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Dr. Suzan Abdelhady
Fayoum university, Faculty of Engineering, Electric engineering department

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Journal article
Published: 25 May 2021 in Energies
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Extensive studies are conducted to investigate the potential and techno-economic feasibility of bioenergy routes in different countries. However, limited researches have been focused on the whole national agricultural bioenergy resources in Egypt. This research provides an assessment of the potential agricultural biomass resources for electric energy production in Egypt. It provides a strategic perspective for the design of a national network of biomass power plants to utilize the spatially available agricultural residues throughout a country. A comprehensive approach is presented and is applied to Egypt. First, the approach estimates the amount, type, and characteristics of the agricultural residues in each Egyptian governorate. Then, a techno-economic appraisal for locating a set of collection stations, and installing a direct combustion biomass power plant in each governorate is conducted. SAM simulation software is used for the technical and economic appraisals, and preliminary plant capacities are estimated assuming one plant in each governorate. Secondly, a new mixed integer linear programming (MILP) model is proposed and applied to optimally design a biomass supply chain national network to maximize the overall network profit. The network is composed of the collection stations, the potential biomass power plants, and the flow distribution of residues to supply the selected plants. Results indicate that the Egyptian agricultural residue resources can produce 10 million ton/year of dry residues, generate 11 TWh/year, an average levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of 6.77 ¢/kWh, and supply about 5.5% of Egypt’s current energy needs. Moreover, the optimization results reveal that a network of 5 biomass power plants with capacities of 460 MW each should be established in Egypt. This approach is thought to be particularly suitable to other developing countries whose energy demand depends on fossil fuels and poses a heavy economic burden, and whose residues are massive, wasted, and not industrialized. The obtained results may also enrich future comparative research that studies the impact and feasibility of implementing agro-residue based biomass electric energy generation.

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Suzan Abdelhady; Mohamed Shalaby; Ahmed Shaban. Techno-Economic Analysis for the Optimal Design of a National Network of Agro-Energy Biomass Power Plants in Egypt. Energies 2021, 14, 3063 .

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Suzan Abdelhady, Mohamed Shalaby, Ahmed Shaban. Techno-Economic Analysis for the Optimal Design of a National Network of Agro-Energy Biomass Power Plants in Egypt. Energies. 2021; 14 (11):3063.

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Suzan Abdelhady; Mohamed Shalaby; Ahmed Shaban. 2021. "Techno-Economic Analysis for the Optimal Design of a National Network of Agro-Energy Biomass Power Plants in Egypt." Energies 14, no. 11: 3063.

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Published: 16 February 2021 in Energies
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In this research, a technoeconomic comparison of energy efficiency options for energy districts located in different climatic areas (Naples, Italy and Fayoum, Egypt) is presented. A dynamic simulation model based on TRNSYS is developed to evaluate the different energy efficiency options, which includes different buildings of conceived districts. The TRNSYS model is integrated with the plug-in Google SketchUp TRNSYS3d to estimate the thermal load of the buildings and the temporal variation. The model considers the unsteady state energy balance and includes all the features of the building’s envelope. For the considered climatic zones and for the different energy efficiency measures, primary energy savings, pay back periods and reduced CO2 emissions are evaluated. The proposed energy efficiency options include a district heating system for hot water supply, air-to-air conventional heat pumps for both cooling and space heating of the buildings and the integration of photovoltaic and solar thermal systems. The energy actions are compared to baseline scenarios, where the hot water and space heating demand is satisfied by conventional natural gas boilers, the cooling demand is met by conventional air-to-air vapor compression heat pumps and the electric energy demand is satisfied by the power grid. The simulation results provide valuable guidance for selecting the optimal designs and system configurations, as well as suggest guidelines to policymakers to define decarbonization targets in different scenarios. The scenario of Fayoum offers a savings of 67% in primary energy, but the associated payback period extends to 23 years due to the lower cost of energy in comparison to Naples.

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Francesco Calise; Francesco L. Cappiello; Maria Vicidomini; Jian Song; Antonio M. Pantaleo; Suzan Abdelhady; Ahmed Shaban; Christos N. Markides. Energy and Economic Assessment of Energy Efficiency Options for Energy Districts: Case Studies in Italy and Egypt. Energies 2021, 14, 1012 .

