Expanding the Distributed Generation Concept: Toward Decentralized Energy and Water Supply

Ciriminna, Rosaria; Pecoraino, Mario; Meneguzzo, Francesco; Pagliaro, Mario

doi:10.1002/gch2.201800006

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“…19 To prevent any water depletion risk it is enough to use the solar-powered irrigation systems to pump water harvested during the yearly rainfall. 20 Hence, in place of "awareness campaigns", I recommend to organize, in Africa and in all regions of the world affected by water scarcity, practice-oriented workshops held by professional educators with a clear objective: transfer key concepts and skills in solar-powered pump irrigation and rainwater harvesting.…”

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“…29 Second, the uptake of solar-powered irrigation systems should take place along with the uptake of rainwater harvesting and efficient water utilization practices. 20 Third, aware that utility-scale electricity production via PV modules coupled to energy storage systems (ESS) based on Liion batteries has lately become competitive with centralized thermoelectric generation, 30 Africa's policy makers aiming to support industrial development should focus investments on PV technology coupled to ESS, and local (and affordable) energy distribution grids.…”

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Father Verspieren and Mali Aqua Viva: Lessons Learned from Fighting Drought and Poverty with Photovoltaic Solar Energy in Africa

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2020

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Almost fifty years after the first installations, I identify the main lessons learned from fighting drought and poverty in Africa with direct solar-powered pumps thanks to Father Bernard Verspieren and Mali Aqua Viva. Six main findings and three main recommendations emerge from the present analysis which are of direct relevance to all Africa’s countries whose population has gone from 438 million in 1977 to 1308 million in 2019, with about 600 million still having no access to electricity. In place of “awareness campaigns”, I recommend to organize practice-oriented workshops on solar-powered irrigation and rainwater harvesting held by professional educators of newly established solar energy national institutes. In agreement with today’s expanded approach to education in solar energy, and with the key adult learning principle of motivation to learn, said education will include the economic and social aspects of distributed “generation” of energy and water from sunlight and rainfall.

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Father Verspieren and Mali Aqua Viva: Lessons Learned from Fighting Drought and Poverty with Photovoltaic Solar Energy in Africa

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2020

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“…To prevent the risk of water depletion, it is enough to use the solar-powered irrigation systems to pump water harvested during the yearly rainfall [20], and to systematically use highly efficient and effective drip (micro) irrigation.…”

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“…Second, the uptake of solar-powered irrigation systems should take place along with the uptake of rainwater harvesting and efficient water utilization (including drip irrigation) practices [20].…”

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Father Verspieren and Mali Aqua Viva: Lessons Learned from Fighting Drought and Poverty with Photovoltaic Solar Energy in Africa

Pagliaro

2020

Sustainability

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Almost fifty years after the first installations, I identify the main lessons learned from fighting drought and poverty in Africa with direct solar-powered pumps, thanks to Father Bernard Verspieren and Mali Aqua Viva. Six main findings and three main recommendations emerge from the present analysis. They are of direct relevance to all the countries in Africa whose population has gone from 438 million in 1977 to 1308 million in 2019, with about 600 million still having no access to electricity. In place of “awareness campaigns” and extraordinary courses held by international organizations, I recommend the establishment of national solar energy institutes whose task will include the education of solar energy professionals and giving practice-oriented workshops on solar-powered drip irrigation and rainwater harvesting throughout each of Africa’s countries. This education will critically include the economic and social aspects of distributed “generation” of energy and water from sunlight and rainfall.

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“…Similarly, education in highly successful contemporary rainwater harvesting remains scattered and limited to pioneering countries such as China or South Korea, with the opportunity to use the built environment for either generating energy and harvesting water so far largely missed, at least from a global viewpoint …”

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Integrating Solar Energy in Rome's Built Environment: A Perspective for Distributed Generation on Global Scale

Ciriminna

Pecoraino

Meneguzzo

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Advanced Sustainable Systems

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Large‐scale integration of solar energy technologies in Rome's built environment epitomizes the needed general adoption of distributed generation via functionalization of buildings of all size and end use across the world, to become active energy generators and no longer energy users only. This essay identifies selected technology solutions and critical policy and educational initiatives to effectively achieve within the next decade (2018–2027) the widespread uptake of decentralized solar energy systems in the built environment on a global scale.

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Expanding the Distributed Generation Concept: Toward Decentralized Energy and Water Supply

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Father Verspieren and Mali Aqua Viva: Lessons Learned from Fighting Drought and Poverty with Photovoltaic Solar Energy in Africa

Father Verspieren and Mali Aqua Viva: Lessons Learned from Fighting Drought and Poverty with Photovoltaic Solar Energy in Africa

Father Verspieren and Mali Aqua Viva: Lessons Learned from Fighting Drought and Poverty with Photovoltaic Solar Energy in Africa

Integrating Solar Energy in Rome's Built Environment: A Perspective for Distributed Generation on Global Scale

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