Hybrid energy system for Dier El Balah quarantine center in Gaza Strip, Palestine

Abstract

A new off-grid Hybrid Energy System (HES) for Dier El Balah quarantine center (middle Gaza Strip, Palestine) that was built to host the infected Corona virus (COVID-19) people is studied. The proposed system is made up of three energy sources mainly photovoltaic (PV), wind, and a diesel generator. The HES is proposed to supply a load of 3952 KW/day. Further consideration is given to technical and economic effects. HOMER program is used to develop an optimal system from the practical view point. The simulation results provide suitable HES to power the Dier El Balah quarantine center considering different factors such as environmentally friendly, cost-effective and affordable electricity, as compared to using only diesel generators with lowest COE equals 0.348 US$/kWh.