High penetration of electric autorickshaw on national power system and barriers against the adoption of solar energy: A case study in Bangladesh
Peak hours' electricity demand is linearly related to carbon emission in fossil fuel-dominated power generation systems like in Bangladesh. Electric autorickshaws are becoming a burden for the national power system as their charging time coincides with the national peak hours. Solar electrifica...
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| description | Peak hours' electricity demand is linearly related to carbon emission in fossil fuel-dominated power generation systems like in Bangladesh. Electric autorickshaws are becoming a burden for the national power system as their charging time coincides with the national peak hours. Solar electrification of the light-duty transportation sector is the focus of this work. This study identifies the uncontrolled growth of electric autorickshaws and their power consumption time as an alarming load for the national power system. To analyze the utilization of solar potential to reduce peak hours’ demand and identify the barriers underpinning the implication of solar potential in the autorickshaw sector are also the aim of this study. The results show that approximately 4660 MWh of electricity is consumed by autorickshaws in Bangladesh per day instead of the potentialities of approximately 23,000 MWh of solar energy generation capabilities per month in this sector. Cabalistic and plausible reasons behind not implication of solar potential in the autorickshaw sector are also analyzed. This study might be helpful for the related authorities in reducing peak demand and also solving the barriers responsible for not utilizing the solar potential. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ab63d8084a334d989ec233e2c128dcc62023-06-18T05:03:34ZengElsevierCleaner Engineering and Technology2666-79082023-06-0114100637High penetration of electric autorickshaw on national power system and barriers against the adoption of solar energy: A case study in BangladeshMd. Al-Amin0Md. Sahabuddin1Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore-7408, Bangladesh; Corresponding author.Department of Biomedical Engineering, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore-7408, BangladeshPeak hours' electricity demand is linearly related to carbon emission in fossil fuel-dominated power generation systems like in Bangladesh. Electric autorickshaws are becoming a burden for the national power system as their charging time coincides with the national peak hours. Solar electrification of the light-duty transportation sector is the focus of this work. This study identifies the uncontrolled growth of electric autorickshaws and their power consumption time as an alarming load for the national power system. To analyze the utilization of solar potential to reduce peak hours’ demand and identify the barriers underpinning the implication of solar potential in the autorickshaw sector are also the aim of this study. The results show that approximately 4660 MWh of electricity is consumed by autorickshaws in Bangladesh per day instead of the potentialities of approximately 23,000 MWh of solar energy generation capabilities per month in this sector. Cabalistic and plausible reasons behind not implication of solar potential in the autorickshaw sector are also analyzed. This study might be helpful for the related authorities in reducing peak demand and also solving the barriers responsible for not utilizing the solar potential.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666790823000423AutorickshawDemand side managementPeak demandSolar potentialElectricity |
| spellingShingle | Md. Al-Amin Md. Sahabuddin High penetration of electric autorickshaw on national power system and barriers against the adoption of solar energy: A case study in Bangladesh Cleaner Engineering and Technology Autorickshaw Demand side management Peak demand Solar potential Electricity |
| title | High penetration of electric autorickshaw on national power system and barriers against the adoption of solar energy: A case study in Bangladesh |
| title_full | High penetration of electric autorickshaw on national power system and barriers against the adoption of solar energy: A case study in Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | High penetration of electric autorickshaw on national power system and barriers against the adoption of solar energy: A case study in Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | High penetration of electric autorickshaw on national power system and barriers against the adoption of solar energy: A case study in Bangladesh |
| title_short | High penetration of electric autorickshaw on national power system and barriers against the adoption of solar energy: A case study in Bangladesh |
| title_sort | high penetration of electric autorickshaw on national power system and barriers against the adoption of solar energy a case study in bangladesh |
| topic | Autorickshaw Demand side management Peak demand Solar potential Electricity |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666790823000423 |
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