The residential application of renewable energy is on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa with
many of these systems using battery storage systems as back-ups; however, the adoption of …

This article proposed a Salp Swarm nature-inspired metaheuristic optimization algorithm
(SSA) for the energy management and capacity planning of a standalone hybrid …

The use of hybrid renewable energy systems (HRES) has become the best option for
supplying electricity to sites remote from the central power system because of its …

Due to advancements in renewable energy technology and their ability to mitigate the issue
of global warming, solar and wind energy sources are becoming increasingly popular for …

A 100% renewable energy-based stand-alone microgrid system can be developed by robust
energy storage systems to stabilize the variable and intermittent renewable energy …

In this paper, the robust capability of HOMER and Criteria-COPRAS is deployed to explore
the prospect of selecting a renewable energy system. The energy system consisting of wind …

Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the lowest energy access rates globally. The need
for transformative energy sources ranging from solar off-grid and mini-grid solutions to …

Nowadays, due to the pollution arising from the consumption of fossil fuels, destructive
effects of pollutants on humans and the environment, and the reduction of reserves of these …

The vast majority of rural Africans lack access to clean, reliable, and sustainable electrical
energy. This has deprived rural inhabitants of the opportunity to receive advanced …

Self-sustaining off-grid energy systems may require both short-term and seasonal energy
storage for year-around operation, especially in northern climates where the intermittency in …