Improving Eco-Emission and Sustainability of Industrial Microgrid (IMG) with adding Central Tower Solar Power (CTSP) Generation Units

Industrial microgrids (IMGs) utilize gas power plant or distributed generators (DGs) to feed their energy demands. Photovoltaic system is another clean energy unit to produce energy demand. In this paper, a combination of central tower solar power (CTSP) and gas turbo generator (GTG) is proposed to produce thermal and power energy demands. The main aim of this work is defined as increasing total benefits of IMG operator (IMGO) and reducing total pollution with adding CTSP. To achieve this aim, the main function is defined as an eco-emission function. For optimal management of both demand and generation sides, a new demand response (DR) approach is employed. To solve the optimization problem, the Adaptive Lyrebird Optimization Algorithm (ALOA) is used. Results verify the positive impacts of DR programs on increasing total benefits and reducing total emissions of IMG, respectively.

Keywords:

Industrial microgrids , Central Tower Solar Power , Demand Response , Eco-Emission , Sustainability , Optimization Algorithm