Research Article
Techno-Economic Feasibility Analysis of a Solar Photovoltaic Hybrid System for Rural Electrification in Sierra Leone for Zero Carbon Emission
Table 1
Solar and wind energy characteristics of Masunthu.
| | Month | Air temperature (°C) | Earth temperature (°C) | Atmospheric pressure (kPa) | Relative Humidity (%) | Wind speed (m/s) | Daily solar radiation: horizontal(kWh/m2/d) | Equivalent number of no-sun days |
| | January | 26.000 | 25.9 | 99.4 | 73.3 | 3.600 | 5.600 | 4.31 | | February | 28.170 | 26.8 | 99.4 | 77.0 | 3.640 | 6.130 | 2.22 | | March | 29.510 | 27.0 | 99.3 | 80.3 | 3.880 | 6.440 | 2.13 | | April | 29.420 | 26.9 | 99.3 | 83.0 | 3.950 | 6.300 | 1.57 | | May | 27.980 | 26.4 | 99.5 | 85.9 | 3.540 | 5.480 | 2.92 | | June | 26.190 | 25.4 | 99.6 | 87.7 | 3.760 | 4.740 | 6.48 | | July | 24.880 | 24.3 | 99.7 | 87.5 | 4.710 | 4.340 | 5.08 | | August | 24.530 | 23.9 | 99.7 | 88.0 | 5.150 | 4.060 | 4.57 | | September | 25.020 | 24.5 | 99.6 | 88.0 | 4.140 | 4.560 | 4.35 | | October | 25.630 | 25.1 | 99.5 | 87.5 | 2.990 | 4.760 | 4.31 | | November | 25.640 | 25.4 | 99.4 | 85.5 | 2.570 | 4.890 | 4.27 | | December | 24.940 | 25.1 | 99.4 | 80.1 | 3.340 | 5.280 | 3.5 | | Annual | 24.6 | 25.5 | 99.5 | 83.7 | 3.77 | 5.22 | 45.71 |
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Source: International Energy Agency, 2021.
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