Selection of optimum hybrid stand alone systems

A development area in Turkey was selected and the renewable energy potential on the area was analysed during the study; then the analyses of this potential, together with network, was made in terms of cost in meeting the demands of electricity on the region. The HOMER (NREL, US) program was used to simulate the system operation and calculate technical economic parameters for each configuration. The program requires input values such as technology options, component costs and reconciliation of resources, and arranges applicable combinations by net cost for different system configurations, using all these facts/information. As the pilot area, on which the energy to be obtained from renewable energy sources shall be utilised, Bursa in Turkey was preferred.