Fig. 5: Power demand for the a) Base, b) the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Grid, c) Photovoltaics (PV) Only, and d) Wind Only cases under independent and co-optimization strategies.
From: Simulated co-optimization of renewable energy and desalination systems in Neom, Saudi Arabia
Due to co-optimization, peak shavings occur in all cases. Power consumption is shifted accordingly – at the start of the year, the co-optimized model consumes more power than the independent model. However, the co-optimized model consumes less power than the independent model at specific times throughout the remainder of the year.
