Optimal Hybridisation of a Renewable System to Fulfill Residential Electrical Load: in Mosul, Iraq

This paper proposes a hybrid power system model (HPS) includes hydropower turbines, photovoltaic panels, and battery bank to satisfy an off-grid residential electrical load in Mosul, Iraq, with daily energy consumption about 8000kWh/day for peak power demand about 1MW and over a lifetime about 25 years. The proposed model was analyzed and carried out using HOMER Pro simulation that gives an economical integrating of the hybrid power system with high-reliability, optimal cost of energy production and reducing emissions. The results show that the proposed model of the hybrid renewable energy system that consist of hydropower turbines, photovoltaic panels, and battery bank provides a feasible strategy to meet the annual electrical demand for off-grid sites in Mosul, as well as ensuring and improving the reliability of integration the hybrid power system sources to minimize the total net present and energy cost of the system, with high efficiency under different climatic conditions. This work could be considered the art of the review to encourage researchers to exploit the renewable energies available in Iraq, especially with regard to the exploitation of solar and river energy in generating electricity.