Potential of Using WVO for a Restaurant EV Charging Station

IF 1.4 Q4 GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Environmental and Climate Technologies Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.2478/rtuect-2022-0030

Aiman Albatayneh

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Abstract This research comprised an evaluation study for a charging station based on waste vegetable oil or biodiesel fuel. The biodiesel was produced from waste vegetable oil (WVO) and will be used (or the WVO) to charge electric cars for restaurant’s customers in their car park. The main concept behind the charging station is to be part of a restaurant that serves its customers and then uses its WVO or biodiesel to fuel a diesel engine that generates electricity to charge their electric vehicles (EV). The economic and environmental impacts of the direct use of WVO-EV charging station are promising because the costs associated with purchasing WVO are lower than those of purchasing crude oil or gas. There are several options and scenarios when selecting the perfect sized generator; using charging up to a maximum rated power of 6.6 kW is more feasible despite its higher initial cost as the simple payback period will be less than 3 years and the internal rate of return of the project is 44 %. The total saving at the end of the project for a generator with maximum rated power of 10 kW (option B) is $ 58 000. Conversely, for a generator with maximum rated power of 6.6 kW (option A) the project will cover its initial cost in around 4 years and the internal rate of return is 26 %. The total saving at the end of the project is $ 52 000. Furthermore, lower amount of greenhouse gases is produced from the burning of WVO directly. The final results showed that WVO is more feasible as it is available for free and could be burnt directly in the diesel engine. In economic terms, the project is feasible for both WVO and biodiesel as it has a high net present value and short payback period. A WVO-EV charging station can also improve the national economy by preparing it for the electric car era and, if applied to a large number of restaurants, will save a significant amount of electricity and reduce the expected strain on the electricity grid caused by the increasing number of electric cars.

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将WVO用于餐厅电动汽车充电站的潜力

摘要本研究主要是对基于废植物油或生物柴油燃料的充电站进行评价研究。这种生物柴油是由废植物油(WVO)生产的，并将用于为餐馆停车场的顾客充电。充电站背后的主要概念是成为餐厅的一部分，为顾客提供服务，然后使用其WVO或生物柴油为柴油发动机提供燃料，从而为电动汽车充电。直接使用WVO- ev充电站的经济和环境影响是有希望的，因为购买WVO的成本低于购买原油或天然气的成本。在选择完美大小的生成器时，有几个选项和场景;尽管初始成本较高，但使用最大额定功率为6.6千瓦的充电更可行，因为简单的投资回收期将不到3年，项目的内部回报率为44%。在项目结束时，一台最大额定功率为10千瓦的发电机(方案B)的总节省额为58 000美元。相反，对于最大额定功率为6.6 kW的发电机(选项a)，该项目将在大约4年内收回其初始成本，内部回报率为26%。项目结束时总共节省了52,000美元。此外，直接燃烧WVO产生的温室气体较少。最终结果表明，WVO是一种免费的、可直接在柴油机内燃烧的燃料，具有较强的可行性。从经济角度看，该项目净现值高，投资回收期短，对WVO和生物柴油都是可行的。WVO-EV充电站还可以通过为电动汽车时代做好准备来改善国民经济，如果大量应用于餐馆，将节省大量电力，并减少电动汽车数量增加对电网造成的预期压力。

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16 weeks

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