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Small-scale renewable energy systems, combined with advanced energy storage solutions, are transforming the sustainability and reliability of microgrids. With microgrids
Among these alternatives, the integrated photovoltaic energy storage system, a novel energy solution combining solar energy harnessing and storage capabilities, garners significant attention compared to the traditional separated photovoltaic energy storage system.
An undersized storage would lead to curtailment of solar energy provided by the collector–receiver due to the storage being full, and consequently a less-than-optimal amount of electricity being generated throughout the year.
For a system with 31.5 kW e scale, the minimum LCOE of 217.8 USD/MWh e with 87.24% CF occurs at 2.55 solar multiple and 16.08 storage hours. The optimum design parameters are a result of balancing capital costs with annual electricity generation for minimum LCOE.
When future cost trends are considered, concentrated solar power (CSP) plants are projected to remain with a higher LCOE compared to PV . Furthermore, CSP lags PV in terms of experience and modularity as well as construction speed for large scale systems.
Plant solar multiple and storage hours are optimised using a multi-objective genetic algorithm to minimise the levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) and maximise the capacity factor (CF). The optimal LCOE is found to be ranging from 122.7 USD/MWh e to 217.8 USD/MWh e when using optimistic and pessimistic power block cost assumptions.
The parametric sweep indicates a minimal LCOE in the region of solar multiple of 2.3–2.9 with approximately 14–20 h of storage. In order to obtain precise optimal plant design parameters and show the trade-off between LCOE and CF, a multi-objective optimisation routine is implemented. Fig. 7.

Small-scale renewable energy systems, combined with advanced energy storage solutions, are transforming the sustainability and reliability of microgrids. With microgrids
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