Design and analysis of a hybrid power system for an offshore aquaculture site in Newfoundland, Canada ...

• Main Author: Asgher, Muhammad Nadeem
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 2024
• Subjects: Canada; Red Island; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48336/epqq-aq56; http://research.library.mun.ca/id/eprint/16426

The offshore aquaculture industry in Canada is bound to rely on non-renewable energy sources i.e. Diesel Generators (DGs) to meet its intensive energy needs due to absence of utility’s electrical infrastructure. The said energy source is expensive, detrimental for the marine ecosystem, difficult to manage its transport and storage at site. This thesis presents a comprehensive solution to replace the high-cost energy source with a cost-effective and environmentally friendly energy source for an offshore aquaculture site located near Red Island, Newfoundland, Canada. The first step involves inputting the actual energy requirements of the site into Homer Pro software to design a hybrid power system, primarily featuring a floating solar power system (FSPV) to replace DGs. The techno-commercial viability of the designed system is assessed in three scenarios (Base, Ideal, and Worst), all of which show convincing and encouraging levels of renewable energy penetration. By comparing the cost of electrcity calculated ...