7 research outputs found
Economic Feasibility of Small Wind Turbines for Domestic Consumers in Egypt Based on the New Feed-in Tariff
Abstract This paper provides an overview of the wind power potential at different regions in Egypt, along the Mediterranean and Red Sea, and the Western desert. A further technical and economic assessment is conducted for the electricity generation with 8 different small wind turbines at 17 locations. The annual electricity generation from selected wind turbines is evaluated. The obtained data are presented and discussed investigating the net present value and the payback period analyzing the profitability of selected wind turbines. The dependence of the turbine profitability from the feed-in tariff is specifically addressed
Economic feasibility of small wind turbines for domestic consumers in Egypt based on the new feed-in tariff
This paper provides an overview of the wind power potential at different regions in Egypt, along the Mediterranean and Red Sea, and the Western desert. A further technical and economic assessment is conducted for the electricity generation with 8 different small wind turbines at 17 locations. The annual electricity generation from selected wind turbines is evaluated. The obtained data are presented and discussed investigating the net present value and the payback period analyzing the profitability of selected wind turbines. The dependence of the turbine profitability from the feed-in tariff is specifically addressed
Viability study of biomass power plant fired with rice straw in Egypt
Abstract This paper investigates the potential of rice straw for producing energy in Egypt. It is estimated that about 3.1 million tons/year of rice straw are disposed by burning directly in the open field causing environmental problems. The present study was undertaken to assess the performance of rice straw power plant to specify the amount of the power, and GHG mitigation relative to the disposal rice-straw in energy production. The results indicate that rice straw can provide an annual net electric energy output of 2,447 GWh/year. The plant can reduce CO2 emissions of (1.2 M ton CO2/year)
Assessment of levelized cost of electricity of offshore wind energy in Egypt
Offshore wind turbines are being used to harness the high value of wind energy usually available on the sea sufficiently far from
the shore (i.e. some kilometers). The present study provides an assessment of the potential of offshore wind energy along the
Mediterranean Sea in Egypt. The techno-economic assessment was conducted considering a 7.0 MW offshore wind turbine at seven
sites along the Mediterranean Sea. Fixed platforms were considered, assuming that the maximum sea depth will be 60 m, that is
representative of the sea depth in the Mediterranean coast of Egypt at 5 km from the shore. The analysis reveals that a very large
amount of energy can be harvested. The minimum energy production is obtained at Alexandria with a capacity factor of 55%, and the
maximum energy production is obtained at El Dabaa station with a capacity factor of 63%. The levelized cost of electricity (LCOE)
is estimated as to be equal to about 0.075–0.079 US$/kWh which can be considered very competitive with other renewable energy
systems in Egypt. The results prove the techno-economic feasibility of the offshore wind energy resource in Egypt, and it would
motivate both the research community and the policy makers for more attention regarding this resource
Techno-economic assessment of biomass power plant fed with rice straw: sensitivity and parametric analysis of the performance and the LCOE
This study aims at analyzing the techno-economic feasibility of electric power generation from rice straw
in in Egypt. In particular, we attempt to estimate the energy production and the levelized cost of elec-
tricity (LCOE) at some selected provinces with high potential availability of rice straw. Accordingly, a
proposed configuration of biomass Rankine cycle power plant fed with rice straw is modeled and
simulated using System Advisor Model (SAM). The simulation shows that the average nominal and the
average real LCOE for the proposed power plants are 10.55 and 6.33 ¢/kWh respectively, which is very
competitive, compared with LCOE of other renewable energy technologies in Egypt. Furthermore, a
sensitivity analysis is conducted to investigate the effect of the main technical and economic variables of
the power plant on the energy output and LCOE. The results reveal that
flue gas temperature, rice straw
moisture content and excesses fed air significantly affect the energy output. Furthermore, the results
indicate that LCOE is highly sensitive to feedstock price and discount rate. Policy makers and stake-
holders could use these results for developing strategic capacity plans based on biomass power plants
possibly integrated with other electricity sources and the utility grid
Viability study of biomass power plant fired with rice straw in Egypt
AbstractThis paper investigates the potential of rice straw for producing energy in Egypt. It is estimated that about 3.1 million tons/year of rice straw are disposed by burning directly in the open field causing environmental problems. The present study was undertaken to assess the performance of rice straw power plant to specify the amount of the power, and GHG mitigation relative to the disposal rice-straw in energy production. The results indicate that rice straw can provide an annual net electric energy output of 2,447 GWh/year. The plant can reduce CO2 emissions of (1.2M ton CO2/year)