Rural Electrification in Central America and East Africa, two case studies of sustainable microgrids
This paper deals with the electrification of rural villages in developing countries using Sustainable Energy Systems. The rural electrification feasibility study is done using Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewable PRO (HOMER PRO). The HOMER PRO energy modelling software is an optimization...
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| author | Andrea MICANGELI Riccardo DEL CITTO Francesco CHECCHI Daniele VIGANÒ Serge NOUBOUNDIEU Giulia CESTARI |
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| description | This paper deals with the electrification of rural villages in developing countries using Sustainable Energy Systems. The rural electrification feasibility study is done using Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewable PRO (HOMER PRO). The HOMER PRO energy modelling software is an optimization software improved by U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. It helps in designing, comparing and optimizing the design of power generation technologies.
In this paper, two rural electrification case studies are modelled and analysed using HOMER PRO. Technical and economic evaluation criteria are applied to study the feasibility of a micro-hydro plant in El Díptamo (Honduras), and a hybrid plant composed of photovoltaic module arrays, Diesel generators, and flow batteries, in a small island on Victoria Lake. For both cases, we show the results of the studies of the daily and yearly loads, of the resources available in the area and the economic evaluation of the chosen plants configuration. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4ecff1c00fb945c8a11de5c3465f9bc82025-01-03T00:05:12ZengUniversidad de Zaragoza, Cátedra de Solidaridad y Ciudadanía GlobalRevista Iberoamericana de Estudios de Desarrollo2254-20352254-20352018-11-017282113https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_ried/ijds.254Rural Electrification in Central America and East Africa, two case studies of sustainable microgridsAndrea MICANGELI0Riccardo DEL CITTO1Francesco CHECCHI2Daniele VIGANÒ3Serge NOUBOUNDIEU4Giulia CESTARI5Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)Universitat de les Illes Balears (Spain)Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)This paper deals with the electrification of rural villages in developing countries using Sustainable Energy Systems. The rural electrification feasibility study is done using Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewable PRO (HOMER PRO). The HOMER PRO energy modelling software is an optimization software improved by U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. It helps in designing, comparing and optimizing the design of power generation technologies. In this paper, two rural electrification case studies are modelled and analysed using HOMER PRO. Technical and economic evaluation criteria are applied to study the feasibility of a micro-hydro plant in El Díptamo (Honduras), and a hybrid plant composed of photovoltaic module arrays, Diesel generators, and flow batteries, in a small island on Victoria Lake. For both cases, we show the results of the studies of the daily and yearly loads, of the resources available in the area and the economic evaluation of the chosen plants configuration.http://ried.unizar.es/index.php/revista/article/viewFile/254/pdf_1HOMER PROoptimizationmicrogridsrural electrificationsustainable energy systemsrenewable resources |
| spellingShingle | Andrea MICANGELI Riccardo DEL CITTO Francesco CHECCHI Daniele VIGANÒ Serge NOUBOUNDIEU Giulia CESTARI Rural Electrification in Central America and East Africa, two case studies of sustainable microgrids Revista Iberoamericana de Estudios de Desarrollo HOMER PRO optimization microgrids rural electrification sustainable energy systems renewable resources |
| title | Rural Electrification in Central America and East Africa, two case studies of sustainable microgrids |
| title_full | Rural Electrification in Central America and East Africa, two case studies of sustainable microgrids |
| title_fullStr | Rural Electrification in Central America and East Africa, two case studies of sustainable microgrids |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rural Electrification in Central America and East Africa, two case studies of sustainable microgrids |
| title_short | Rural Electrification in Central America and East Africa, two case studies of sustainable microgrids |
| title_sort | rural electrification in central america and east africa two case studies of sustainable microgrids |
| topic | HOMER PRO optimization microgrids rural electrification sustainable energy systems renewable resources |
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