Simulating the Energy, Economic and Environmental Performance of Concentrating Solar Power Technologies Using SAM: Libya as a Case Study
Authors/Creators
- 1. Mechanical & Renewable energy Engineering, Wadi Alshatti University, Brack-Libya
- 2. Electrical engineering and smart systems, Faculty of engineering, Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine
- 3. Research and Development, College of Civil Aviation, Misrata-Libya
- 4. Mechanical Engineering, Bani Waleed University, Bani Waleed-Libya.
- 5. Division of Electric Power engineering, Faculty of engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM, Skudai, Johor-Malaysia
- 6. Faculty of Engineering Technologies, Bright Star University, Libya
Description
According to the Libyan government’s newly released strategic plan, renewable and environmentally friendly energy sources would provide 30% of the country’s power by 2030. The goal of this research is to shed light on solar energy technologies that may be used to generate clean and sustainable electricity. An energy-economic-environmental study of five Concentration Solar Power (CSP) technologies (parabolic trough, solar dish, linear Fresnel reflector, solar tower, and concentrated PV solar cell) was conducted for 22 selected locations in Libya. The Levelized Cost Of Energy (LCOE) was chosen as a reference for identifying which technology would be most suited for each site. The economic estimates include the cost of environmental damage caused by carbon dioxide gas (CO2) emissions from fossil-fuel-powered power plants. This technique allows clean and renewable energy to compete fairly in the global energy market, even in countries that produce oil and subsidize electricity.