Simulation and Optimization of an Independent Sustainable Micro Hybrid Electricity System for Rural Consumers

Abstract A fundamental necessity for sustainable development is to ensure reliable and cost-effective access to modern energy services, primarily for the lower income and impoverished sectors of the population. Successful rural electrification is vital to bridging the rural-urban gap, given that the vast majority of the energy-deprived population resides in rural regions of developing countries. if the existing system of energy services intervened it can influence the development process by livelihood activities, micro or small enterprises, lifestyle energy services, value-added activities, survival irrigation, and so on. Different micro hybrid systems preferably with combination of renewable energy resources will be a good option for addressing given barriers. India has a large Availability of Higher solar radiations, a society that depends on agriculture has enough biomass resources, plentiful cattle dung, forest conifers and agriculture waste. In this paper, we examine the hybrid system’s techno economic feasibility and long-term viability. The system is made up of 60-kW solar photovoltaic panels (PV) and 40-kW biomass gasifier modules. Energy demand and resource availability are measured using data from comprehensive stakeholder discussions and field surveys, and they take into account daily and seasonal fluctuations in supply, end uses, and availability, as well as productive hours. The techno economic viability of electric renewable energy is evaluated using a hybrid optimization model (HOMER). Additionally, prospects for the growth of profitable uses and their extension into a long-term business model are investigated.