Economic Feasibility Analysis of a Designed Poultry Farming Zone with Renewable Energy Resources in Bangladesh

Abstract

Poultry farming is one of the most in-demand agricultural practices that could play a key part in satisfying a country's food demand. This research paper presents a poultry house zone consisting of four poultry houses. Likewise, the chosen location for this research work is Chattogram, Bangladesh. Besides, a detailed load demand is calculated to understand the total energy demand. From the load profile, the peak load was found 26.12 kW, and the average daily consumption was found 226.36 kWh. Furthermore, renewable energy resources such as solar and biomass energy were utilized to develop a smart microgrid to fulfill the energy demand of the poultry farm. According to the simulation findings, A grid-tied photovoltaic system (PV) paired with Biogas based generators (BGG) appeared to be the most cost-effective solution. Moreover, A grid-tied system designed with PV, battery energy storage system (BESS) was compared with the preferred system, and it exceeds the life cycle cost (LCC) of grid only case. Although the PV-BGG-Grid strategy does not use grid electricity, it has very low net emissions and reduces emissions by 99% when compared to a grid-only approach. Finally, three equal-capacity BGGs were used in the proposed approach for load balancing for optimal operation.