Techno-economical Analysis of Rooftop Grid-connected PV Dairy Farms; Case Study of Urmia University Dairy Farm

The global trends indicate a growing commitment to renewable energy development because of declining fossil fuels and environmental threats. Moreover, the global demographic growth coupled with rising demands for food has escalated the rate of energy consumption in food section. This study aims to i...

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Published inIOP conference series. Earth and environmental science Vol. 83; no. 1; pp. 12004 - 12010
Main Authors Nikbakht, A M, Aste, N, Sarnavi, H J, Leonforte, F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 01.08.2017
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Dairy farming
Dairy farms
Economic analysis
Economic impact
Electricity pricing
Energy consumption
Environmental impact
Farms
Food
Food consumption
Fossil fuels
Photovoltaic cells
Renewable energy
Iran
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Summary:The global trends indicate a growing commitment to renewable energy development because of declining fossil fuels and environmental threats. Moreover, the global demographic growth coupled with rising demands for food has escalated the rate of energy consumption in food section. This study aims to investigate the techno-economic impacts of a grid-connected rooftop PV plan applied for a educational dairy farm in Urmia university, with total estimated annual electrical energy consumption of 18,283 kWh, located at the north west part of Iran. Based on the current feed-in tariff and tremendously low electricity price in agriculture section in Iran, the plants with size ranged from 14.4 to 19.7 kWp (initial investment ranged from 26,000 to 36,000 USD) would be satisfied economically.
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/83/1/012004