Energy Supply in Remote Areas of the Northwest of Iran through Renewable Energy Sources and Using Hydrogen and Water as a Dual Storage System

How to supply water and electricity is one of the matters that has remained unchanged in Iran for many years, which costs a lot every year and should be accompanied by changes and technologies occurring in all fields of supply systems. Electricity and water also undergo significant changes. So the role of the smart grid and renewable energy sources will be critical soon, which understanding the smart grid definition. Extraction of electricity and water consumption data for utilizing in this paper through East Azerbaijan Power Distribution Company and Regional Water Company using HOMER software can optimize and safely use renewable energy sources. In the near future, the plan will pay particular attention to the crisis of drought. Due to the geographical isolation of some villages in the northwestern provinces of the country, these areas depend mainly on fossil fuels for their water and energy production. According to the topography of these areas, which are largely far from major population centers, the main aim of this paper is to explore the potential benefits and capabilities of new design, which includes the use of renewable energy parameters including wind turbines, Photovoltaic (PV) cells, Electrolyzer, loads, etc. Using the optimal cost and performance response for the objective function of the problem defines how to supply water and energy for a remote village in the northwest of the country under the climatic conditions of that region with specific renewable energy equipment in HOMER software. In addition, using hydrogen gas and other renewable energy sources in the remote area, an optimized reverse osmosis (RO) system is designed for water production, and in turn, a dual storage system (water and hydrogen) is proposed.