Conceptualization and techno-economic evaluation of microgrid based on PV/Biomass in Indian scenario. (1st October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Singh, Arashdeep; Basak, Prasenjit
• Is Part Of: Journal of cleaner production. Volume 317(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-10-01
• Subjects: Microgrid -- Rice straw -- Optimization -- Economic analysis -- Renewable energy; Factory and trade waste -- Management -- Periodicals; Manufactures -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Déchets industriels -- Gestion -- Périodiques; Usines -- Aspect de l'environnement -- Périodiques; 628.5
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128378
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0959-6526

Abstract

Abstract: In many countries, the farmers find open burning is the cheapest and easiest way for removing large loads of the produced rice straw causing environmental pollution. So, finding a sustainable rice straw management system is need of the hour. In modern hybrid electricity generation systems, the use of rice straw on priority is not evaluated yet. To satisfy this need, this article proposes conceptualization and techno-economic evaluation of a small-scale rice straw based microgrid that processes the surplus rice straw of a village having 250 houses and 900 acres of cultivated land for power generation. The system is capable to process the 1128 tonne/year of 1 surplus rice straw and meet the electrical load demand of the same village. The gasification technique is used to process the rice straw, which is further integrated with solar, battery and the utility grid. The optimum size of the microgrid is found using artificial bee colony algorithm. The economic evaluation of the proposed microgrid is organized on the basis of net present cost, annualized system cost and levelized cost of electricity (LCOE). The LCOE of the proposed system is found to be acceptable which is 6.70 INR/kWh (0.089 $/kWh). Graphical abstract: Image 1 Highlights: Proposed sustainable utilization of surplus rice straw for electricity generation. Rice straw based microgrid is conceptualized and optimized for a rural community. Proposed system is evaluated in economic and reliability terms. The proposed system is found economically feasible and reliable.