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The identified location is the existing reservoir close to golf course. We visited the Cumbrae island to identify the suitable location for the seawater pumped hydro. The circuit diagram that we developed to calculate the output from this Hybrid combination model is given in figure 1.
#HOMER PRO+ HYDRO TURBINE CHARACTERISTICS SOFTWARE#
We have used ' HOMER Pro' software to design this combination.
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To know more about our baseline values, please click here. Also, currently the Cumbrae doesn't have any renewable generation, hence, the renewable fraction is zero. The current COE is estimated as 9.88 pence/kWh, and current CO2 emission is calculated as 6000 tonnes/year. Then, as in other scenarios, the result of this combination is evaluated in terms of the renewable fraction, decrease in Cost of electricity(COE), and % of CO2 emission reduction compared with the current situation. The inspiration from Okinawa, Japan lead us to use the similar seawater pumped hydro at the Cumbrae as well. Later, we find out an existing reservoir at the Cumbrae which has the potential to use for the energy storage. Even though, we tried several options like lithium-ion battery, flow battery etc., finally, we decided to use the most reliable pumped hydro storage option. Selecting storage option was the next challenge.
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In this scenario, as Scotland has the abundant wind resources we have used wind potential in the form of wind turbines along with the proposed solar farm.