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Transition pathways to 100 % renewable energy in 208 island mini-grids in the Philippines

Castro, Michael T.; Delina, Laurence L.; Ocon, Joey D. - In: Energy strategy reviews 52 (2024), pp. 1-16

Hybrid renewable energy systems have garnered considerable attention as sustainable power sources for remote off-grid islands in the Philippines. Consequently, they have been the subject of numerous techno-economic investigations. However, comprehensive explorations into the viability of 100 %...

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Optimizing the economic dispatch of weakly-connected mini-grids under uncertainty using joint chance constraints

Ouanes, Nesrine; Grandón, Tatiana González; Heitsch, … - In: Annals of Operations Research 344 (2024) 1, pp. 499-531

In this paper, we deal with a renewable-powered mini-grid, connected to an unreliable main grid, in a Joint Chance … Constrained (JCC) programming setting. In several rural areas in Africa with low energy access rates, grid-connected mini-grid … real mini-grid in Lake Victoria, Tanzania. The results show the dispatch modifications for battery and Diesel reserve …

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Enabling factors for the development of mini-grid solutions in Mozambique : a PESTLE-based analysis

Soares, Castro Antonio; Shendrikova, Diana; Crevani, Giacomo - In: Energy strategy reviews 45 (2023), pp. 1-20

affecting the local economy and increasing poverty. Renewable energy-based mini-grid (REBM) systems are the promising solution …

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Techno-economic analysis of an off-grid hybrid system for a remote island in Malaysia : Malawali Island, Sabah

Ming Kai See; Mehranzamir, Kamyar; Rezania, Shahabaldin; … - In: Renewable and sustainable energy transition 2 (2022), pp. 1-18

As a developing country, Malaysia has always faced the problem of rural electrification in its islands. Rural islands cannot be connected to the grid as it is economically not feasible due to the low number of residents. The high greenhouse gas emission of the diesel generator is unfavorable to...

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The effect of mini-grid rural electrification on urbanization : evidence from the pilot mini-grid systems in Ghana

Gyimah, Justice; Liu, Yang; Nyantakyi, George; Yao, Xilong - In: Review of development economics : an essential resource … 28 (2024) 3, pp. 1108-1130

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The need for research regarding benefits of integrating thermal energy storage batteries in rural mini-grid electric systems

Wehner, John C. - 2021

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The need for research regarding benefits of integrating thermal energy storage batteries in rural mini-grid electric systems

Wehner, John C. - 2021

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The cost and emissions advantages of incorporating anchor loads into solar mini-grids in India

Beath, Hamish; Hauser, Muriel; Sandwell, Philip; … - In: Renewable and sustainable energy transition 1 (2021), pp. 1-14

. Combining residential loads with an anchor load, a relatively large non-domestic user, can help to improve mini-grid economics …

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Purchasing power : examining customer profiles and patterns for decentralized electricity systems in East Africa

Lukuyu, June; Shiran, Myriam; Kennedy, Ryan; … - In: Energy policy 172 (2023), pp. 1-12

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Applying Lithium-Ion Second Life Batteries for Off-Grid Solar Powered System—A Socio-Economic Case Study for Rural Development

Falk, Joern; Nedjalkov, Antonio; Angelmahr, Martin; … - In: Zeitschrift für Energiewirtschaft 44 (2020) 1, pp. 47-60

Socio-economic development in the rural regions of Africa cannot succeed without suitable infrastructure. An essential key to this is electrification. Despite various national and international activities and expansion programmes, and a wide variety of actors, their implementation is progressing...

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