A review on planning, configurations, modeling and optimization techniques of hybrid renewable energy systems for off grid applications

R Siddaiah, RP Saini - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Hybrid renewable energy (HRE) system based power generation is a cost effective
alternative where power grid extensions are expensive. This system utilizes two or more …

Decision making in renewable energy investments: A review

E Strantzali, K Aravossis - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
One of the problems facing researchers in the application of renewable energy systems is
that the evaluation of the sustainability is extremely perplex. Decision making in energy …

Review of solar photovoltaic and wind hybrid energy systems for sizing strategies optimization techniques and cost analysis methodologies

FA Khan, N Pal, SH Saeed - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Electrical energy becomes necessary for human being. Generation of electrical energy
mostly depends on fossils fuel, they are limited in nature and also responsible for …

An overview of multi-criteria decision-making methods in dealing with sustainable energy development issues

I Siksnelyte, EK Zavadskas, D Streimikiene, D Sharma - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
The measurement of sustainability is actively used today as one of the main preventative
instruments in order to reduce the decline of the environment. Sustainable decision-making …

Selection of ideal sites for the development of large-scale solar photovoltaic projects through Analytical Hierarchical Process–Geographic information systems (AHP …

R Rios, S Duarte - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Considering the growing energy demand and the effects of climate change, the proper
selection of sites for the installation of clean technology projects takes on a special …

Optimisation of PV-wind-diesel-battery stand-alone systems to minimise cost and maximise human development index and job creation

R Dufo-López, IR Cristóbal-Monreal, JM Yusta - Renewable Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper we show a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm (MOEA) for the optimisation of
stand-alone (off-grid) hybrid systems (photovoltaic-wind-diesel-battery) to minimise total net …

[HTML][HTML] Electricity planning and implementation in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review

PA Trotter, MC McManus, R Maconachie - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
Universal electricity access is an important development objective, and the focus of a
number of key global UN initiatives. While robust electricity planning is widely believed to be …

A novel framework for optimization of a grid independent hybrid renewable energy system: A case study of Iran

A Askarzadeh, L dos Santos Coelho - Solar energy, 2015 - Elsevier
In this paper, an optimization model is developed to determine the best size of a stand-alone
hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) for electrification to a remote area located in …

Integrated assessment of a sustainable microgrid for a remote village in hilly region

A Kumar, AR Singh, Y Deng, X He, P Kumar… - Energy conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The complexity in the design of sustainable microgrids based on renewable energy sources
have increased recently due to the involvement of multiple performance indices, scenarios …

Application of multicriteria decision methods for electric supply planning in rural and remote areas

JC Rojas-Zerpa, JM Yusta - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Multi-criteria decision-making methods have emerged as a very useful tool to find solutions
under different criteria or conflicting points of view, also in energy planning. However, social …