The Assessment Potential of PV/Wind Powered Hydrostorage Systems in the Desert: Case of Algriffa City, Libya

This paper presents a proposal to establish and build a PV-Wind hybrid system with hydroelectric pumped storage for a city located in the heart of the Libyan desert. The system consists of two parts: one for generating electricity using photovoltaic and wind energy, and another for storing excess energy using Pumped Hydro energy Storage (PHS). This work, propose the basic components of this system, using climatic data for the area under study to assess the available capabilities and feasibility of using these systems. In this work, mathematical models and simulations using MATLAB were used to clarify and calculate the energy produced from the resources available at the site under study. A clear visualization of the system as a whole is presented along with the options available for design, in order to assist in making the decision to start the full design and build of this system.