Evaluation and Development of a Hybrid Renewable Energy System for the Remote Telecommunication Station of Bougaroun, Collo, Algeria

Abstract Mobile telecommunication sites are an essential station in our technological life, used to allow the communication through mobiles and internet. Many telecommunication sites are installed in remote areas where the grid is not available. For this, hybrid renewable energy systems (HRES) are used to power the stations and integrate the remote areas with the world. This article aims to evaluate the performance of the existing HRES of the remote mobile telecommunication station of Bougaroun, Collo, Algeria -which consists of PV modules, batteries and diesel generator (DG)- and to develop it using a mathematical model to demonstrate the effect of deploying a wind turbine to supply more green energy, minimize the operation cost (fuel consumption and maintenance), and reduce the greenhouses emitted by the DG. Based on the wind data at the site location, the obtained results show a significant amount of output power that can be used to minimize the DG functionality.