Energy services for refugees and displaced people

Lehne, Johanna; Blyth, William; Lahn, Glada; Bazilian, Morgan; Grafham, Owen

doi:10.1016/j.esr.2016.08.008

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“…Roughly 6.4 million refugees around the world have been displaced because of global warming [2]. Lehne et al [4] pointed out that the number of people displaced by climate conflict has now risen above 65 million, and the study estimated that the vast majority lack of clean water, safe places, and secure energy services. Besides that, higher temperatures will cause the Arctic ice to melt.…”

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“…This has led to the rising of the sea level, causing massive disruptions and destructions to coastal residents [1,2]. The reduction in livable land areas creates many climate refugees among the coastal residents [3,4], forcing them to relocate from their place of residence, temporarily or permanently. Scholars looking into climate governance have indicated that the Asia Pacific region may suffer a stronger effect from climate change due to its geographical environment and population distribution [5,6].…”

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Exploring the Consumer Attitude of Building-Attached Photovoltaic Equipment Using Revised Technology Acceptance Model

Tsaur

Lin

2018

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Climate change affects agriculture, the water supply, health, and the sustainability of the environment, and is largely due to greenhouse gases produced by human activities and power production. In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the usage of renewable green energy must be promoted. The International Energy Agency showed that renewables have surpassed coal as the largest source of installed power capacity; half a million solar panels are installed every day around the world. The Taiwanese government has planned to block its fourth nuclear power plant, and is closing Taiwan's three operating nuclear power plants since solar energy is the best way to solve power shortages. This study defined a solar-energy building as a Building-Attached Photovoltaic (BAPV) system in which the solar modules can be attached to and detached from the building without any structural damage; then, we proposed the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to forecast and explain public acceptance of BAPV. Last, we explored consumers' intentions to use the BAPV systems and their purchasing behavior. The analytical results are fairly consistent with the proposed hypotheses. We find that when perceived ease of use (PEOU) is the antecedent of perceived usefulness (PU) and attitude toward using (AT), the model fit shows a positive influence. However, when PEOU directly affects AT, it shows a negative influence. These two opposing results show that consumers lack an awareness of PEOU. In order to get a positive AT, PEOU and PU have to be synergized. Further, the PEOU also has a negative influence on the antecedent of AT, but positively affects purchasing behavior.

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Exploring the Consumer Attitude of Building-Attached Photovoltaic Equipment Using Revised Technology Acceptance Model

Tsaur

Lin

2018

Sustainability

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“…Improved Cooking Stoves (ICSs) are among the most promoted solutions in the short-and mid-term to contribute to points (i) and (iii): several designs of ICSs were deployed in the last decades taking into account different socio-cultural and economic aspects. Despite local circumstances, the main challenges that aid organizations are facing to deploy and maintain ICSs programs over time are: (i) the scarcity and durability of financial resources and the expensive price of commercial ICSs; (ii) the fact that refugees are often willing to sell not only food ratios but also ICSs that have been donated (a quick cash back option to purchase fuel or other higher priority goods, such as mobile phones or lighting devices [16,17]); and (iii) the fact that ICSs that require a strong modification of traditional cooking practices are often characterized by low levels of acceptance [18,19].…”

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Laboratory Testing of the Innovative Low-Cost Mewar Angithi Insert for Improving Energy Efficiency of Cooking Tasks on Three-Stone Fires in Critical Contexts

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Currently, about 2.7 billion people across the world still lack access to clean cooking means. Humanitarian emergencies and post-emergencies are among the most critical situations: the utilization of traditional devices such as three-stone fires have a huge negative impact not only on food security but also on the socio-economic status of people, their health and the surrounding environment. Advanced Cooking Stoves may constitute better systems compared to actual ones, however, financial, logistic and time constraints have strongly limited the interventions in critical contexts until now. The innovative, low-cost Mewar Angithi insert for improving energy efficiency of three-stone fires may play a role in the transition to better cooking systems in such contexts. In this paper, we rely on the Water Boiling Test 4.2.3 to assess the performances of the Mewar Angithi insert respect to a traditional three-stone fire and we analyse the results through a robust statistical procedure. The potentiality and suitability of this novel solution is discussed for its use in critical contexts.

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“…At the same time, the way energy is provided in temporary and semi-temporary settlements leads to energy shortage with knock-on effects on clear water supply; food storage; safety; basic thermal comfort; and communications. The results of inadequate energy supply are felt in all life aspects of the most vulnerable people (Lehne et al 2016).…”

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A hybrid approach of VIKOR and bi-objective integer linear programming for electrification planning in a disaster relief camp

2018

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In this paper, we provide a model which optimizes the allocation of electricity generation systems, in terms of their number and location, in a disaster relief camp. The objectives that this model takes into account are minimization of the total cost of the project and prioritization of those generation systems that perform favourably. Energy and specifically electricity plays an important role in the provision of essential needs like lighting, water purification, heating, ventilation and medical care for displaced people. Disaster relief camps are commonly considered as off-grid projects, so individual generation and control systems are the main means of electrification. To support decision makers in electrification planning for temporary and semi-temporary camps, we propose a bi-objective integer linear programming model. The performance evaluation of technologies such as fuel generators, wind turbines and solar panels is conducted with an MCDM (VIKOR) approach. The model is applied on a hypothetical but realistic map site with data regarding commercially available equipment. The better performance of solar panels regarding the evaluation criteria have made them the dominant applied source of renewable electricity generation system and together with application of micro-grids in the model they have proven to reduce the cost of generation significantly. However, installing fuel generators have been found necessary for facilities which can cause a remarkable damage in case of electricity interruption. The model is promising in helping relief aid agencies to design an electrification project with minimum cost and maximum utility.

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Energy services for refugees and displaced people

Cited by 63 publications

References 12 publications

Exploring the Consumer Attitude of Building-Attached Photovoltaic Equipment Using Revised Technology Acceptance Model

Exploring the Consumer Attitude of Building-Attached Photovoltaic Equipment Using Revised Technology Acceptance Model

Laboratory Testing of the Innovative Low-Cost Mewar Angithi Insert for Improving Energy Efficiency of Cooking Tasks on Three-Stone Fires in Critical Contexts

A hybrid approach of VIKOR and bi-objective integer linear programming for electrification planning in a disaster relief camp

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