Multicriteria Decision Analysis for Renewable Energy Integration Design: For an Institutional Energy System Network

• Main Authors: Dharani Rajavelu, Balasubramonian Madasamy
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
• Series: International Journal of Photoenergy
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5555684

The hybridization of a renewable energy generator with an existing system in a specific building plays a vital role in solving many important problems of electrical energy systems such as reliability, cost-effective, and ecological option. In this perspective, a modified energy system is proposed in an existing building with integrated renewable energy using multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA). To achieve the sustainable energy solution, the hybrid power source configurations available in the locations are analyzed to ensure reliability using the HOMER software tool. Among these, the best configuration is identified by using the Best Worst Method (BWM) based MCDA approach. The study examined the technical, economic, and environmental perspectives for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy. The results of the survey in the building show that the best optimal hybrid configuration of the proposed location is the Gird-PV-Wind-based systems for the specific location based on the key techno-economic-environmental criteria of the SDGs.