Rural electrification through village grids—Assessing the cost competitiveness of isolated renewable energy technologies in Indonesia

Blum, Nicola U.; Wakeling, Ratri Sryantoro; Schmidt, Tobias S.

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2013.01.049

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“…An example of such a phenomenon can be seen in the study by Blum et al [12]. In this study, they analyzed the cost competitiveness of renewable energy technologies in Indonesia, mentioning that fossil fuel subsidies make a PV system less competitive.…”

Section: Policy Barriersmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Many scholars have studied this phenomenon from a sociotechnical perspective (e.g., [10,11]). Some researchers have focused on economic aspects (e.g., [12,13]), while others have analyzed policy (e.g., [14,15]) and management dimensions (e.g., [16,17]). Many empirical studies have appeared in different contexts, not only based on a variety of countries, for example, Germany [15], Zimbabwe [18], and Thailand [17], but also type of application, for example, on-grid (e.g., [19,20]) and off-grid systems (e.g., [21,22]).…”

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Barriers to the adoption of photovoltaic systems: The state of the art

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2015

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a b s t r a c tAlthough photovoltaic (PV) systems have become much more competitive, the diffusion of PV systems still remains low in comparison to conventional energy sources. What are the current barriers hindering the diffusion of PV systems? In order to address this, we conducted an extensive and systematic literature review based on the Web of Science database. Our state-of-the-art review shows that, despite the rapid development and maturity of the technology during the past few years, the adoption of PV systems still faces several barriers. The wide adoption of PV systems-either as a substitute for other electricity power generation systems in urban areas or for rural electrification-is a challenging process. Our results show that the barriers are evident for both low-and high-income economies, encompassing four dimensions: sociotechnical, management, economic, and policy. Although the barriers vary across context, the lessons learned from one study can be valuable to others. The involvement of all stakeholders-adopters, local communities, firms, international organizations, financial institutions, and government-is crucial to foster the adoption.

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Barriers to the adoption of photovoltaic systems: The state of the art

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2015

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“…In the developing countries, to improve access to electricity in the remote areas, decentralized off-grid extension is considered especially, the PV power system [12,13,14,15]. Such off-grid PV system uses photovoltaic technology only and are not connected to a utility grid.…”

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Design of Stand Alone Floating PV System for Ibeno Health Centre

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Festus³

2016

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Abstract:In this paper, electrical energy demand (load) of health centre at Ibeno beach in Akwa Ibom, was estimated based on watt-hour energy demand of the electrical appliances in the health centre. The estimated daily load demand is 35 kWh/day with peak load of 7.735 kW. The sea ambient temperature is about 8% lower than that obtainable on land while the wind speed on sea is about 67% higher than the wind speed on land. The cumulative effect of the lower offshore temperature and higher offshore wind speed is offshore PV cell temperature that is about 18% lower than the PV cell temperature on land. The system is designed with 3 days of autonomy and the resultant load demand will be satisfied by 11.41 kW PV modules and 4765.8Ah battery capacity which amounts to 64 units of the selected PV panels and 24 units of the selected battery.

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“…Renewable energy technologies are regarded as one of the pathways to decarbonize the energy sector and to reduce fossil fuel dependency (Dannenberg et al, 2008;Taylor et al, 2014;Ozcan, 2017). Traditionally, renewable energy plays a vital role as an energy source in rural areas of developing countries (Blum et al, 2013;Sovacool, 2013).…”

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Selecting Tools for Renewable Energy Analysis in Developing Countries: An Expanded Review

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Renewable energy planners in developing countries should be cautious in using analytical tools formulated in developed countries. Traditional energy consumption, economic and demography transitions, high-income inequality, and informal economy are some characteristics of developing countries that may contradict the assumptions of mainstream, widely used analytical tools. In this study, we synthesize the debate in previous review studies on energy models for developing countries and then extend the scope of the previous studies by highlighting emerging methods of system thinking, life cycle thinking, and decision support analysis. We then discuss how these tools have been used for renewable energy analysis in developing countries and found out that not all studies are aware of the emerging critical issues in developing countries. We offer here a guidance to select the most appropriate analytical tool, mainly when dealing with energy modeling and analysis for developing countries. We also suggest potential future improvements to the analytical tool for renewable energy modeling and analysis in the developing countries.

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Rural electrification through village grids—Assessing the cost competitiveness of isolated renewable energy technologies in Indonesia

Cited by 173 publications

References 11 publications

Barriers to the adoption of photovoltaic systems: The state of the art

Barriers to the adoption of photovoltaic systems: The state of the art

Design of Stand Alone Floating PV System for Ibeno Health Centre

Selecting Tools for Renewable Energy Analysis in Developing Countries: An Expanded Review

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