The potential role of solid biomass for rural electrification: A techno economic analysis for a hybrid microgrid in India

Applied Energy

Volumn 169, Issue , 2016, Pages 370-383

  Mazzola, Simone ^a   Astolfi, Marco ^a   Macchi, Ennio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass; Optimal microgrid management; Renewable energy sources penetration; Rural energy access; Stand alone microgrid

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; DIESEL ENGINES; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC LOAD DISPATCHING; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENGINES; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS GENERATORS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; NATURAL RESOURCES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RANKINE CYCLE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RURAL AREAS; SCHEDULING;

INTEGRATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES; MICRO GRID; MIXED-INTEGER LINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE(ORC); RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RURAL ENERGY; TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

BIOMASS POWER; COMBUSTION; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RURAL AREA; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION;

BIHAR; INDIA;

EID: 84958279719     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.02.051     Document Type: Article

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