TEHRAN - Researchers at the University of Tehran presented a model for forecasting demand and optimal design of a solar electric vehicle system.
Hussein Yousefi, a professor at the Faculty of Energy Engineering and Sustainable Resources of the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Sciences and Technologies at the University of Tehran, elaborated on an innovative framework for designing and modeling an energy system with an approach to develop electric vehicles and solar panels with a focus on Qeshm Island as a case study and an important geopolitical and ecological region.
“We tried to model a hybrid energy system based on solar panels (PV) and electric vehicles (EV) in interaction with the existing energy grid in a way that is both technically, economically and environmentally sustainable,” Yousefi said.
“For the first time, in a case study, we were able to model energy and fuel consumption on a strategic island like Qeshm. These projections allow us to model the capacities required for the future development of the island’s energy system, with an emphasis on PV and electric vehicle infrastructure,” he added.
“The results of this study, based on official input data (including reports from the Ministry of Energy and the country’s energy balance), showed that by choosing an optimal mix of energy system components (such as the capacity of panels, fossil power plants, and electric vehicles), carbon emissions can be greatly reduced while controlling the final cost of energy. These findings can be helpful for energy policymakers and companies active in the field of new energies,” Yousefi said.
Relevant reports also said in July that domestic development of over 900,000 power plants’ parts, an 80 percent reduction in water consumption in some units, and the use of wastewater instead of raw water are among the important measures to deal with the power imbalance and resource crisis in Iran.
Simultaneously with the intensification of the electricity imbalance and the shortage of water resources in the country, the thermal power industry has taken effective steps to improve the sustainability of power plants by focusing on indigenization of equipment and developing technologies that reduce water consumption and pollution.
In the past eight years, over 922,000 power plant units worth 45 trillion rials have been indigenized in the country which plays an important role in increasing the sustainability of electricity production, reducing foreign exchange dependence, and supporting the Iranian companies.
Simultaneously with these measures, the installation of online pollutant monitoring equipment, modeling the distribution of pollution in fuel oil-fired power plants, managing industrial waste contaminated with PCBs, and implementing MRV projects to monitor greenhouse gas emissions are among other steps taken towards this goal.