Table 3 Optimized integrated renewable energy systems for the sample community
Case | System component | Cost | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biomass to power (kW) | Solar PV panel (kW) | Wind turbine (kW) | Converter (kW) | Battery (kWh) | Biomass ($/dry ton) | Capital cost (M$) | O&M ($/yr.) | NPC (M$) | LCOE ($/kWh) | |
Scenario 1 | 270 | 80 | 130 | 210 | 600 | 45 | 1.89 | 101,288 | 3.61 | 0.255 |
Scenario 2 | 270 | 50 | 110 | 160 | 500 | 45 | 1.78 | 106,986 | 3.66 | 0.262 |