Modeling Renewable Electricity Generation for Northern Cyprus (TRNC)
Oluwatosin Uthman Zubair
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Eastern Mediterranean University, 99628, Famagusta, North Cyprus via Mersin 10, Turkey.
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Abstract
Several researches have been done on modeling renewable energy for different countries and continents, employing unique approaches, strategies and methodologies. This paper aims to do the same by using the sunlight and wind resources to model a hybrid renewable energy system for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). This paper will also carry out a comparative analysis between the modeled renewable energy generation and the present electricity generation in the country. The paper will also depict how the renewable energy relates with the country load, based on the amount of energy generated from renewable resources and the size of battery used to store excess renewable energy generated. This paper will also show how base load power plants do not allow lots of renewable energy penetration, because of the varying nature of wind and solar resources.
Keywords: Renewable energy, photovoltaic, wind turbine, base load, base load power plant, peaking power plant