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Francesco Calise, Francesco L. Cappiello, Maria Vicidomini, Jian Song, Antonio M. Pantaleo, Suzan Abdelhady, Ahmed Shaban, Christos N. Markides. Energy and Economic Assessment of Energy Efficiency Options for Energy Districts: Case Studies in Italy and Egypt. Energies. 2021; 14 (4):1012.

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Francesco Calise; Francesco L. Cappiello; Maria Vicidomini; Jian Song; Antonio M. Pantaleo; Suzan Abdelhady; Ahmed Shaban; Christos N. Markides. 2021. "Energy and Economic Assessment of Energy Efficiency Options for Energy Districts: Case Studies in Italy and Egypt." Energies 14, no. 4: 1012.

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Published: 18 December 2020 in Renewable Energy
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Solar dish (SD) technology is recognized as one of the most efficient solar thermal technologies for electricity generation. Moreover, SD technology has proven its suitability and reliability in solar energy potentials areas that are scarce to have water. In this regard, Egyptian western desert occupies an area of more than 65% of the total area of Egypt. It receives some of the highest solar radiation in the world (up to 3.0 MWh/m2/year), making it a prime location for the exploitation of this technology. Then, it is worth to investigate the opportunities of SD power plant for electricity generation. This paper investigates the techno-economic performance of SD power plant under Egypt desert weather condition. Accordingly, the proposed power plant is modeled and simulated using System Advisor Model (SAM). The annual energy and the levelized costs of electricity (LCOE) are calculated based on the annual simulations of 50 MW installed capacity. The profitability of proposed power plant is assessed based on Egypt’s feed in tariff of concentrated solar power (CSP) projects. The proposed location of this power plant is Benban solar power park, near Aswan city in the south of Egypt. This is because the nature of the place is convenient and configured for building solar power plant, as well as its proximity to the Egyptian electricity grid. Furthermore, a sensitivity analysis is conducted to investigate the effect of the main economic variables of the proposed power plant on the LCOE and NPV. The results show that annual energy output of 50 MW is estimated to 105 GWh/year. The LCOE is estimated to 13.38 ¢/kWh. The avoided GHG emissions and fossil fuels usage are equal to about 45 million tons of CO2 emissions and 21.64 thousand tons of equivalent oil (toe) per year (respectively). Furthermore, the results indicate that LCOE and NPV are very highly sensitive to the collector cost.

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Suzan Abdelhady. Performance and cost evaluation of solar dish power plant: sensitivity analysis of levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) and net present value (NPV). Renewable Energy 2020, 168, 332 -342.

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Suzan Abdelhady. Performance and cost evaluation of solar dish power plant: sensitivity analysis of levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) and net present value (NPV). Renewable Energy. 2020; 168 ():332-342.

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Suzan Abdelhady. 2020. "Performance and cost evaluation of solar dish power plant: sensitivity analysis of levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) and net present value (NPV)." Renewable Energy 168, no. : 332-342.

Journal article
Published: 09 January 2020 in IEEE Access
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Power factor (PF) is a measure of how effectively electricity is used. The low PF causes considerable power losses along the power supply chain. In particular, it overloads the distribution system and increases the power plant's burden to compensate the expected power losses. Most of the existing PF correction techniques are developed based on capacitor and assuming that power systems are static. However, the power systems are dynamic systems such that their states change over time, necessitating dynamic correction systems. In the emerging smart grid systems, real-time measurements can easily be taken for voltage, current and harmonics. Then, the measured data can be transmitted to a PF controller to reach the desired PF value. However, the problem that may arise in real-time applications is how to determine and adjust the optimal capacitor size that can balance the power factor. In this regard, we propose a real-time correction system based on multi-step capacitor banks to improve PF in co-operation with de-tuned filters to mitigate the harmonics. First, a mathematical model has been formulated for the proposed power factor correction system. The model can be employed to determine the optimal operational settings of the multi-step capacitor and the reactor value that optimize the reactive power while considering the desired PF value and restricting the harmonics. Second, a genetic optimization approach is applied to solve the proposed mathematical model as it can provide accurate solution in a short computational time. A Monte Carlo simulation approach is considered for validating the proposed PF correction system. The simulation results show that the average PF of the randomly generated test instances has improved from 0.7 to 0.95 (35% increase). Furthermore, we conducted real experiments using a PF testbed for experimental validation. The results are found to be consistent with the simulation results, which validate the effectiveness and applicability of the proposed correction system. Furthermore, the saved kVA in one day is estimated to be 26% of total kVA.

