Solar Dish Stirling Technology to Decrease the Grid-Electricity Dependence for Rural Communities: Case Study of Eastern Morocco
摘要
For Morocco the exploration of the renewable energy resources is one of the main strategical axis to reach the country’s energy dependence and shift to a sustainable society. However, due to the topographical and logistical properties, it is sometimes difficult to reach a full electricity coverage for all population knowing the fact of the existence of rural communities living in mountains or non-accessible locations. To overcome this issue, the integration of renewable energy sources may be a solution to create self-energy dependence for remote communities or to decrease the grid dependence of these lasts. In this study we evaluated the capacity of a Dish Stirling System (DSS) to decrease the grid electricity dependence of a rural community at Ain Beni Mathar by optimizing the load capacity and using high quality inputs data. Results devote that the optimal configuration is the use of 5 DSS systems. This will lead to a daily electricity production reaching 600 kWh/day, which represents 65% from the total energy consumption with a Levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of 0.173 Euro/kWh.