Financial Analysis of Solar Energy Development in India: Potential, Challenges and Policies

<p>Concomitant with the increase in solar photovoltaic (PV) energy development over the past decade has been the increasing emphasis on land sharing strategies that maximize the land use efficiency of solar energy developments. &#160;Many of these strategies focus on improving the compatibility of solar energy development with other co-located land uses (e.g., agriculture) and by improving several ecosystem services that could have natural, societal, and industrial benefits. One such land opportunity is the restoration and management of native grassland vegetation beneath ground-mounted PV solar energy facilities, which has the potential to restore native habitat to conserve biodiversity and restore previously altered ecosystem services (e.g., natural pollination services). This presentation will discuss various assessment and modeling approaches to evaluate the scale and magnitude of the ecosystem services provided by different vegetation management strategies at solar PV energy development sites. This work demonstrates how multifunctional land uses in energy systems represents a win-win solution for energy and the environment by optimizing energy-food-ecology synergies. This work was conducted by Argonne National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357.</p>

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Solar Energy Development Assistance for Fort Hunter Liggett

10.2172/1023126 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

Bryan J. Russo ◽

Michael G. Hoffman ◽

William D. Chvala

Keyword(s):

Solar Energy ◽

Development Assistance ◽

Energy Development

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Renewable Energy Sources Development in Rural Areas of African Countries

Advances in Computer and Electrical Engineering - Renewable Energy and Power Supply Challenges for Rural Regions ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-9179-5.ch007 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 154-167 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Liudmila V. Nefedova ◽

Alexander Alexsvitch Solovyev ◽

Olena Popova

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Solar Energy ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Energy Supply ◽

Sustainable Energy ◽

Renewable Energy Sources ◽

Energy Development ◽

Energy Sources ◽

African Countries ◽

Decentralized Energy

The prospects of increasing access to electricity for the population of rural areas of Africa are considered. The main international funds and organizations aimed at sustainable energy development in Africa are described. An analysis of the state and possible options for using renewable energy sources for this purpose in decentralized energy supply through the creation of mini-grids or stand-alone systems is given. The risks by developing renewable energy sources in rural areas and modern mechanisms for financing in solar energy are presented.

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Renewable Energy Sources Development in Rural Areas of African Countries

Research Anthology on Clean Energy Management and Solutions ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-9152-9.ch074 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1691-1704

Author(s):

Liudmila V. Nefedova ◽

Alexander Alexsvitch Solovyev ◽

Olena Popova

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Solar Energy ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Energy Supply ◽

Sustainable Energy ◽

Renewable Energy Sources ◽

Energy Development ◽

Energy Sources ◽

African Countries ◽

Decentralized Energy

The prospects of increasing access to electricity for the population of rural areas of Africa are considered. The main international funds and organizations aimed at sustainable energy development in Africa are described. An analysis of the state and possible options for using renewable energy sources for this purpose in decentralized energy supply through the creation of mini-grids or stand-alone systems is given. The risks by developing renewable energy sources in rural areas and modern mechanisms for financing in solar energy are presented.

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