10.1007/s40095-021-00406-z

Design and feasibility study of an on-grid photovoltaic system for green electrification of hotels: a case study of Cedars hotel in Jordan

  • Habis Al-Zoubi1,
  • Yaqoub Al-Khasawneh2,
  • Waid Omar*3,
  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, JO
  2. Energy Engineering Department, German Jordanian University, Amman, JO
  3. Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Al-Balqa Applied University, Amman, 11134, JO

Published in Issue 2021-06-22

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Al-Zoubi, H., Al-Khasawneh, Y., & Omar, W. (2021). Design and feasibility study of an on-grid photovoltaic system for green electrification of hotels: a case study of Cedars hotel in Jordan. International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, 12(4 (December 2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40095-021-00406-z
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Abstract

Abstract This paper presents a feasibility study of utilizing an on-grid photovoltaic (PV) system for electrification of Cedars hotel located in Amman in Jordan as a case study. The PV system has been designed, keeping in view the required electrical load and energy available from the sun in Jordan. The actual energy consumption of the hotel is estimated (444 MWh/year) for the design and simulation of the on-grid PV system using Photovoltaic Geographical Information System software (PVGIS) and photovoltaic software (PVsyst). The results showed that PV system required 912 panels distributed over 12 inverters, with a required area of 1757.3 m 2 . In addition, the on-grid PV system produced a total yearly energy of 541 MWh, with an average performance ratio of 0.828. The economic study for the proposed PV system showed that the system’s payback period was 4.1 year. Moreover, life cycle savings (LCS) and levelized cost of energy (LCOE) analysis have been carried out. The LCS and LCOE of the system were found to be $51,493 and $0.0199 /kWh, respectively. Therefore, installing a proposed on-grid PV system on the Cedars hotel will save $38,718/year. It is concluded that an on-grid PV system is a technically and economically viable technology for the electrification of residential hotel applications.

Keywords

  • Renewable energy,
  • Solar energy,
  • Photovoltaic,
  • PVGIS,
  • PVsyst

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