Reducing levelized cost of energy using gas generator in off-grid wind-PV hybrid system

The environmental influence and perpetual dwindling of fuel has become a great concern in the current situation. Renewable energy can be a solution to this concern because of its earth-abundant quality and less pollution to the environment. In this paper, the main focus is to develop an optimized hybrid renewable energy system in a remote area of Bangladesh (Dacope, Khulna). The proposed hybrid system consists of an off-grid PV-Wind-Gas Generator. Normally, an off-grid system has high the levelized cost of energy (LCOE). In this research, we demonstrated a novel procedure for reduction of the LCOE by tracing additional load and Homer PRO simulation. In our primary simulation (without gas generator) the LCOE was 0.33 $/kWh. After adding the gas generator, the LCOE fell down to 0.103 $/ kWh. The proposed method minimizes the LCOE significantly which is very promising compare to the other state of the results. We can use this method for grid connected system and smart grid system. The work uses HOMER PRO software for optimization and simulation. This paper can be a reference for achieving sustainability in the power sector of Bangladesh.