Renewable energy for sustainable development in Africa: a review

Bugaje, I. M.

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2004.11.002

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“…That is the reason that sustainable development through renewable energies is at the center of policies all over the world. As Bugaje (2006) mentions, "in making renewable energy consumption sustainable and acceptable to other socioeconomic parameters of development, the following must be considered:…”

Section: Brief Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

The impact of renewable energy consumption to economic growth: A panel data application

2016

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Internationally, the importance of renewable energy in the energy mix has been increasingly appreciated. The advantages of the renewable energy usage for the world's energy security and the environment are indisputable and much discussed in the literature. However, its effects on the economic welfare of the countries are yet to be examined fully and described quantitatively. The purpose of this paper is to estimate the impact of the renewable energy consumption to economic welfare by employing panel data techniques. The results show that the influence of renewable energy consumption or its share to the total energy mix to economic growth is positive and statistically significant. From a policy point of view, promoting renewable energies bears benefits not only for the environment but also for the economic conditions of the countries.

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confidence: 99%

The impact of renewable energy consumption to economic growth: A panel data application

2016

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“…In general, when water resource is sufficient, PA always considers the microhydro power as the first option , since these systems are usually the lowest cost option for off-grid rural electrification (Coello et al, 2006;Kaygusuz, 2011;REN21, 2008;Williams and Simpson, 2009), are reliable for off-grid systems (van Els et al, 2012), and the energy is continuously available (Drinkwaard et al, 2010), . If water resource is not available, photovoltaic (PV) or wind systems are used, depending on resource availability, as their suitable to provide decentralized electrical service to rural households (Bugaje, 2006;Jacobson, 2007;Hiremath, 2009;Kandpal, 2010a, 2010b;Ferrer-Martí et al, 2012;Valer et al, 2014). Regarding the choice between individual or collective systems, it must be noted that stand-alone systems usually have low capacity factor, high battery costs and limited capacity to store energy (Khan and Iqbal, 2005;Kaundinya, 2009).…”

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Assessing management models for off-grid renewable energy electrification projects using the Human Development approach: Case study in Peru

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Ferrer‐Martí

Aristizábal

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Energy for Sustainable Development

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Electrification systems based on renewable energy have proven to be suitable for providing electricity autonomously to rural communities and thus reducing poverty. When implementing these systems, a management model is usually designed to maximise technical and financial sustainability. To improve the design and performance of systems, different evaluations of management models have been made that usually centre on products and final utilities. However, this excessively utilitarian vision of development restricts an analysis of the impact that these projects may have on people's lives. To overcome these limitations, we have used the Human Development approach to evaluate the management model of five electrification projects that use different technologies in Cajamarca (Peru). With this approach, the base of information is enhanced, which enables a broader assessment of various key dimensions of development that should be considered in the management model to improve the impact of such projects. The results show the weaknesses of the design and implementation process of the management model. Several ideas are proposed to avoid these weaknesses and to maximise the chance of success.

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“…Thus, only about 3.7% of the national land area is needed to be utilized annually in order to collect from the sun, amount of energy equal to the nation's conventional energy reserves. In other words, the nation's energy demand could simply be met if only 0.1% of the total solar energy radiation on the land mass is converted at an efficiency of 1% (Bugaje, 2006). This is an…”

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