Renewable Energy Systems: A Comprehensive Analysis

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Renewable Energy Systems
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Table of Contents
Brief.............................................................................................................................................................3
LO1..............................................................................................................................................................4
Detailed analysis on solar, wind, tidal and hydro-electric energy sources and sources generation........4
Energy source rate of adoption along with justification of recommendation.........................................8
LO2............................................................................................................................................................10
(a)Selection of a renewable source of energy.......................................................................................10
(b)The benefit of a renewable source of energy....................................................................................11
(c) Location selection and analysis of efficiency for use of combine renewable energy power.............12
LO3............................................................................................................................................................13
(a) Solar power renewable source of energy design for a property that consists of three bedrooms
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(b) Cost-benefit analysis....................................................................................................................14
(c) Critical cost-benefit analysis.........................................................................................................14
LO4............................................................................................................................................................15
(a) Impact of Socio-Economic, legislation and natural factors on setup, installation, and use..............15
(b) Analysis of environment and PESTLE analysis tool to describe the source of conflict......................15
(c) Analysis and justification of recommendation selection of best area of installation for a renewable
source of energy....................................................................................................................................16
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................17
References.................................................................................................................................................18
List of figures
Figure 1 electricity generation using wind...................................................................................................6
Figure 2 Electricity generation using a hydro-electric source of renewable energy....................................7
Figure 3 Use of tidal energy for sources production....................................................................................8
Figure 4 Sources generation and building power connection....................................................................11
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Brief
Renewable sources generation mechanism and technology uses naturally existing resources
such as wind, tide, heat, sun and converts its power into sources. The natural dependencies
decide the time, cycle and densities of energy. To produce sources from such resources,
renewable source of technologies should be located at the place where the appropriate
amount of source could be easily available and where conventional sources of energy like fossil
fuel or nuclear energy based sources failed to reach. There is wide support of renewable source
of energy particularly solar, wind, tidal and hydropower that provide sources without
generating carbon dia-oxides. Using such resources based on cost and efficiency of the
technologies and machines which continuously decreases and quality of machines improving.
Utilization of sources by producing through such renewable source of energy is problematical at
the initial stage by now it is being used as backup support for the place where the non-
renewable source of energy is in danger zone. The demand for such power increased because
of fundamental attractiveness like generating clean energy by decreasing toxic effect in the
environment. So, today the focus is on using both of the energy supply sources for the long
term to make a balance in nature. So in this assessment, it is required to discuss the potential
renewable energy resources, including current storage and generation technologies along with
cost-benefit analysis and PESTLE analysis.
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LO1
Detailed analysis on solar, wind, tidal and hydro-electric energy sources and sources
generation
Renewable sources conclude solar, wind, tidal and hydropower, temperature, geothermal and
etc. These sources and used technologies produce power, heat and as well as mechanical
energy by transforming these sources either into sources or into motive power. The legislative
authorities are concerned with the development of powerhouse that will focus on the use of
these resources to establish a cost-effective grid application to facilitate the people. Such
commercial techniques include solar energy, hydro-electric energy, wind energy, and tidal
energy. So as per requirement, there are four types of renewable source of energy has been
selected. the detailed analysis about potential renewable energy resources, including current
storage and generation technologies for such energy sources, are as follows:
Solar energy- Sources Generation through PV cells
Solar power is the cleanest and reliable renewable source of energy available and this can be
used in a different form to gain power for home or business. In this, a solar powered PV plate
transforms the sun’s ray into sources by attracting the electrons of silicon cells that are being
used on that plate. The sources can then control through an inverter and used to supply
renewable energy to home and business.
In most of the solar system, solar plates are adjusted on top of the roof and recorded that this
plate will be optimum during the peak time where sunlight is on the extreme in south direction.
A proper adjustment of the solar system will provide sufficient sources for the home. Trees or
other things which causes shading on the plate can decrease power production. In a solar
system, if 36 cells are shaded because of any factor then sources generation will be reduced by
more than half of total. Solar PV cells are made up of positive and negative films of silicon,
placed on thin glass. During sources production, the photon of sunlight beat the plate and
knocks for the electron of silicon. The electron preferentially flows toward one side of silicon
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and thus an electric charge has been generated and collected. This captured current is collected
by wiring each individual solar system in series in order to create a PV array. Now the inverter
which locates at an accessible location close to the system to the exterior wall of home or
offices near the main electrical hub; passes sources to the electronic and electrical appliances.
(Solar, 2019)
Figure1 Sources generation through the help of solar cells
Wind energy
The world has enough amount of air supply in each and every corner. In light of yearly season
assortment, geological region, and level land, some locale gets more power of wind supply than
others. It is a free manageable source. A breeze board could make electrical sources by use
ofan electrical generator inside the turning shafts that are related to the sails of windmills.
Latest windmills which use the dynamic force of the wind to deliver electrical power called wind
turbine. The breeze turbine is a kind of wind generator that can successfully create the sources
than an ordinary windmill. In this system, the breeze executes the turbine front lines which are
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interlinked in the spotlight and turn to produce on higher technique which results in a time of
intensity. (Energy.gov, 2019)
Figure 1 electricity generation using wind
Hydropower
Hydro-power is an extraordinary kind of power that is created from catching of sources of
water which tumbles from higher tallness or through the dam on the stream. In hydro-power
control age instrument, a turbine changes the dynamic sources into the potential sources and
an amazing generator change these potential sources into the electrical sources. There are four
pieces of a hydro-electric power plant called dam, turbine, generators and a line of
transmission that help to transmit power to the powerhouses. (Union of Concerned Scientists,
2019)
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Figure 2 Electricity generation using a hydro-electric source of renewable energy
Tidal renewable source of energy
Tidal renewable source of energy or tidal power can be defined as a power that is obtained
because of moon and suns gravitational force impact on the ocean. The low and high height
difference in tides creates a current in the coastal area and enough to enforce a turbine to run.
