Technical viability of mobile solar photovoltaic systems for indigenous nomadic communities in northern latitudes

Obydenkova, Svetlana V.; Pearce, Joshua M.

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2015.12.036

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“…In spite of discernible community self-sufficiency in terms of natural food supply, there is still a demand for externally made goods for businesses or for other community needs. However, under the dramatic remoteness and extreme natural conditions found where these communities live, this can result in exorbitant fuel costs for transportation being added on to the cost of goods (Usher et al, 1994;Obydenkova and Pearce, 2016).…”

Section: Literature Review 21 Reindeer Husbandry and Indigenous Commmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As it was discussed earlier, indigenous communities are already applying a series of modern technologies in their everyday life, e.g. computers and GPS (Dana, 2008;Obydenkova and Pearce, 2016), that presumably means the readiness to furthermore adopt such disruptive innovation technologies as 3-D printing. Additionally, as it was shown, firms and entrepreneurs may benefit on the development of such technologies (Rayna and Striukova, 2016;Gërguri-Rashiti et al, 2017).…”

Section: Literature Review 21 Reindeer Husbandry and Indigenous Commmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As Smith (2012) indicated, "entrepreneurship is about effecting change", that can be interpreted for an indigenous community practicing reindeer husbandry as a model of activity resulting in a higher community prosperity without compromising cultural values, the latter found of a very significant importance for those people. As it was discussed in the literature (Dana, 2008;Obydenkova and Pearce, 2016), reindeer herders already use a wide range of technological innovation and can be anticipated to continue to adopt new technologies in the future. The current case study has revealed the possibility to use printable on-site objects (e.g.…”

Section: Development Of Entrepreneurshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, as such types of fences are set to be used during the summer season, the installation can benefit from the use of solar photovoltaic technology as the source of power (NREL, 1997). To this point, Obydenkova and Pearce (2016), while investigating the feasibility of solar photovoltaics set to serve electric needs of herder nomadic camps in areas of reindeer husbandry deployment, showed the competitiveness of energy supply from photovoltaic compared to fuel-based systems.…”

Section: Other Advanced Featuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Prospects of applying 3-D printing to economics of remote communities

Obydenkova

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Pearce

2018

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Purpose -Isolated communities face a variety of inconveniences including severe remoteness, poor roads and extreme climate conditions, resulting in the lack of security of supply chains and exorbitant prices for cargo delivery. This paper aims to investigate the present advantages and prospects of applying 3-D printing to improve economics and everyday life of remote communities, reindeer herder case taken as an example.Design/methodology/approach -This study covers the use of a low-cost open-source 3-D printer (RepRap) capable of fused filament fabrication to reduce operating costs for nomadic reindeer herder groups. Three case studies are provided for reindeer-specific applications to probe economic and technical viability of the technology, namely, ear-tags, electric fence components and lasso accessories.Findings -3-D printed objects feature technical characteristics similar to those of analogues available on the market while reducing the price by 63 per cent. Distributed 3-D printing reduces the cost of raw materials by 68 per cent and shipping costs by 50 because of lower trip frequency. If all reindeer herders globally were to adopt distributed manufacturing of the three aforementioned sample items only, their annual savings from such solution would amount to US$2m. The paper discovers other economic, entrepreneurial, technical and environmental opportunities offered by 3-D printing put to service the needs of remote communities.Research limitations -As the paper is the first-ever study of 3-D printing potential applied to the reindeer husbandry case, it is based on a more thorough analysis of the techno-economic feasibility of the technology, while cultural and entrepreneurial factors have been discussed as preconditions only.Practical implications -The paper might serve as a valuable source of information for entrepreneurs, as well as for students and academics for further case studies in this area.Originality/value -In remote conditions, 3-D printing offers a more sustainable way of good manufacturing. Numerous open source designs already available for specialists, financial effectiveness, environmental benefits and vast opportunities for entrepreneurs are among the most promising advantages of the technology. Paper type Case studyThe authors appreciate invaluable information on the details of reindeer husbandry provided by community representatives of Ust-Nukzha village, Russia, and reindeer herders Vladimir A. Nickolaev and Galina S. Nickolaeva in particular.This paper forms part of a special section "Entrepreneurial co-creation: a call for fresh ideas and innovative", guest edited by Hans Kaufmann and S.M. Riad Shams. JEC 12,4 488

