Modeling of 1 MW Solar Power Plant in Chabahar Using RETScreen Software

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1 MSc in energy systems engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

2 MSc student of energy systems engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

3 MSc student of energy systems engineering, University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Energy Governance, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

5 Associate Professor, Department of Energy Systems, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

10.22059/ses.2024.376593.1068

Abstract

Among the types of renewable energy, solar energy has received more attention due to its ability to be directly converted into electricity and heat, ease of use, possibility of storage, and its endless nature. Therefore, in recent decades, a lot of research has been done on solar energy systems in Iran and the world. Makran region, located in the southeast of Iran, has one of the greatest potentials of using solar energy among other regions of Iran. In this research, a one-megawatt power plant in Chabahar city, located in Sistan and Baluchistan province, on the southeast coast of Iran, has been modeled using RETScreen software and issues such as return on investment, internal rate of return (IRR), net present value (NPV) and carbon dioxide emissions. levels have been investigated. Finally, according to the considered conditions of the investment return period, according to the guaranteed purchase contract with a tender price of 73 dollars, the amount of carbon dioxide production in the region will be reduced for about 3 years and about 1009 tons per year.

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Journal of sustainable Energy Systems
Volume 3, Issue 2
April 2024
Pages 139-150

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