Dry River Ditch Solar Power Generation

Can micro-hydro and solar photovoltaic be used in rural areas?

This paper presents renewable energy systems based on micro-hydro and solar photovoltaic for rural areas, with a case study in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Special Region of Yogyakarta, located on the island of Java, Indonesia, has a high potential for the development of renewable energy resources, especially hydropower and solar power.

How can run-of-river systems help to diversify our energy mix?

Run-of-river systems can help to diversify our energy mix by providing a reliable source of clean and renewable energy that can supplement other sources such as solar and wind power.

How to optimize hydropower and solar power in Yogyakarta?

In this study, data on the potential for hydropower and solar power in rural regions of Yogyakarta are processed to determine the best capacity of hydroelectric and solar power plants. The extended particle swarm optimization (PSO) technique has been used to ensure optimal capacity optimization of this hybrid systems.

Can hydropower be used to smooth energy exchange with the grid?

Those results indicated that hydropower, which is to some extent a dispatchable power source (within the capacity of pondage and turbine output), can be successfully used to smooth the energy exchange with the grid.

Is solar energy wasted in a PV-EDR system?

In conventional PV-EDR systems, a lot of solar energy is wasted when the PV panels produce more electrical power than the system can accept, even though the conventionally defined SEC (which does not consider ‘wasted’ solar energy) is low.

Can hydropower smooth PV output to the electricity yield curve?

Unlike other studies in this paper we considered the possibility of using hydropower to smooth PV output to the electricity yield curve observed under clear-sky conditions – in former works hydropower was only used to balance the variability of solar power, but in the context of observed load.