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Feasibility studies of solar energy as an alternative energy resource for Muscat international airport

Airports have gained an important position in the modern world and is integral to connecting near and far corners of the world. The airports are also energy intensive and consume large quantities of electricity. This can place a great burden on the limited oil and gas reserves across the world. Conv...

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Main Authors:	Sreejaya, K.V., Khalid Mubarak, Abdullah Al-Haddabi
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Language:	English
Published:	INTI International University 2020
Subjects:	T Technology (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
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spelling	my-inti-eprints.14682024-03-22T06:56:25Z http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/1468/ Feasibility studies of solar energy as an alternative energy resource for Muscat international airport Sreejaya, K.V. Khalid Mubarak, Abdullah Al-Haddabi T Technology (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Airports have gained an important position in the modern world and is integral to connecting near and far corners of the world. The airports are also energy intensive and consume large quantities of electricity. This can place a great burden on the limited oil and gas reserves across the world. Converting fuel sources in the aviation sector can eliminate a large proportion of conventional energy usage. In this study, a grid-connected solar PV power plant is proposed for the new Muscat International Airport terminal. The electricity consumption of the airport is estimated using available equations. The software SISIFO is used to develop and simulate a PV power plant for the airport against live values of solar irradiation and temperature data. It was found that the monthly and annual values of power yield is sufficient to fulfill the energy needs of the airport and can be used to feed to the main electricity grid for local power supply and supply of power to the airport during winter months. Overall, the results established the general feasibility of a grid-connected PV system for the Muscat International airport. The PV system does not require a lot of maintenance. It also has a lengthy life of 25 years and can reduce the energy burdens in oil and gas reserves. The solar irradiance values, temperature and electricity yield of a solar power plant, as was seen from the results, is heavily dependent on the seasonal and daily variations in solar energy. INTI International University 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/1468/1/ij2020_51.pdf Sreejaya, K.V. and Khalid Mubarak, Abdullah Al-Haddabi (2020) Feasibility studies of solar energy as an alternative energy resource for Muscat international airport. INTI JOURNAL, 2020 (51). ISSN e2600-7320 http://intijournal.newinti.edu.my
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description	Airports have gained an important position in the modern world and is integral to connecting near and far corners of the world. The airports are also energy intensive and consume large quantities of electricity. This can place a great burden on the limited oil and gas reserves across the world. Converting fuel sources in the aviation sector can eliminate a large proportion of conventional energy usage. In this study, a grid-connected solar PV power plant is proposed for the new Muscat International Airport terminal. The electricity consumption of the airport is estimated using available equations. The software SISIFO is used to develop and simulate a PV power plant for the airport against live values of solar irradiation and temperature data. It was found that the monthly and annual values of power yield is sufficient to fulfill the energy needs of the airport and can be used to feed to the main electricity grid for local power supply and supply of power to the airport during winter months. Overall, the results established the general feasibility of a grid-connected PV system for the Muscat International airport. The PV system does not require a lot of maintenance. It also has a lengthy life of 25 years and can reduce the energy burdens in oil and gas reserves. The solar irradiance values, temperature and electricity yield of a solar power plant, as was seen from the results, is heavily dependent on the seasonal and daily variations in solar energy.
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author	Sreejaya, K.V. Khalid Mubarak, Abdullah Al-Haddabi
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title	Feasibility studies of solar energy as an alternative energy resource for Muscat international airport
title_short	Feasibility studies of solar energy as an alternative energy resource for Muscat international airport
title_full	Feasibility studies of solar energy as an alternative energy resource for Muscat international airport
title_fullStr	Feasibility studies of solar energy as an alternative energy resource for Muscat international airport
title_full_unstemmed	Feasibility studies of solar energy as an alternative energy resource for Muscat international airport
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publishDate	2020
url	http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/1468/1/ij2020_51.pdf http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/1468/ http://intijournal.newinti.edu.my
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