Analysis and Design of a Hybrid Renewable Energy System – Lebanon Case

Abstract

The depletion of fossil fuels and their environ mental consequences have prompted searching for other sources of energy aiming to global status amelioration. In the recent past, renewable energy sources have been considered as alternatives for the fossil fuel energy sources. The unexpected pattern of natural resources assesses integrated utilizat ion of these sources to provide persistent and reliable power supply to the consumers. The technology's advantages, requirements and related improvements are underlined and results are generalized. This paper covers the design of a solar and wind based hybrid renewable system presenting calculations and considerations in order to achieve an optimized design. Since hybrid systems performance relies main ly on geographical an d meteorological aspects, the study will consider the case of the Mediterranean area and in particu lar Lebanon.