Optimizing an Off-Grid Electrical System in Brochet, Manitoba, Canada

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dc.contributor.authorBhattarai, Prasid Ram
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteePolyzois, Dimos (Civil Engineering) Neudoerffer, Cynthia (Canadian Foodgrains Bank)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorThompson, Shirley (Natural Resources Institute)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-26T17:13:02Z
dc.date.available2013-08-26T17:13:02Z
dc.date.issued2013-08-26
dc.degree.disciplineNatural Resources Managementen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Natural Resources Management (M.N.R.M.)en_US
dc.description.abstractBrochet is a remote, off-grid community located in Northern Manitoba, Canada. The existing diesel generating system is characterized by high economic and environmental costs. As the existing diesel generators are nearing the end of their operational lifespan, this study uses the HOMER model to determine an optimum electricity system design at Brochet that has high electrical reliability, least cost, and low emissions. Three potential power generation options were considered and evaluated, namely: 1) only diesel, 2) only wind, 3) a mix of both. The wind-diesel hybrid system performed best for all the evaluation criteria. While maintaining high reliability, this hybrid system design resulted in 19 % reduction in electricity cost, and 30 % reduction of CO2 when compared to the existing electricity system at Brochet. Thus, this study concludes that the wind-diesel hybrid system is the optimum electricity system design for Brochet and proposes this system replace the existing system.en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2013en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/22111
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectHOMERen_US
dc.subjectOff-Grid Communityen_US
dc.subjectOptimizationen_US
dc.subjectWind-Diesel Hybriden_US
dc.titleOptimizing an Off-Grid Electrical System in Brochet, Manitoba, Canadaen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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