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Section: Literature Review 21 Reindeer Husbandry and Indigenous Commmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Review 21 Reindeer Husbandry and Indigenous Commmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Development Of Entrepreneurshipmentioning

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Prospects of applying 3-D printing to economics of remote communities

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Pearce

2018

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“…In Colombia, two researchers conducted a survey of various actors involved in renewable energy systems (RES) projects to identify and analyze the social and political acceptance, market acceptance, and the community acceptance of RES [18]. Finally, other researchers analyzed the viability of photovoltaics (PVs) in northern latitudes as part of the energy supply systems for nomadic camps far from indigenous communities dedicated to reindeer herding [19].…”

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Understanding Electricity Saving Behavior of Rural Indigenous Communities in La Guajira Department, Colombia

Molina¹,

Candelo-Becerra²,

Camargo³

2018

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This paper focuses on identifying how indigenous populations in the upper and middle zones of the La Guajira Department in Colombia save electricity or follow a plan based on an energy policy. To explore this, a survey among seven communities with electricity in the upper and middle zones of La Guajira and a quantitative and observational analysis were conducted. Results show that indigenous communities do not practice a culture of electricity-saving such as, for instance, often failing to turn off idle appliances. In addition, there are neither electricity-saving plans nor energy awareness measures to educate the area's indigenous communities. When comparing the energy consumption of Wayuu communities with that of the country's residential urban dwellers of similar socioeconomic level, few indigenous people using electricity efficiently were found, particularly in terms of lighting and appliance use.

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Performance comparison between optimized design of a centralized and semi-decentralized community size solar district heating system

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Solar thermal energy is widely recognized as one of the most important renewable energy resources. However, in high latitudes, due to various climatic and mismatch challenges, such solar district heating networks are difficult to implement. The objective of the paper is to optimize and compare two different design layouts and control strategies for solar district heating systems in Finnish conditions. The two different designs proposed are a centralized and a semidecentralized solar district heating system. The centralized system consists of two centralized short-term tanks operating at different temperature levels charged by a solar collector and heat pumps. Borehole thermal energy storage is also charged via these two centralized tanks. In contrast, the semi-decentralized system consists of one centralized low temperature tank charged by a solar collector and a borehole thermal energy storage and decentralized high temperature tank charged by an individual heat pump in each house. In this case, borehole thermal energy storage is charged only by the centralized warm tank. These systems are designed using the dynamic simulation software TRNSYS for Finnish conditions. Later on, multi-objective optimization is carried out with a genetic algorithm using the MOBO (Multiobjective building optimizer) optimization tool, where two objectives, i.e. purchased electricity and life cycle costs, are minimized. Various design variables are considered, which included both component sizes and control parameters as inputs to the optimization. The optimization results show that in terms of life cycle cost and purchased electricity, the decentralized system clearly outperforms the centralized system. With a similar energy performance, the reduction in life cycle cost is up to 35% for the decentralized system. Both systems can achieve close to 90% renewable energy fraction. These systems are also sensitive to the prices. Furthermore, the results show that the solar thermal collector area and seasonal storage volume can be reduced in a decentralized system to reduce the cost compared to a centralized system. The losses in the centralized system are 40 -12% higher compared to the decentralized system. The results also show that in both systems, high performance is achieved when the borehole storage is wider with less depth, as it allows better direct utilization of seasonally stored heat. The system layout and controls varied the performance and life cycle cost; therefore it is essential to consider these when implementing such systems.

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Technical viability of mobile solar photovoltaic systems for indigenous nomadic communities in northern latitudes

Cited by 12 publications

References 30 publications

Prospects of applying 3-D printing to economics of remote communities

Prospects of applying 3-D printing to economics of remote communities

Understanding Electricity Saving Behavior of Rural Indigenous Communities in La Guajira Department, Colombia

Performance comparison between optimized design of a centralized and semi-decentralized community size solar district heating system

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