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An analysis of off grid electrical systems in rural Sub-Saharan Africa
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In this article, the authors look at various off gird electric system configurations in rural Kenya and suggest ways in which they could be reconfigured to be more energy efficient, and suggest that most of these emerging installations are individual isolated units.About:
This article is published in Energy Conversion and Management.The article was published on 2006-06-01. It has received 20 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Rural electrification & Electrification.read more
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Energy access scenarios to 2030 for the power sector in sub-Saharan Africa
Morgan Bazilian,Patrick Nussbaumer,Hans-Holger Rogner,Abeeku Brew-Hammond,Vivien Foster,Shonali Pachauri,Eric Williams,Mark Howells,Philippe Niyongabo,Lawrence Musaba,Brian Ó Gallachóir,Mark Radka,Daniel M. Kammen +12 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present several high-level, transparent, and economy-wide scenarios for the sub-Saharan African power sector to 2030, and construct these simple scenarios against the backdrop of historical trends and various interpretations of universal access.
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Infrastructure, rural electrification and development
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the economic and social issues underlying the development of rural electrification, drawing on the experience with both grid and off-grid applications in developing countries and assesses the impact of electrification on the ability to generate income in rural areas.
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Optimum sizing of battery-integrated diesel generator for remote electrification through design-space approach
TL;DR: In this paper, a methodology for the optimum sizing of integrated system involving diesel generator and battery bank for an isolated electrical power generation is proposed, based on the design-space approach involving a time series simulation of the entire system.
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Improving Access to Modern Energy Services: Insights from Case Studies
Morgan Bazilian,Patrick Nussbaumer,Christine Eibs-Singer,Abeeku Brew-Hammond,Vijay Modi,Benjamin K. Sovacool,Venkata Ramana,Peri-Khan Aqrawi +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors highlight the need to ensure that robust analytical information is available to decision-makers in the context of the universal energy access by the United Nations and the launch of various related multi-stakeholder partnerships.
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Optimisation of hybrid off-grid energy systems by linear programming
TL;DR: It was found that renewable energy in combination with electrical storage devices help to reduce the cost of energy compared to stand-alone diesel generator sets and the optimised capacity of the diesel generator remains nearly constant.
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A study on optimal sizing of stand-alone photovoltaic stations
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TL;DR: In this paper, the reliability measures in terms of loss of load hours (LOLH), the energy loss and the total cost have been used as the indices for evaluation of different PV schemes.
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Loss of power supply probability of stand-alone photovoltaic systems: a closed form solution approach
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TL;DR: In this article, a closed-form solution approach to the evaluation of the loss of power supply probability of a stand-alone photovoltaic system with energy storage is presented, where both non-tracking and single-axis tracking systems are considered.
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Design of a stand alone system with renewable energy sources using trade off methods
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an application of recent theoretical advances in multiobjective planning under uncertainty, in the design of a stand-alone system with renewable energy sources, which consists of a wind energy plant, a solar plant, and an storage battery.
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A knowledge-based approach to the design of integrated renewable energy systems
TL;DR: In this paper, a knowledge-based design approach that minimizes the total capital cost at a preselected reliability level is presented, quantified by the loss of power supply probability.
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A Linear Programming Approach to the Design of Integrated Renewable Energy Systems for Developing Countries
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a methodology for the design of integrated renewable energy systems (IRES) which utilize different manifestations of solar energy to satisfy various energy needs in remote rural areas of developing countries by employing a linear programming approach.