Exploring microgrid design and optimization using Homer Pro in Singapore (Phase 3)

• Main Author: Tan, Eugene Yi Yang
• Other Authors: Foo Yi Shyh, Eddy
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Microgrid; Homer Pro; Renewables; Energy storage
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177293
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The world is experiencing climate change, such as the rise in sea levels, extreme weather, and other catastrophic environmental disasters. To reduce and slow down climate change, renewable energy sources and technologies, including the development of microgrids, have been increasingly used by countries. Microgrids are small-scale energy systems capable of integrating renewable energy sources and clean technologies. The purpose of this Final Year Project (FYP) is to explore Renewable Energy Integration Demonstrator – Singapore (REIDS), and the technologies integrated into the microgrid, such as renewable energy sources and energy storage systems. Specifically, the project aims to assess wind energy in a microgrid within Singapore. Additionally, the project will explore the potential of REIDS to be a fully renewable energy system with different energy storage options, such as lead-acid and lithium-ion storage systems. HOMER Pro software will be used to examine and explore the REIDS Microgrid. This software can model various configurations for a viable microgrid and provide microgrid optimization. Furthermore, HOMER Pro is capable of conducting sensitivity analysis, which will be used to study the impact of variables on the setup of a microgrid. By studying REIDS, this project contributes to a greater understanding of innovative renewable energy technologies integration and climate change mitigation and moves us towards a more sustainable future.