A Critical Survey on Renewable Energy Applications in the Philippines and China: Present Challenges and Perspectives

Li, Xin; Wang, Haizhi; Lu, Yuanru; Li, Wanlin

doi:10.3389/fenrg.2021.724892

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“…Another study by Napao and Bergantinos [25] discussed the project framework and implementation of a rooftop PV distribution project in an island community in Batangas. For the microgrid level summarized in Table A14 in the Appendix A, Li et al [84] looked at various RE microgrid systems and presented feasible schemes to ensure sufficient utilization of indigenous RE resources, especially in off-grid islands, through projects undertaken in cooperation between the Philippines and China.…”

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Off-Grid Electrification Using Renewable Energy in the Philippines: A Comprehensive Review

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Castro

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Universal access to electricity is beneficial for the socio-economic development of a country and the development of smart communities. Unfortunately, the electrification of remote off-grid areas, especially in developing countries, is rather slow due to geographic and economic barriers. In the Philippines, specifically, many electrified off-grid areas are underserved, with access to electricity being limited to only a few hours a day. This is mainly due to the high dependence on diesel power plants (DPPs) for electrifying these areas. To address these problems, hybrid renewable energy systems (HRESs) have been considered good electrification alternatives and have been extensively studied for their techno-economic and financial feasibility for Philippine off-grid islands. In this work, articles published from 2012 to 2023 focusing on off-grid Philippine rural electrification were reviewed and classified based on their topic. The taxonomical analysis of collected studies shows that there is a saturation of works focusing on the technical and economic aspects of off-grid electrification. Meanwhile, studies focusing on environmental and socio-political factors affecting HRES off-grid electrification are lagging. A bibliographic analysis of the reviewed articles also showed that there is still a lack of a holistic approach in studying off-grid electrification in the Philippines. There are only a few works that extend beyond the typical techno-economic study. Research works focusing on environmental and socio-political factors are also mainly isolated and do not cross over with technical papers. The gap between topic clusters should be addressed in future works on off-grid electrification.

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