Tidal energy generation is relatively new in renewable source of energy so there is few amounts
of sources is being produced currently. One type of tidal sources technique uses a structure
called barrage. The barrage located at the inlet of water level which forms a tidal basin. The
water level is being controlled by the gates of the barrage and allows the basin to fill incoming
high tide and empty through the turbine system on the outgoing ebb tide. A tidal system which
is two way can produce sources during both the incoming of tide and outgoing of the tide.
(Tcenergy-gh.com, 2019)
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Figure 3 Use of tidal energy for sources production
Energy source rate of adoption along with justification of recommendation
In exploration, it is said that the renewable source of energy sources creation expanded in view
of the minimal effort of setup and appropriate choice of kind of common hotspots for power
age. Based on comprehension for various kinds of sustainable sources, it turns out to be very
simple to choose to most feasible sources, which could create enough power to encourage the
biggest network of person. Based on discoveries, it very well may be said that sun oriented
sources generation and hydroelectric sources can alone deliver enough sources. Here, based on
low setup cost and simple transportation sunlight based sources age system has been chosen.
The other explanation behind the choice of these sources is, it can spare part of non-renewable
energy sources and can alone give 20% of power to the world. The expanding proportion of
sun-powered sustainable sources takes approx 50year to achieve the proportion of 40% and
after that progressively 50years to achieve the proportion of 60%. Means in next 100year it can
alone create 60% of sustainable power. Obviously, the utilization of sunlight based capacity to
create power can interface the provincial territory or no created motivation to the rest of the
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world. The wind renewable energy could likewise encourage humanity by creating some
proportion of power; it is an extra source, which can expand the proportion of sustainable
sources and power generation. According to the most recent official statement, it is appeared
by 2010 European nations create power from this renewable source of energy sources of
3.16Giga watt.
In the end, it tends to be said that before the finish of 2020 more than 75Gigawatt of sources
will be added to the all-out power generation. Age of power relies on locale, land, and warmth
of the earth. Subsequently, a normal proportion of sources age from wind renewable source of
energy sources will be gotten by 20-40% at the end of 2050. (TechCrunch, 2019)
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LO2
(a)Selection of a renewable source of energy
It is talked about that power age through the light of the sun is a best approach where one can
produce power according to require by making the choice of size of intensity and plate of sun
based board. This is the most suitable framework for passing on electric power by using sun-
filled cells to change over sustainable sources from the sun into the advancement of electrons
by the photovoltaic effect. Sun organized cells produce direct stream control from the light
which can be used to control gear or to empower a battery. The key viable utilization of
photovoltaic was to control surrounding satellites and another vehicle, yet today most by a
wide margin of the photovoltaic modules are used for cross portion related control age. For this
condition, an inverter is required to change over the DC to AC. There is a little market for off-
lattice control for remote living approaches, vessels, recreational vehicles, electric automobiles,
roadside emergency telephones, remote seeing, and cathode insistence of pipelines.
Photovoltaic power cell uses sun based sheets made out of different daylight based cells
containing a photovoltaic material. Copper daylight based affiliations associate modules, social
events, and sub-fields. In light of the creative energy for supportable power sources, the party
of daylight based cells and photovoltaic exhibits have advanced unfathomably starting late.
(Solarguide.co.uk, 2019)
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Figure 4 Sources generation and building power connection
(b)The benefit of a renewable source of energy
There are several benefits for the environment and economy of using a renewable source of
energy instead of non-renewable source of energy. The energy generation does not produce
harmful gases or emission of toxic gases which generates from fossil fuels and also help to
reduce air pollution.
Human activities overload CO2 level in the atmosphere which causes global warming. For
example in United States around 29% of global warming emission generates from sources
division. Increasing the supply of renewable source of energy also helps to replace the carbon
level and significantly reduce emissions of global warming. Use of such type of renewable
source of energy also reduces air pollution and water pollution which often cause because of
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the use of coal and natural gas. This directly impacts on mankind and causes of several diseases
like heart attacks, cancer, and even death. The solar and wind energy didn’t require any amount
of water to produce sources which means no pollution of water resources. (Union of Concerned
Scientists, 2019)
(c) Location selection and analysis of efficiency for use of combine renewable energy power
To produce sources from such renewable resources, technologies should be located at the
place where the appropriate amount of source could be easily available and where
conventional sources of energy like fossil fuel or nuclear energy based sources failed to reach.
There is wide support of renewable source of energy particularly solar, wind, tidal and
hydropower that provide sources without generating carbon di-oxides. Using such resources
based on cost and efficiency of the technologies and machines which continuously decreases
and quality of machines improving.
There are several locations in the United Kingdom that directly depends on nonrenewable
sources. One of several is Bamburgh where the people rely on farming and for that, they
require enough fuel or other sources of power for their livelihood. So use of solar system and
wind energy system could be beneficial for this location. The solar power consumption in this
area is on a very low scale. So the UK government can easily fulfill their requirement by
providing equipment and thus in this way they can save a lot of fossil fuel every year. UK
government continuously works toward increasing use of a renewable source of energy and
ensures that they will provide 13GW of power supply by the end of 2019. (Inderscience.com,
2019)
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