Essays about: "rural electrification"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 110 essays containing the words rural electrification.

1. 21. Promoting women’s empowerment through access to electricity : a case study of the mini-grid project in a rural village in Myanmar

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Soon Yeob Lee; [2020]
   Keywords : Energy; Electricity; Gender Equality; Empowerment; Gender Needs; Mini-grid; NEP; Myanmar; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Men and women have different energy needs, and the lack of access to electricity could be negatively affecting women more than men by reason of women’s typical gender norms in a society. However, previous studies and projects’ approach rarely recognize the gender dimension on energy. READ MORE

3. 22. Renewable power generation for developing societies on a remote island in Fiji : A case study

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Erika Rebhan; Ellinor Wahnström; [2020]
   Keywords : Fiji; Moala Island; Renewable power generation; Remote electrification; HOMER software; Fiji; Moala; Förnybar kraftproduktion; Elektrifiering på avlägsna platser; HOMER-programvara;

   Abstract : Access to electricity is an important factor for rural development as many needs and services such as education, health care and water supply all have energy requirements. The aim of this study was to develop a sustainable electrification system based on renewable energy for the remote village Keteira on Moala Island, Fiji. READ MORE

4. 23. We own this power! : How a rural community in Indonesia uphold energy justice to harness a hybrid solar-wind energy plant and unlock capabilities.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Sarah Aon Abdullah; [2020]
   Keywords : community energy; renewable energy; energy justice; capabilities approach; energy transition; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Indonesia, as per their stance on the Paris Agreement and social development goals (SDG), has been on a winding journey to meet their renewable energy targets. In providing the national electricity, the state electricity company (PLN) is still deriving more than 70% of its energy sources from coal and oil As per 2018, only up to 8% of on-grid power is generated from renewable energy sources, and this percentage has decreased by half between 2010 and 2018. READ MORE

5. 24. Off-Grid Solar Energy and Its Impacts on Rural Livelihoods : A Case Study on Tanzania

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Nike Dahlqvist; Samuel Larsson; [2019]
   Keywords : ff-grid energy; rural electrification; sustainable Development; Livelihood; Solar Energy; Tanzania.;

   Abstract : Energy poverty and lack of access to electricity is a global problem which is recognised in the sustainable development goal 7. Today 1.2 billion people live without access to electricity and most of them are situated in Sub-Saharan Africa where biomass still constitutes the main source of energy. READ MORE

6. 25. Key Performance Indicators for the monitoring of large-scale battery storage systems

   University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

   Author : Emeric Brun; [2019]
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   Abstract : In the context of the fight against climate change, the electricity sector is experiencing a complete renewal. Power grids are undergoing a transformation from centralized and unidirectional systems to multilevel and more integrated networks with, among others, the insertion of intermittent Renewable Energy Sources (RES) on the production side and with the emergence of new consumer behaviors on the demand side. READ MORE