Feasibility Study of Performance Low Capacity Hybrid Energy Power Plant System in Remote Area

Abstract

The fossil energy utilization for electricity
generation is currently starting to be limited because it is predicted
that the availability of fossil energy for the next few decades will
run out. Renewable energy is an alternative energy that can be
used to generate electricity. Solar power plant is one of the
electrical energy generators with renewable energy sources that
have been widely used. Solar power plant is a Distributed
Generator that can be applied directly to consumers and it is very
suitable for use in remote areas which currently still use diesel as
a fuel for power generation. In this research, the design of a hybrid
power generation system between Soalr Energy and Wind will be
carried out to replace the use of diesel as a source of electricity
generation. After the generator design is done, then the
performance test of the hybrid system will be carried out in order
to see the feasibility of the design that has been made. From the
test results, the results of the Hybrid Energy Generator have
efficiencies ranging from 10-12% where this shows that the power
plant system is still said to be unable to work efficiently. The
average amount of energy produced from this Hybrid PLT system
is 1,304 kWh per day. Based on the results of the economic
feasibility analysis, that the use of the hybrid system is able to
produce savings of Rp. 1,700 – Rp. 2,100/kWh per day