Essays about: "rural electrification"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 110 essays containing the words rural electrification.
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11. “We may want the transition, but we don’t actually want the transition” : a discourse analysis of Swedish policies to incentivise charging infrastructure development for electric vehicles
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : As Swedish government aims for the transition to a fossil fuel-free transport sector by 2030, it becomes clear that the electrification of the fleet is one of the biggest ambitions to achieve that goal. The process is hindered by various factors and one of them is the development of charging infrastructure which has been proven a bottleneck in the transition to a fossil free passenger car fleet. READ MORE
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12. Jämlik elektrifiering : en kvalitativ studie om bilisters tankar kring elbilen och utbyggnaden av laddinfrastruktur i Uppsala kommun
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : I takt med Sveriges pågående elektrifiering ställer det ökade elbilsbeståndet högre krav på utbyggnaden av offentlig och privat laddinfrastruktur, i synnerhet i stadsregioner som Uppsala och Stockholm. Uppsala kommun prisades år 2021 med Laddsilvret för sitt arbete med laddinfrastruktur i mindre samhällen och efterfrågar aktuell forskning som kan ligga till grund för en strategi för fortsatt utbyggnad, vilket är upphovet till denna studie. READ MORE
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13. Evaluation of mini-grid versus stand-alone projects: a tool for decision-making on household connections in last-mile rural electrification projects
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : Electrification of isolated rural areas in developing countries is a key action for the total eradication of energy poverty. A growing number of authors argue that this electrification should be done with distributed energy systems that combine different renewable energy sources, rather than trying to reach these communities with grid extensions. READ MORE
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14. The socio-economic impact of mini-grid usage in Kenya : A qualitative case study in the rural areas of Kisii and Nyamira
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Today, sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 75% of the world population without access to electricity which corresponds to over 500 million people. One strategy to reduce this number and provide access to electricity for more people, is to install mini-grids. READ MORE
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15. Collective PV nano-grid for households in Linga Linga : A Minor Field Study in Mozambique
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : About a third of Mozambique’s population has access to electricity, and the same number in rural areas, where most of the population lives, is down to 5 %. Small-sized off-grid solutions are economical alternatives to increase the electricity access rate in rural areas, and solar power is a common energy source due to price and weather conditions. READ MORE