Wind, sun and water: Complexities of alternative energy development in rural northern Peru

Love, Thomas; Garwood, Anna

doi:10.5172/rsj.20.3.294

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“…Concerning access to electricity, off-grid RE systems were used, as they have proven suitable for rural contexts (for example, Pasternak, 2000;Chaurey et al, 2004;Nguyen, 2007;Borges et al, 2007;Benecke, 2008;Lhendup, 2008;Breyer et al, 2009;Love and Garwood, 2011;Terrapon-Pfaff et al, 2014a, 2014b. A combination of a microhydro power minigrid and individual photovoltaic systems were selected.…”

Section: Renewable Energy Technologies Implemented In the Projectmentioning

confidence: 99%

A new integral management model and evaluation method to enhance sustainability of renewable energy projects for energy and sanitation services

Lillo

Ferrer‐Martí

Fernández–Baldor

et al. 2015

Energy for Sustainable Development

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Autonomous systems based on the use of renewable energy (RE) have proven suitable for providing energy and sanitation services to isolated communities. However, most of these projects fail due to managerial weaknesses. In these systems, designing an appropriate management model is a key issue for sustainability and it is especially complex if it has to include different RE technologies. This paper is aimed developing a novel management model for RE projects to provide energy and sanitation services able to deal with any kind of technology. Moreover, a new method to evaluate the sustainability is proposed regarding the technical, the economic, the social/ethical, the environmental and the institutional/organizational dimension. In particular, the case study of Pucara (Peru) is presented, in which a RE project with six different technologies was implemented and the integral community management model was designed in 2011. The project sustainability was evaluated in 2013 and results showed the management model has succeeded to strengthen the sustainability of the project, especially in the institutional/organizational aspects. KeywordsRenewable energy projects Basic energy and sanitation services Rural areas Management model Sustainability 2

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Section: Renewable Energy Technologies Implemented In the Projectmentioning

confidence: 99%

A new integral management model and evaluation method to enhance sustainability of renewable energy projects for energy and sanitation services

Lillo

Ferrer‐Martí

Fernández–Baldor

et al. 2015

Energy for Sustainable Development

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“…Given the ways in which energy continually shapes political and social life—in quotidian ways (from morning to night) and politically (from governance to economic growth)—it is surprising that the topic of energy has not been more central to anthropology. The last few years have seen a resurgence in the topic of energy, as researchers have tried to sort out the complex relationships between energy resources and their development, distribution, and social dynamics ( e.g., Anthropological Quarterly ; Love and Garwood ; Mason and Stoilkova ; Nader ; Strauss et al. ; Wilhite ; Winther ).…”

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Latin America in the Anthropocene: Energy Transitions and Climate Change Mitigations

Howe

2015

J Latin Amer Carib Anth

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“…The population is predominately rural in nature, involved in subsistence agriculture, agroforestry and animal husbandry (Bury, 2004). Rural dwellers grow potatoes and other Andean tubers (oca, olluco), barley and broad beans, crops like mashua and chocho, or chugur (lupine) and also raise sheep and pigs, guinea pigs, chickens and rabbits mainly for own consumption (Love & Garwood, 2011). Many villagers grow cattle for milk production, which is an important income source for farmers of Cajamarca (Pradel, Yanggen, Polastri & Leon-Velarde, 2005).…”

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International development partnerships and diffusion of renewable energy technologies in developing countries: cases in Latin America

Platonova

2013

Innovation and Development

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Access to energy is vital for sustainable development and poverty alleviation, yet billions of people in developing countries continue to suffer from constant exposure to open fires and dangerous fuels, such as kerosene. Renewable energy technologies are being acknowledged as suitable solutions for remote rural communities in much of the developing world and international development non-governmental organizations (NGOs) increasingly play important roles in the diffusion of these technologies via development partnerships. While these partnerships are widely promoted, many questions related to their functioning and effectiveness remain open. To advance the theory and practice, this interdisciplinary exploratory research provides in-depth insights into the nature of international NGO-driven development partnerships in rural renewable energy and their effectiveness based on the case studies in Talamanca, Costa Rica and Cajamarca, Peru.

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Wind, sun and water: Complexities of alternative energy development in rural northern Peru

Cited by 37 publications

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A new integral management model and evaluation method to enhance sustainability of renewable energy projects for energy and sanitation services

A new integral management model and evaluation method to enhance sustainability of renewable energy projects for energy and sanitation services

Latin America in the Anthropocene: Energy Transitions and Climate Change Mitigations

International development partnerships and diffusion of renewable energy technologies in developing countries: cases in Latin America

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