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Suzan Abdelhady; Ahmed Osama; Ahmed Shaban; Mahmoud Elbayoumi. A Real-Time Optimization of Reactive Power for An Intelligent System Using Genetic Algorithm. IEEE Access 2020, 8, 11991 -12000.

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Suzan Abdelhady, Ahmed Osama, Ahmed Shaban, Mahmoud Elbayoumi. A Real-Time Optimization of Reactive Power for An Intelligent System Using Genetic Algorithm. IEEE Access. 2020; 8 (99):11991-12000.

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Suzan Abdelhady; Ahmed Osama; Ahmed Shaban; Mahmoud Elbayoumi. 2020. "A Real-Time Optimization of Reactive Power for An Intelligent System Using Genetic Algorithm." IEEE Access 8, no. 99: 11991-12000.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2018 in Renewable Energy
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Suzan Abdelhady; Domenico Borello; Ahmed Shaban. Techno-economic assessment of biomass power plant fed with rice straw: Sensitivity and parametric analysis of the performance and the LCOE. Renewable Energy 2018, 115, 1026 -1034.

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Suzan Abdelhady, Domenico Borello, Ahmed Shaban. Techno-economic assessment of biomass power plant fed with rice straw: Sensitivity and parametric analysis of the performance and the LCOE. Renewable Energy. 2018; 115 ():1026-1034.

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Suzan Abdelhady; Domenico Borello; Ahmed Shaban. 2018. "Techno-economic assessment of biomass power plant fed with rice straw: Sensitivity and parametric analysis of the performance and the LCOE." Renewable Energy 115, no. : 1026-1034.

Research article
Published: 18 May 2017 in Wind Engineering
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Offshore wind turbines are being used to harness the high value of wind energy usually available on the sea sufficiently far from the shore (i.e. some kilometers). The present study provides an assessment of the potential of offshore wind energy along the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt. The techno-economic assessment was conducted considering a 7.0 MW offshore wind turbine at seven sites along the Mediterranean Sea. Fixed platforms were considered, assuming that the maximum sea depth will be 60 m, that is representative of the sea depth in the Mediterranean coast of Egypt at 5 km from the shore. The analysis reveals that a very large amount of energy can be harvested. The minimum energy production is obtained at Alexandria with a capacity factor of 55%, and the maximum energy production is obtained at El Dabaa station with a capacity factor of 63%. The levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) is estimated as to be equal to about 0.075–0.079 US$/kWh which can be considered very competitive with other renewable energy systems in Egypt. The results prove the techno-economic feasibility of the offshore wind energy resource in Egypt, and it would motivate both the research community and the policy makers for more attention regarding this resource.

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Suzan Abdelhady; Domenico Borello; Ahmed Shaban. Assessment of levelized cost of electricity of offshore wind energy in Egypt. Wind Engineering 2017, 41, 160 -173.

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Suzan Abdelhady, Domenico Borello, Ahmed Shaban. Assessment of levelized cost of electricity of offshore wind energy in Egypt. Wind Engineering. 2017; 41 (3):160-173.

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Suzan Abdelhady; Domenico Borello; Ahmed Shaban. 2017. "Assessment of levelized cost of electricity of offshore wind energy in Egypt." Wind Engineering 41, no. 3: 160-173.

Journal article
Published: 01 August 2015 in Energy Procedia
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This paper provides an overview of the wind power potential at different regions in Egypt, along the Mediterranean and Red Sea, and the Western desert. A further technical and economic assessment is conducted for the electricity generation with 8 different small wind turbines at 17 locations. The annual electricity generation from selected wind turbines is evaluated. The obtained data are presented and discussed investigating the net present value and the payback period analyzing the profitability of selected wind turbines. The dependence of the turbine profitability from the feed-in tariff is specifically addressed

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Suzan Abdelhady; Domenico Borello; Simone Santori. Economic Feasibility of Small Wind Turbines for Domestic Consumers in Egypt Based on the New Feed-in Tariff. Energy Procedia 2015, 75, 664 -670.

