Optimized Waste to Energy Technology Combined with PV-Wind-Diesel for Halishahar in Chattogram

Abstract

For the growth and improvement of human life in the modern world, access to energy is one of the most crucial requirements. Due to a lack of resources, it is difficult to increase the capacity of traditional energy generation in Bangladesh. The nation should thus look for alternate solutions while taking climate change and fuel shortage into consideration because traditional generation capacity cannot meet the demand for power. Integrating renewable energy sources into the process of producing electricity is one strategy to alleviate the present power supply shortage in Bangladesh. This article considers a hybrid energy generating system for a small region, Halishahar in Chattogram, Bangladesh, that consists of a waste-to-energy (WtE) plant, solar system, wind turbine, a diesel generator as the backup power source, batteries, and converters. The article suggests a setup for the system that meets load demands while not incurring additional costs. Using a system model created by the HOMER program, the optimal combination of renewable energy sources is chosen. Results demonstrated support the effectiveness of the suggested model setup.