Feasibility Assessment of Introducing Distributed Energy Resources for an Urban Area in Shanghai

摘要

In this study, by using a developed analytical model, the optimal DER system is analyzed for the civilian facilities in an urban area located in Chongming island of Shanghai. According to the simulation results, currently, although the introduction of DER system in Chinese urban area leads to reasonable environmental merits, the economic benefit is marginal. Because of the high investment cost, at current time, the feasible technologies are some mature ones, such as natural gas CHP plant, etc. Further cost reduction is necessary for the renewable technologies, such as PV, biomass, etc.