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Suzan Abdelhady, Domenico Borello, Simone Santori. Economic Feasibility of Small Wind Turbines for Domestic Consumers in Egypt Based on the New Feed-in Tariff. Energy Procedia. 2015; 75 ():664-670.

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Suzan Abdelhady; Domenico Borello; Simone Santori. 2015. "Economic Feasibility of Small Wind Turbines for Domestic Consumers in Egypt Based on the New Feed-in Tariff." Energy Procedia 75, no. : 664-670.

Journal article
Published: 01 December 2014 in Energy Conversion and Management
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Most of Egypt’s population is concentrated in the Nile Valley (5% of Egypt’s area), while the western\ud desert occupies an area of 50% of the total area of Egypt with a small number of inhabitants. The New\ud Valley is the largest governorates in Egypt which occupies 45.8% of the total area of the Country and\ud 65% of the Western Desert and it is the least densely populated governorate in Egypt. However, New\ud Valley has started to receive the migrated people from the Nile valley and Delta region and the demand\ud for the energy is continuously increasing. However, the rural area in New Valley still suffers from lack of\ud access to energy services. The very high transmission losses and costs are the main challenges for elec-\ud trification in this area. Then, it is worth to investigate the opportunities for distributed energy generation.\ud This area of Egypt receives some of the highest solar radiation in the world (up to 3000 kW h per square\ud meters per year), making it a prime location for use of this resource. In this study, performance and eco-\ud nomic assessment of a small scale stand-alone solar thermal co-generation plant using diathermic oil is\ud presented. This configuration is considered as a promising and sustainable solution to provide electricity\ud and heat to an isolated area satisfying the local loads. Parabolic trough plant has been modeled in TRNSYS\ud simulation environment integrated with the Solar Thermal Electric Components (STEC) model library.\ud Both solar and power cycle performances have been modeled based on the solar energy data of the plant\ud site. The mirrors area and the solar collectors have been designed to optimize the incident solar energy.\ud As a result, the parabolic trough solar power plant can produce 6 MW of electric power and 21.5MW of\ud heat power with an overall efficiency of about 85%. The analysis demonstrated that the solar operation\ud time of the CSP plant in the selected site can be expanded to run during the all day without recurring\ud to fossil fuel backup. The levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of the proposed power plant is estimated\ud to be equal to 1.25 USD/kW h. The avoided GHG emissions are equal to about 7300 toe/year

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Suzan Abdelhady; Domenico Borello; Eileen Tortora. Design of a small scale stand-alone solar thermal co-generation plant for an isolated region in Egypt. Energy Conversion and Management 2014, 88, 872 -882.

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Suzan Abdelhady, Domenico Borello, Eileen Tortora. Design of a small scale stand-alone solar thermal co-generation plant for an isolated region in Egypt. Energy Conversion and Management. 2014; 88 ():872-882.

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Suzan Abdelhady; Domenico Borello; Eileen Tortora. 2014. "Design of a small scale stand-alone solar thermal co-generation plant for an isolated region in Egypt." Energy Conversion and Management 88, no. : 872-882.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2014 in Energy Procedia
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This paper investigates the potential of rice straw for producing energy in Egypt. It is estimated that about 3.1 million tons/year of rice straw are disposed by burning directly in the open field causing environmental problems. The present study was undertaken to assess the performance of rice straw power plant to specify the amount of the power, and GHG mitigation relative to the disposal rice-straw in energy production. The results indicate that rice straw can provide an annual net electric energy output of 2,447 GWh/year. The plant can reduce CO2 emissions of (1.2M ton CO2/year)

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Suzan Abdelhady; Domenico Borello; Ahmed Shaban; Franco Rispoli. Viability Study of Biomass Power Plant Fired with Rice Straw in Egypt. Energy Procedia 2014, 61, 211 -215.

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Suzan Abdelhady, Domenico Borello, Ahmed Shaban, Franco Rispoli. Viability Study of Biomass Power Plant Fired with Rice Straw in Egypt. Energy Procedia. 2014; 61 ():211-215.

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Suzan Abdelhady; Domenico Borello; Ahmed Shaban; Franco Rispoli. 2014. "Viability Study of Biomass Power Plant Fired with Rice Straw in Egypt." Energy Procedia 61, no. : 211-215.