Open AccessModeling Renewable Electricity Generation for Northern Cyprus (TRNC)
Author(s) -
Oluwatosin Uthman Zubair
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of energy research and reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2581-8368
DOI - 10.9734/jenrr/2021/v8i230205
Subject(s) - renewable energy , electricity , wind power , intermittent energy source , renewable resource , electricity generation , environmental science , environmental economics , distributed generation , power (physics) , electrical engineering , engineering , economics , physics , quantum mechanics
Several researches have been done on modeling renewable energy for different countries and continents, employing unique approaches, strategies and methodologies. This paper aims to do the same by using the sunlight and wind resources to model a hybrid renewable energy system for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). This paper will also carry out a comparative analysis between the modeled renewable energy generation and the present electricity generation in the country. The paper will also depict how the renewable energy relates with the country load, based on the amount of energy generated from renewable resources and the size of battery used to store excess renewable energy generated. This paper will also show how base load power plants do not allow lots of renewable energy penetration, because of the varying nature of wind and solar resources.