Energy supply for sustainable rural livelihoods. A multi-criteria decision-support system

Cherni, Judith A.; Dyner, Isaac; Henao, Felipe; Jaramillo, Patricia; Smith, Ricardo A.; Font, Raúl Olalde

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2006.03.026

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“…The SURE model proposed by Cherni [7], for the calculation of energy options for rural communities and tested in a Columbian rural community, uses a multi-criteria decision support system and includes the following factors e physical resources including houses and roads; human resources such as skills and education; financial resources including wages and savings; social resources such as networks and social organisations; and natural resources including land and water resources [7].…”

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Selection of renewable energy technologies for Africa: Eight case studies in Rwanda, Tanzania and Malawi

2011

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a b s t r a c tRenewable energy technologies need to be implemented to improve the current lack of access to energy on the African continent. However, the implementation of renewable energy technologies in Africa often fails, or the technologies are found to be unsustainable in the longer term. Previous research determined eleven factors that should be taken into account for the selection of sustainable, renewable energy technologies in Africa. The purpose of this research was to confirm and build upon these findings by means of eight case studies that were conducted in Rwanda, Tanzania and Malawi. Various individuals from implementing agencies, as well as end users of the various technologies, were interviewed, while secondary data were gathered in the form of project reports and other documentation. The analyses of the data confirm the importance of the eleven factors that were previously identified. A final set of thirteen factors that should be used for the selection of renewable technologies are proposed.

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Selection of renewable energy technologies for Africa: Eight case studies in Rwanda, Tanzania and Malawi

2011

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“…The MCDM approach was selected due to the fact that these methods provide the flexibility and capacity to support the views of many decision makers or stakeholders [11] and support the evaluation of the most suitable sustainable energy technologies to transfer and implement in a developing country through the CDM. In particular, these methods have been applied to a wide range of electricity sector issues, such as for environmental assessment [12] , for the prioritisation of environmental projects [13] and for electricity planning [14] .…”

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A Decision Support Approach for the Sustainable Transfer of Energy Technologies under the Kyoto Protocol

Karakosta¹,

Doukas²

2008

American J. of Applied Sciences

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Theoretically, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) was introduced in the Kyoto Protocol at COP-3 in December 1997 and has officially been operational since the year 2000, in order to assist the technology transfer of sustainable energy technologies from developed to developing countries so as to support the sustainable development of the host countries. Under the CDM, sustainable development is considered a country context-specific aspect which differs across countries. Actual CDM practice has shown that projects are largely initiated by the demand for relatively lowcost certified emission reductions, leading to a series of ad-hoc projects, rather than serving the overall host countries' sustainable development needs and priorities. Indeed, it remains to be seen how important the mechanism can be in terms of stimulating the sustainable transfer of energy technologies to developing countries. This study, a part of which is based on research conducted within the FP6 ENTTRANS project, aims to present a collective and transparent approach towards the sustainable technology transfer through the CDM, based on the active involvement of the related stakeholders in five developing countries, namely China, Chile, Israel, Kenya and Thailand. Specifically, the adopted approach uses an existing Multi Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) method, giving emphasis on the formulation of the process so as to be relatively straightforward to incorporate direct stakeholders' preferences. The approach aims to facilitate decision makers to put on the map the most suitable sustainable energy technologies to transfer to these specific developing countries and support these host countries' DNAs-Designated National Authorities in building the capacity to explore CDM projects contribution to the related sustainable development needs and priorities.

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“…A study assessing "the sustainable rural energy decision support system (SURE DSS)" indicated that energy supply in rural communities is complex and is not a simple selection of a technology but it also involves multiple criteria (given below) and has a strong link to livelihoods (Cherni et al 2007). …”

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Decentralized Energy in Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus in Developing Countries: Case Studies on Successes and Failures

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. We would like to thank Prof. Joachim von Braun for his guidance and important suggestions. Terms of use: Documents inWe would also like to thank Dr. Manfred Denich and Dr. Nicolas Gerber for their insightful comments and suggestions on the paper. We also express our appreciation to Dr. Katharina Gallant for editorial assistance. AbstractAccess to modern energy is vital for sustainable development. In rural areas, decentralized energy solutions may play a significant role in reducing poverty, supporting community institutions and facilitating the generation of basic services such as communication, water access, education and health services. However, the majority of dwellers in off-grid communities in developing countries have little or no access to modern energy technologies, although they are endowed with a vast potential of renewable energy resources.Decentralized energy solutions could serve as an option to solve this energy access problem.However, the previous literature indicates that there are financial, technical, infrastructural, and institutional constraints to scale up decentralized energy options. This paper seeks to study the underlying factors behind the successes and failures of household-and community-based decentralized energy technologies through local case studies from different parts of the world, analyzed through the lenses of the Water-Energy-Food Security (WEF) nexus. First, the paper reviews the literature on the main benchmarks used to evaluate the success and failure of community-based energy. Second, the conceptual framework relating decentralized energy to the WEF nexus elements is briefly described.Thirdly, the methods and data used in the paper are described, followed by the presentation of the case studies. Lastly, the paper is concluded by drawing policy lessons and recommendations. Further empirical studies are recommended to quantitatively evaluate the impacts of decentralized energy solutions on the welfare of households and communities within the framework of the Water-Energy-Food nexus.

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Energy supply for sustainable rural livelihoods. A multi-criteria decision-support system

Cited by 154 publications

References 17 publications

Selection of renewable energy technologies for Africa: Eight case studies in Rwanda, Tanzania and Malawi

Selection of renewable energy technologies for Africa: Eight case studies in Rwanda, Tanzania and Malawi

A Decision Support Approach for the Sustainable Transfer of Energy Technologies under the Kyoto Protocol

Decentralized Energy in Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus in Developing Countries: Case Studies on Successes and Failures

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