Modeling Renewable Electricity Generation for TRNC

Several researches have been done on modeling renewable energy for different countries and continents. Employing a unique approach, strategy and methodology, this thesis aims to do the same by using sunlight and wind resources to model a hybrid renewable for the TRNC. The thesis also carries out a comparative analysis of the modeled renewable energy generation and the present electricity generation in the country, by contrasting their economic feasibility. The thesis also depicts how the renewable energy relates with the country load, based on the amount of energy generated from renewable resources and the size of battery (used to store excess renewable energy generated). It also shows how base load power plants do not allow lots of renewable penetration, because of the varying nature of wind and solar resources. Keywords: Renewable Energy, Hybrid Pv/wind system, Solar Resource, Wind Resource, Base Load, Power Plant, Economic Feasibility, Load Shifting, TRNC.