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Budget-Constrained Sizing of Renewable and Energy Storage Systems for Farm-Scale Ammonia Production Within the Food-Energy-Water Nexus
Document Type
Conference
Source
2024 IEEE Green Technologies Conference (GreenTech) Green Technologies Conference (GreenTech), 2024 IEEE. :218-222 Apr, 2024
Subject
Engineering Profession
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Renewable energy sources
Ammonia
Costs
Electricity
Biological system modeling
Green products
Production
Language
ISSN
2166-5478
Abstract
In the transition toward sustainable agriculture, farms have emerged as eco-friendly pioneers, harnessing clean hybrid wind and solar systems to improve farm performance. A concern in this paradigm is the effective sizing of renewable energy systems to ensure optimal energy use within budget considerations. This research focuses on optimizing renewable energy sizing in small-scale ammonia production to meet specific farm demands and enhance local resilience, emphasizing the interplay between environmental and economic factors. These findings promise increased energy efficiency and sustainability in this innovative agricultural sector. Additionally, our approach considers small-scale ammonia plant needs and the dynamic relationships between ammonia, water, and farm demands. Sim-ulations demonstrate substantial cost savings in farm electricity consumption. Specifically, scenarios with renewable energy integration in the farm can reduce at least 13% electricity cost compared to a grid-dependent system in the 15-year simulation.