This work investigates the design and simulation of hybrid renewable energy system (HRES)with hydrogen storage for possible application in small rural or buusiness units.Solar photovoltaic-wind turbine-biogas generator-electrolyzer-hydrogen, tank-fuel, cell-converter have been optimized and simulated for an Oregon PackagingCompany,located in Hadimkoy, Istanbul Turkey. Excess power available from solar photovoltaic panels and wind turbine generators were stored in the form of hydrogen gas produced by electrolyzer.When the energy generated from solar photovoltaic and the wind turbine is not enough to meet the load demmand, the stored hydrogenis then converted by the use of fuel cell to generate electricity. The simulation and optimization were carried out using HOMER Pro (Hybrid Optimization Model Electric Renewable). Five different scenarios A, B, C, D, and E were compared using the same variable cases in terms of techno-economical aspects. The simulation result revealed that scenario A is the most optimal and cost- effective, followed by scenario B with net present cost (NPC) of $113,612,$139,822 and cost of energy (COE) of $0.030kWh, $0.084kWh respectively.
Keywords: HOMER pro, biomass sources, cost of energy (COE)., net present cost (NPC), solar irradiation, wind speed sources
