Feasibility assessment of a combined biomass-wind North-African micro-grid system throughout Tunisia in terms of connectivity to the projected European DC grid

Authors

  • K. Boubaker École Supérieure de Sciences et Techniques de Tunis (ESSTT), Université de Tunis/ 63 Rue Sidi Jabeur 5100, Mahdia, TUNISIA
  • A. Colantoni Department of Agriculture, Forest, Nature and Energy (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via S. Camillo de Lellis snc, 01100 Viterbo, ITALY
  • E. Allegrini Department of Agriculture, Forest, Nature and Energy (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via S. Camillo de Lellis snc, 01100 Viterbo, ITALY
  • D. Monarca Department of Agriculture, Forest, Nature and Energy (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via S. Camillo de Lellis snc, 01100 Viterbo, ITALY
  • M. Cecchini Department of Agriculture, Forest, Nature and Energy (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via S. Camillo de Lellis snc, 01100 Viterbo, ITALY
  • L. Longo Department of Agriculture, Forest, Nature and Energy (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via S. Camillo de Lellis snc, 01100 Viterbo, ITALY
  • S. Di Giacinto Department of Agriculture, Forest, Nature and Energy (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via S. Camillo de Lellis snc, 01100 Viterbo, ITALY
  • G. Menghini Department of Agriculture, Forest, Nature and Energy (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via S. Camillo de Lellis snc, 01100 Viterbo, ITALY

Keywords:

Renewable energy, biomass, wind energy

Abstract

This research presents a techno-economic assessment of future possibilities for establishing a biomass-wind micro-grid system throughout Tunisia as well as the perspectives connectivity to the projected European DC grid. The study uses data collection and algorithms in order to evaluate economic, environmental and technical benefits. The European DC grid has been proposed recently as an alternative to the existent power net, with a major advantage of allowing each region, to specialize in the renewable technologies that suit it best while maintaining connection to a single grid. The obtained results gave evidence to an additional meaningful efficiency.

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Boubaker, K., Colantoni, A., Allegrini, E., Monarca, D., Cecchini, M., Longo, L., Di Giacinto, S., & Menghini, G. (2014). Feasibility assessment of a combined biomass-wind North-African micro-grid system throughout Tunisia in terms of connectivity to the projected European DC grid. Journal of Renewable Energy and Smart Grid Technology, 8(1), 59–66. Retrieved from https://ph01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/RAST/article/view/26264

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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2013): January - June 2013

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