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The main goal of this thesis is to determine the suitable combination of the various renewable energy mixes (utility-battery, utility-solar-battery, utility-wind-battery, utility-solar-wind-battery) that gives the least cost – Net Present Cost (NPC), Levelised Cost of Energy (LCOE) and Operating Cost (OC) over the considered lifespan of twenty-five (25) years of the entire system. Also, the greenhouse gas emission contribution of each of the considered configuration will be compared. The configuration with the least foot print is considered best in this regard.
Of the four configurations –configuration A to D, Configuration D, the utility-solar-wind-battery option gives the best result in terms of costs, as it has the lowest costs in terms of Net Present Cost (NPC), Levelised Cost of Energy (LCOE) and Operating Cost (OC).
The emission footprint for configuration D is also the lowest of the four configurations considered.
