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Economic Optimization of Hybrid Renewable Microgrids Using HOMER Pro - Self Study

John Glassmire • Last updated 05/2022

4.6/5 (view ratings)

980 students

1 module

1:25 hours

5 assignments

Course description

Since its release, the HOMER software has been downloaded by over 100,000 people in 193 countries. This free course shows you how to use HOMER software to simulate microgrid performance. It includes a free 30-day trial of HOMER Pro software and a walk-through of several real examples.

Here's what you'll learn:

HOMER’s simulation-optimization-sensitivity paradigm for microgrid decision making and design
How to feel at home using the HOMER interface
A step-by-step approach to running a complete analysis in HOMER

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Full course outline

Module 1 - Economic Optimization of Renewable Microgrids using HOMER Pro

In this module you'll find the 1.5 lecture, along with a PDF copy of the slides and information about downloading a free version of the HOMER Pro software.

Install HOMER Pro on your computer (Free 30-day trial)
Economic Optimization of Renewable Microgrids (01:25:35 hours)
Presentation Slides (.pdf)

Author

John Glassmire

HOMER Energy

John Glassmire has extensive experience in the modeling and design of both distributed and traditional energy supply systems. He has led and worked on a wide-variety of energy research and consulting projects including cost-to-society environmental and economic impacts of clean energy technologies for grid planning, integrated resource planning for energy... Learn more

Ratings

4.6

174 reviews

980 students have taken this course

by Ibrahim Emmanuel Wali, Engineer , Living safe Nigeria limited 10/02/2022

It was life changing

by ahmad abdelkader 08/24/2022

by monaem elmnifi 09/30/2020

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by Ahmed Alghannam, Co-founder & CTO, Sungate Solutions 09/29/2020

This course really shows how powerful HOMER pro is in economical analysis for microgrid systems. i really liked the system optimization feature as well as the sensitivity analysis.

by Arvin Dela Roca 06/25/2020

awesome

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