Integration between Geoinformatics and Programming for Evaluation of Potential Hydropower of Red Sea Hills in Egypt

Abstract

Egypt has a huge potential for utilization methods to generate renewable energy. This paper aims to study the utilization of mixed pump-turbine system. Explanation behind its choice and its benefits would be discussed. The initial part of the research included studying the area and choosing a suitable location to act as a storage basin, then topographic and geographic information about the basins are then discussed in detail. The second part of the research involves deciding a suitable operating mechanism for the system. This would be performed by creation of a calculator script intended to simulate the operation of the system under different conditions. Results from these trials would then be compared with each other, in order to reach to an educated conclusion to the best method of operation to actualize such an idea.