Economic Optimization of a Hybrid Solar-Wind Power Plant in Chile

Authors

  • José O. Maldifassi Author
  • Julián Lizama M Author
  • Ignacio Mongillo M Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24084/repqj13.421

Keywords:

hybrid, solar, wind,, costs, Chile

Abstract

This study analyzes the optimal configuration of a hybrid solar-wind power plant in terms of levelized electricity generating costs for a period of 20 years. In spite that the site for the plant has one of the most intense solar radiation levels in the world, the final result is that only wind generators should be used to provide electricity to the nearby Chuquicamata mining complex in northern Chile.

Author Biographies

  • José O. Maldifassi

    School of Engineering and Science

    Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez

    Avda. Padre Hurtado 750, Viña del Mar, Chile

    Phone: 56-32-250 3753 ; e-mail: jose.maldifassi@uai.cl;

  • Julián Lizama M

    School of Engineering and Science

    Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez

    Avda. Padre Hurtado 750, Viña del Mar, Chile

    Phone: 56-32-250 3753 ; e-mail: julimux@gmail.com

  • Ignacio Mongillo M

    2 Servicios Logísticos; Arauco S.A.

    El Golf 150, piso 13. Las Condes

    Santiago, Chile

    Phone: 56-2-2461 7200 ; e-mail: ignaciomongillo@gmail.com

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Published

2024-01-12

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 5 (2015)

Section

Articles