rural-electrification Articles
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Development of a hierarchical technology diffusion assessment framework through multiple perspectives: case of rural electrification in USA and China
In this paper, we wanted to provide an insight on the rural electrification programme through two successful case studies in the USA and China. The reason for choosing those two is one represents a developed economy which is the USA while the other represents a developing economy embodied by China. It is very difficult to compare the numbers of the two programmes directly due to the time and ...
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Rural Electrification: GEF Experience in Renewables-based Microgrids
This paper discusses how the existing 1.2 billion poor people worldwide without access to electricity can be environment-friendly electrified with the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) on energy and the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate the experience of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in rural electrification ...
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Role of a regional programme for promotion of photovoltaic based rural electrification in Asia
Photovoltaic (PV) technology has recently evolved as an attractive option for rural electrification worldwide, particularly in the developing countries. However, a number of barriers need to be addressed for its widespread introduction. Capacity enhancement of institutions and individuals is crucial for its long-term sustainability as their efforts to develop innovative approaches and models ...
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When Communications Africa focuses on energy provision for telecom towers, GenCell offers attractive alternatives
In case you missed it, we encourage you to read the interview with GenCell CEO Rami Reshef in the April edition of Communications Africa. When asked about the role of fuel cells in the very competitive African energy landscape, Mr. Reshef responds, “Fuel cells are playing an integral role in energy generation and storage in Africa, both for rural electrification and for applications in ...
By GenCell Ltd
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Rural electrification through renewable energy in Nepal
Nepal is rich in hydropower. However, due to various constraints the rural sector of Nepal is still deprived of a national electrical grid. Renewable energy resources are the most viable and accessible sources to electrify these rural sectors. Micro-hydro and solar photovoltaics (PV) are widely used renewable energies for rural electrification. Presently, this source provides electricity to only ...
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Socio-economic aspects of an off-grid SPV power supply system in an island village in India
The electrification of five villages in Sagardeep island in south Bengal by the West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency (WBREDA) with lighting and power by Solar Photo-voltaic (SPV) devices, in line with the concept originating more than three decades ago and culminating in launching countrywide rural electrification, is clearly a successful venture. But there are distinct implifications. ...
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Rural electrification by palm waste
Change of Africa from poverty to prosperity Those will be the happiest who have their own power. Future is for those who have their own power. Let diesel prices go up 10 times. you are not affected if you have your own power. Let electricity become 20 times costly, you are not affected if you have your own power. Palm waste is the huge source of energy. you can produce lot of power from palm ...
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Rural electrification by photovoltaic solar energy in Algeria
The economic and social development in Algeria in the last years has been in need of continues increasing in demand of electricity, especially in the isolated countryside. Solar energy represents a significant potential in Algeria, the country receives more than 3,000 hour of sunshine per year with a high level of radiation. The average of daily solar irradiation is from 5 to 7 kW hour m−2 the ...
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Project - Rural electrification using renewable energy solutions in the region of Sava
CLIENT Agence de Développement de l’Electrification Rurale (ADER) LOCATION Region of Sava Madagascar DATE 2017 - 2021 ASSIGNMENTS Technical assistance to the project management unit (“UGP”) Checking of the studies performed Detailed studies of power distribution networks Updating of calls for tender Assistance with the contract award process Contract ...
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An assessment of the potential and barriers for the diffusion of renewable energy technologies in Bolivia
It is recognised that renewable energies have an important role in sustainable development, especially in developing countries, ranging from climate change mitigation to the provision of energy for poor people in remote rural areas. Latin America is lagging behind in the deployment of renewable energy technologies, in spite of its great natural potential and needs of rural electrification. This ...
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Limyè Pa w, Tuffet, Haiti - Case Study
Operating as a socially committed private enterprise, Limyè Pa w has been making and distributing renewable, low-carbon power in Haiti since the beginning of 2015. Running their upgraded v5 PP20 on plentiful local corncobs, they currently operate 10 hours a day, six days a week, serving dozens of rural households. In Haitian Creole, Limyè Pa w translates to 'Your Light' - a ...
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Economic impact of the valuation of life cycle CO2 emissions from renewable and fossil energy systems
We use a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) methodology and the Hotelling rule [1,2] to calculate the economic value of CO2 emissions reductions attained through a substitution of renewable energy systems for conventional energy systems in isolated power generation applications. The CO2 abatement value calculated in this way is used to estimate savings in electricity cost associated with PV and Wind ...
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Optimal scheduling and operation of hybrid biomass/wind/PV energy system for rural areas
In this paper, a hybrid energy system consisting of biomass, wind, solar photovoltaic (SPV) and battery, is proposed. The sources are operated to deliver energy at optimum efficiency. An optimisation model is developed to supply the available energy to the loads according to the priority. It is also proposed to maintain a fair level of energy storage to meet the peak load demand together with ...
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Hybrid Solar/Wind plant in Madagascar
Distinguished among the winners of the Sunidarity initiative, the World Energy Foundation announced Thursday that it had installed in the extreme south of Madagascar a concentration photovoltaic equipment (CPV) provided by Soitec, one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of global CPV systems. Called Plug & Sun, this equipment allows an autonomous solar-electric generation in areas ...
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Website offers global view of small hydroelectric projects
It is now easier to access reliable data on small hydropower projects globally following the launch of a website designed to promote this technology, says a UN body. The UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the International Center on Small Hydro Power (ICSHP), a China-based, non-profit body that promotes this form of energy worldwide, launched the site last month (13 February). ...
By SciDev.Net
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Free solar for Africa?
The African continent is not homogeneous. The constant gap between the way we perceive the north of the continent and the harsh reality that the South is going through is often surprising. Many start to see and praise the "African miracle” progresses. However, many obstacles remain for Africa to impose its way. The sun, is a natural, free and abundant wealth in the African land, would it ...
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Revolutionary Education: PV Powered
Travel around rural Latin America and you’re sure to see schools without basic educational tools, let alone electricity. Not in Cuba. More than 34,000 children in rural areas of this small Caribbean island are reading, writing, and watching educational videos using the power of the sun. Cuba’s commitment to education is astounding. Although many countries have obligatory schooling, Cubans take ...
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The Sol of Cuba
I went to Cuba with Global Exchange, a non-profit organization that organizes “reality tours” of Cuba. The tour coincided with an international solar energy conference organized by CubaSolar, a nongovernmental Cuban organization. Having worked on numerous solar energy projects in Central America, I went to Cuba with the misconception that I could use my renewable energy technology transfer skills ...
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Huge scope of tiny thermal power plants
Steam energy is coming back very fast as blessing for distributed generation.There is bright scope of establishing 10 million tiny thermal power plants in India. Capacity of most of such tiny power plants will be from 2 kw to 20 kw and rarely up to 100 kw. Liberalization of power generation has opened vast opportunities for small generation capacities in villages. Such tiny power plants will have ...
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Optimum use of renewable energy resources to generate electricity via hybrid system
The necessity of hybrid energy system is gaining more importance day by day as it incorporates two or more than two renewable energy resources that when integrated overcome limitations inherent in either. Hybrid energy system has been seen as an excellent solution for electrification of rural place where the grid extension is difficult and economically not feasible. Such system may consist of ...
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