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Title: REopt Improves the Operations of Alcatraz's Solar PV-Battery-Diesel Hybrid System

Conference ·
OSTI ID:1390038
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  1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

This poster identifies operations improvement strategies for a photovoltaic (PV)-battery-diesel hybrid system at the National Park Service's Alcatraz Island using NREL's REopt analysis tool. The current 'cycle charging' strategy results in significant curtailing of energy production from the PV array, requiring excessive diesel use, while also incurring high wear on batteries without benefit of improved efficiency. A simple 'load following' strategy results in near optimal operating cost reduction.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Federal Energy Management Program Office
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1390038
Report Number(s):
NREL/PO-7A40-68684
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English