isolated (remote) areas, where the meteorological data (solar irradiation, air temperature, wind speed, etc) are not always available. For this ...

Aug. 26, 2009

By Inderscience Publishers

In this paper, a hybrid energy system consisting of biomass, wind, solar photovoltaic (SPV) and battery, is proposed. The sources are operated to deliver energy at optimum efficiency. An optimisation model is developed to supply the available energy to the loads according to the priority. It is also proposed to maintain a fair level of energy storage to meet the peak load demand together with ...

Feb. 15, 2009

By Inderscience Publishers

The United States consumes nearly 21 million barrels of petroleum per day (7.5 billion barrels per year), one fourth the world total. Of the crude oil consumed in the U.S., 66 percent is imported. The U.S. is on pace to spend over $500 billion on petroleum imports in 2008. U.S. oil production currently occurs onshore in the lower 48 states (2.9 million barrels per day (mbd)), offshore (1.4 mbd, ...

Sep. 17, 2008

By Earth Policy Institute

This paper presents two novel dynamic controllers for the Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) device to stabilise Stand-Alone Wind Energy Conversion Systems (SWECS) using an induction generator. The unified AC system wind energy conversion scheme is connected to a hybrid electric load. The STATCOM device is modelled using the PSCAD/EMTDC software environment. Two novel dynamic controllers ...

Nov. 12, 2006

By Inderscience Publishers

Electrical power generation with renewable energies, such as wind and solar, plays an important role in the electrification of remote rural areas. Since there are always seasonal and synoptic variations in wind and solar resources, a hybrid system, consisting of both wind and solar energy, may be more reliable and economical than a single energy system: this is because either energy can ...

Sep. 15, 2005

By Inderscience Publishers

This article presents reactive power compensation of isolated wind-diesel hybrid power system for realistic load disturbance using Matlab/Simulink. The mathematical model of the system based on Matlab/Simulink is developed. Reactive power control performance is compared using three different types of Static VAR Compensator (SVC) models. Transient responses for step plus normally distributed and ...

Jun. 29, 2005

By Inderscience Publishers

This paper presents reactive power control of isolated wind-diesel-micro-hydro hybrid power system for realistic load disturbance using matlab/simulink. The mathematical model of the system based on matlab/simulink is developed. Reactive power control performance is compared using three different types of Static VAR Compensators (SVC). Transient responses for step plus normally distributed or ...

May 24, 2005

By Inderscience Publishers