A renewable energy including wind/solar for remote areas in Algeria

What is it about?

Algeria has an important potential of wind and solar renewable energies that are less used until now. In this paper, we propose to carry out a techno-economical study of a hybrid stand alone system in order to draw the attention to the feasibility of such systems. In Algeria deserts, sites of Hassi-R’mel and Adrar have been considered due to their important renewable potential. Concerning the wind potential, those two regions constitute the windiest regions in Algeria with an annual average wind speed of more than 6 m/s. The optimisation task is handled by the dedicated software HOMER which is a well known, robust and efficient tool to carry out such an activity. The two sites show promising potential with some characteristics distinguishing each region.

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Why is it important?

Two sites of Hassi-R’mel and Adrar have been studied due to their important renewable energies such as wind and solar. The chosen sites are located in the Algeria deserts, which are far away from the power grid and they have an important solar potential. Concerning the wind potential, those two regions constitute the windiest regions in Algeria with an annual average wind speed of more than 6 m/s. The optimisation task is handled by the dedicated software HOMER which is a well known, robust and efficient tool to carry out such an activity.

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