Optimal design and development of renewable based multi-energy system for village sustainability: A case study simulation

The primary objective of this article is the design and development of the optimal hybrid renewable energy (HRE) system for rural communities through village-owned resources. The optimal performance and economic analysis is carried out with a suitable multi-energy generation configuration model simulation. Based on the simulation outcomes the feasibility report of the proposed HRE system is to be considered for the investor's decision-making process. The complete analysis has been planned with three important phases such as pre assessment stage, simulation and optimization stage, and evaluation stages. This real conducted case study has expressed many interesting facts about the integration of renewable resources toward meeting the rural energy requirements with economical and smooth manners. The proposed configuration is capable to generate net annual energy of 89,822 kWh/year with CoE (cost of energy) of Rs. 8.102. In addition, the proposed HRE system is reducing the CO2 impact on the environment by nearly 3.5% with an excess energy capacity of 6688 kWh/year.