HYBRID RENEW ABLE ENERGY BASED ELECTRICITY GENERATION SYSTEM

The need to explore alternative energy resources is inevitable, due to the global
growing awareness on environmental pollution caused by the extensive use of
conventional energy sources, coupled with the sharp increase in overall world energy
demand. The focus is inclined towards the renewable energy resources as an
alternative. Renewable energy is the energy that can be extracted from natural
resources that can be replenish and is deemed to be longer lasting than the
conventional resources. The immediate attention for utilization is in the electricity
generation sector, due to the progressive increase in its consumption, as the
population increases globally. There are many regions in the developing countries
where access to energy is still scarce, especially in rural areas. The access to these
rural locations makes it difficult to supply economical electricity, especially from the
national grids. In this project, the focus is towards developing renewable energy
based electricity generating system that will be able to reach the rural population in
Sudan. Hybridization technique will be used to solar and wind energy teclmologies
for electricity generation. This can result in better performance and also to ensure the
sustainability of the system. Gezira state is the targeted region for implementing the
proposed system as it has a relatively high solar and wind energy potential among
other regions in Sudan. It is located in the center of Sudan and has the largest
agriculture project in the world, known as the Gezira Scheme. In addition, the Blue
Nile River passes the state which gives it an advantage of utilizing the river microhydro
energy for electrification and irrigation. The system is applied for both
residential and agriculture purposes to develop a sustainable means of energy and
Agricultural products supplying, not only for the state but also for the entire country.