Volume 8: Advances in Energy Innovation and Development

Investigation of hybrid photovoltaic-wind system with battery storage for high-rise buildings in Hong Kong Jia liu, Xi Chen, Hongxing Yang

https://doi.org/10.46855/energy-proceedings-6994

Abstract

Renewable energy is attracting much attention due to limited traditional energy sources and severe environmental issues caused by the over-consumption of fossil fuels. It is promising to use renewable energy for the power supply to buildings, as the building sector accounts for a large portion of global energy consumption with a continuous increasing trend. This study aims to analyze the technical and economic feasibilities of applying hybrid photovoltaic-wind-battery systems for high-rise buildings in Hong Kong based on the TRNSYS platform. Detailed economic benefits of the hybrid renewable energy system are estimated considering the feed-in tariff, transmission line loss saving, network expand and infrastructure saving, and social benefit of carbon reduction. It is found that the hybrid photovoltaic-wind-battery system can cover 24.79% of the annual electrical load of a high-rise building. The average self-consumption and self-sufficiency ratio of the hybrid system is 100% and 46% respectively. Battery storage in the hybrid system can not only improve the self-consumption and self-sufficiency performance, but also benefit the utility grid relief. The levelized cost of energy of the hybrid photovoltaic-wind-battery system is about 0.431 US$/kWh. This study can provide references for the development of hybrid renewable energy systems in Hong Kong and guide the application of renewable energy and battery systems to high-rise buildings in urban regions.

Keywords photovoltaic, wind, battery, high-rise building, technical-economic feasibility

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