An assessment of the technical and economic feasibility of a renewable microgrid on a New Zealand dairy farm : A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Planning at Lincoln University

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An assessment of the technical and economic feasibility of a renewable microgrid on a New Zealand dairy farm : A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Planning at Lincoln University

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One-hundred per cent renewable electricity generation is an ambitious target that will require significant investment and innovation to increase the nation’s renewable capacity. This study investigates the potential for renewable microgrid electricity systems to increase the proportion of renewable electricity, and whether microgrids are relatively less expensive than a typical grid connection for New Zealand dairy farms facing rising grid electricity prices. The Lincoln University Research D...

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2020

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King, Portia

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https://hdl.handle.net/10182/13549

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renewable energy / microgrid / distributed generation / agriculture / energy planning / dairy farms / techno-economic assessment / electricity generation / Lincoln University Dairy Farm / Land Use and Environmental Planning / Engineering Design / Environmental Engineering / Renewable Power and Energy Systems Engineering (excl. Solar Cells) / Environmental Technologies

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