Review on the Application and Utilization of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems in Domestic Households

The high cost of electricity production by fossil fuels encourages exploring renewable energy technologies as the alternative source of energy due to their several benefits over conventional energy sources. Different renewable energy technologies have been deployed and presented around the globe. Lately, the implementation of renewable energy technologies in residential housing is cautiously gaining momentum. However, the fluctuations in solar radiation and wind speed due to climatic conditions limit the operating stability of these renewable energy technologies, therefore, resulting in output power variabilities. The combination of two or more renewable energy sources can be highly efficient in terms of power generation issues, Hybrid Renewable Energy sources (HREs) are considered as one major promising solution to the above renewable energy restriction. In this review, different HREs are summarized and discussed, furthermore, these HREs are integrated with different energy storage systems. The performance vis-à-vis energy utilization, energy-storing system and the cost of energy utilization are also reviewed.