Renewable Energy Resources for Better Economics and Sustainable Living in Rural and Desert Areas

Reliable and affordable energy is the key for the socio-economic development in rural and desert communities worldwide. While energy can be used for consumption purposes such as Lighting, Access to Information, Comfort and Entertainment, productive use of renewable energy is the key enabler for SMEs and Economy to grow. The paper examines the complex interactions among Energy, Materials, Water, Food, Building, Employment and Environment. It also discusses the implementation of renewable energy technologies to overcome some of barriers faced by rural villages and desert communities. It shows some of the special applications and approaches used over the past few decades in energy conversion, consumption and conservation to achieve poverty reduction, social justice and sustainable development. Field experiences in Basaisa projects, Egypt showed that open free dialogues with all stakeholders, site-specific education and training, appropriate local financing systems and access to knowledge are key-elements and essential factors for achieving green economy and sustainable community development. The coming decade will see a continued expansion of knowledge about renewable energy resources and its useful applications as systems friendly to the environment and as tools for economic activities, sustainable living and growth in rural and desert communities.

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Green Economy and Renewable Energy Focusing on the Biomass Energy Source

Journal of Sustainable Development ◽

10.5539/jsd.v9n3p56 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 56 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mohammed Ebrahim Hussien ◽

Chamhuri Siwar ◽

Rashidah Zainal Alam ◽

Abdul Hamid Jafar ◽

Norasikin Ahmad Ludin

Keyword(s):

Energy Source ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Renewable Energy ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Energy Resource ◽

Biomass Energy ◽

Energy Resources ◽

Green Economy ◽

Renewable Energy Resources ◽

Energy And Environment

Since conventional energy resources are major source of CO2 emission, over reliance on fossil fuels has raised questions on environmental sustainability. On way to address these multi-faceted issues of conventional energy sources, the sustainability of energy and environment is through the green economy approach. As such, this paper aims to discuss the concept of green economy in relation with renewable energy. The interdependence of green economy and environmental quality as well as the compatibility of green economy approach with the notion of sustainable development are demonstrated in the paper. Green economy approach fulfils the methodological gaps that exist in the growth models. It is believed that the best economic tool to attain sustainable development goals is by integrating social, economic and environmental elements. Furthermore, energy is believed to be a significant player in determining the greenness of the economy and sustainability as it has economic and environmental value. In addition, this study illustrates the significance of biomass energy resource and CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion. The illustration framework justifies that biomass is the determinant renewable energy source to be a proxy for renewable energy resources. Similarly, it justifies that CO2 emission of energy sector is considerably significant to represent the CO2 emissions of the atmosphere.

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Management of Renewable Energy Resources in India

International Journal of Scientific Research ◽

10.15373/22778179/nov2013/40 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2 (11) ◽

pp. 121-124

Author(s):

Savitha C Savitha C ◽

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Dr. S. Mahendrakumar Dr. S. Mahendrakumar

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Energy Resources ◽

Renewable Energy Resources

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THE ANALYSIS OF OPERATION MODES OF ENERGY STORES IN AUTONOMOUS HYBRID POWER PLANTS WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES

Alternative Energy and Ecology (ISJAEE) ◽

10.15518/isjaee.2018.13-15.055-067 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 55-67

Author(s):

S. G. Obukhov ◽

I. A. Plotnikov ◽

V. G. Masolov

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Power Systems ◽

Low Frequency ◽

Rechargeable Batteries ◽

Energy Resources ◽

Renewable Energy Resources ◽

Hybrid Power ◽

Operation Modes ◽

Energy Stores ◽

Energy Store

The paper presents the results of the comparative analysis of operation modes of an autonomous hybrid power complex with/without the energy store. We offere the technique which defines the power characteristics of the main components of a hybrid power complex: the consumers of the electric power, wind power and photo-electric installations (the last ones have been constructed). The paper establishes that, in order to compensate the seasonal fluctuations of power in autonomous power systems with renewable energy resources, the accumulative devices are required, with a capacity of tens of MWh including devices that are capable to provide energy storage with duration about half a year. This allows abandoning the storage devices for smoothing the seasonal fluctuations in the energy balance.The analysis of operation modes of energy stores has shown that for a stock and delivery of energy on time intervals, lasting several hours, the accumulative devices with rather high values of charging and digit power aren't required. It allows using the lead-acid rechargeable batteries of the deep category for smoothing the daily peaks of surplus and a capacity shortage. Moreover, the analysis of operation modes of energy stores as a part of the hybrid complexes has demonstrated that in charging/digit currents of the energy store the low-frequency and high-frequency pulsations of big amplitude caused by changes of size of output power of the renewable power installations and loading are inevitable. If low-frequency pulsations (the period of tens of minutes) can partially be damped due to the restriction of size of the maximum charging current of rechargeable batteries, then it is essentially impossible to eliminate high-frequency pulsations (the period of tens of seconds) in the power systems with the only store of energy. The paper finds out that the combined energy store having characteristics of the accumulator in the modes of receiving and delivery of power on daily time intervals, and at the same time having properties of the supercondenser in the modes of reception and return of impulses of power on second intervals of time is best suited to requirements of the autonomous power complexes with renewable energy resources.

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Use of data science in the renewable energy resources

Zbornik radova pisanih za 5. Međunarodnu konferenciju o obnovljivim izvorima električne energije ◽

10.24094/mkoiee.017.5.1.263 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Predrag Stolić ◽

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Danijela Milošević ◽

Zoran Stević ◽

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Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Data Science ◽

Energy Resources ◽

Renewable Energy Resources ◽

Use Of Data

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Assessment of bioenergy development potential in agricultural enterprises

Regional Economy ◽

10.36818/1562-0905-2020-1-18 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 165-171

Author(s):

Iryna Hryhoruk

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Large Scale ◽

Agricultural Waste ◽

General Structure ◽

Geographical Location ◽

Economic Assessment ◽

Energy Resources ◽

Industrial Complex ◽

Renewable Energy Resources ◽

Energy Potential

Exhaustion of traditional energy resources, their uneven geographical location, and catastrophic changes in the environment necessitate the transition to renewable energy resources. Moreover, Ukraine's economy is critically dependent on energy exports, and in some cases, the dependence is not only economic but also political, which in itself poses a threat to national security. One of the ways to solve this problem is the large-scale introduction and use of renewable energy resources, bioenergy in particular. The article summarizes and offers methods for assessing the energy potential of agriculture. In our country, a significant amount of biomass is produced every year, which remains unused. A significant part is disposed of due to incineration, which significantly harms the environment and does not allow earning additional funds. It is investigated that the bioenergy potential of agriculture depends on the geographical distribution and varies in each region of Ukraine. Studies have shown that as of 2019 the smallest share in the total amount of conventional fuel that can be obtained from agricultural waste and products suitable for energy production accounts for Zakarpattya region - 172.5 thousand tons. (0.5% of the total) and Chernivtsi region - 291.3 thousand tons. (0.9%). Poltava region has the greatest potential - 2652.2 thousand tons. (7.8%) and Vinnytsia - 2623.7 thousand tons. (7.7%). It should be noted that the use of the energy potential of biomass in Ukraine can be called unsatisfactory. The share of biomass in the provision of primary energy consumption is very small. For bioenergy to occupy its niche in the general structure of the agro-industrial complex, it is necessary to develop mechanisms for its stimulation. In addition, an effective strategy for the development of the bioenergy sector of agriculture is needed. The article considers the general energy potential of agriculture, its indicative structure. The analysis is also made in terms of areas. In addition, an economic assessment of the possible use of existing potential is identified.

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