scholarly journals Powering Development in Climate Vulnerable Areas: The Role of Decentralized Solar Solutions in India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Namrata Ginoya ◽  
Harsha Meenawat ◽  
Amala Devi ◽  
Pamli Deka ◽  
Bharath Jairaj
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Extreme Temperature ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Operation And Maintenance ◽  
Resilient Infrastructure ◽  
Implementation Models

Climate change can affect the level and type of demand for electricity for development service delivery. Extreme events associated with climate change can disrupt the existing electricity supply, leading to demand for alternate or backup electricity sources. Communities rely on electrically powered activities to respond to conditions caused or exacerbated by climate change. Finally, electricity is required for ongoing activities that can potentially build long-term capacities to cope with climate-related events. Effective decentralized solar solutions in climate vulnerable regions must be tailored to local conditions. Energy systems must be designed to meet context-specific electricity demand, based on local geography, the availability of supportive infrastructure, and end-use requirements. For example, planning for the design, installation, and maintenance of a decentralized solar energy system in a flood-prone char island school is very different from that in a lightning-prone mainland school, even if both schools fall under the same government program. Decentralized solar energy systems are not entirely climate proof. Components of decentralized solar solutions are vulnerable to climate-related events such as floods, lightning, extreme temperature, and rainfall. Understanding and planning for the climate risks in advance can help reduce downtime, loss of assets, and build resilience. Resilience planning starts before the design stage and continues thereafter. Project implementers, policymakers, and donors need to realize that building resilient structures and communities begins well before the design stage. System design and operation and maintenance planning should be based on climate-risk data and models, local socioeconomic and ecosystem assessments, policies, and design standards that promote and enforce resilient infrastructure and support community resilience. Technology is just one component of a climate resilient decentralized solar installation. Organizational arrangements need to incorporate climate considerations while setting expectations and assigning roles and responsibilities. Climate resilient design needs to also translate into the funding plan, with innovative financing and risk hedging models. There is a need to go beyond conventional implementation models. Traditional implementation models have specific, often siloed responsibilities. The uncertainty created by climate change requires all stakeholders to be more flexible and responsive and demands more innovative implementation, operation, and maintenance models. Examples include energy and development partners working together from the start, active participation and capacity building of end users and community members, and innovative financing models.

scholarly journals The Climate Action Simulation

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliette N. Rooney-Varga ◽  
Florian Kapmeier ◽  
John D. Sterman ◽  
Andrew P. Jones ◽  
Michele Putko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Initial Evaluation ◽  
Emotional Engagement ◽  
Action Simulation ◽  
Climate Action ◽  
The Impact

Background. We describe and provide an initial evaluation of the Climate Action Simulation, a simulation-based role-playing game that enables participants to learn for themselves about the response of the climate-energy system to potential policies and actions. Participants gain an understanding of the scale and urgency of climate action, the impact of different policies and actions, and the dynamics and interactions of different policy choices. Intervention. The Climate Action Simulation combines an interactive computer model, En-ROADS, with a role-play in which participants make decisions about energy and climate policy. They learn about the dynamics of the climate and energy systems as they discover how En-ROADS responds to their own climate-energy decisions. Methods. We evaluated learning outcomes from the Climate Action Simulation using pre- and post-simulation surveys as well as a focus group. Results. Analysis of survey results showed that the Climate Action Simulation increases participants’ knowledge about the scale of emissions reductions and policies and actions needed to address climate change. Their personal and emotional engagement with climate change also grew. Focus group participants were overwhelmingly positive about the Climate Action Simulation, saying it left them feeling empowered to make a positive difference in addressing the climate challenge. Discussion and Conclusions. Initial evaluation results indicate that the Climate Action Simulation offers an engaging experience that delivers gains in knowledge about the climate and energy systems, while also opening affective and social learning pathways.

A Software Optimization of the Solar Energy System Performance

2014 ◽  
Vol 899 ◽  
pp. 199-204
Author(s):  
Lukáš Skalík ◽  
Otília Lulkovičová
Keyword(s):  
Solar System ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
System Performance ◽  
Solar Collector ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Thermal Protection ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Hot Water

The energy demand of buildings represents in the balance of heat use and heat consumption of energy complex in the Slovak national economy second largest savings potential. Their complex energy demands is the sum of total investment input to ensure thermal protection and annual operational demands of particular energy systems during their lifetime in building. The application of energy systems based on thermal solar systems reduces energy consumption and operating costs of building for support heating and domestic hot water as well as savings of non-renewable fossil fuels. Correctly designed solar energy system depends on many characteristics, i. e. appropriate solar collector area and tank volume, collector tilt and orientation as well as quality of used components. The evaluation of thermal solar system components by calculation software shows how can be the original thermal solar system improved by means of performance. The system performance can be improved of more than 31 % than in given system by changing four thermal solar system parameters such as heat loss coefficient and aperture area of used solar collector, storage tank volume and its height and diameter ratio.

Sustainability Assessment of Solar Energy Systems

Solar Energy ◽  
2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naim H. Afgan ◽  
Marina Jovanovic ◽  
Maria G. Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Social Indicators ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Evaluation Procedure ◽  
Multi Criteria Evaluation ◽  
Optimization Function

Solar energy systems are becoming potential option for numerous applications. It has been shown that the application of solar energy system is strongly dependent on criteria’s used in their evaluation. Single criteria evaluation of solar energy systems has shown its deficiency due to limited possibility to compare them with other potential options. In particular, present economic system is based on the econometric analysis with priority given to the optimum obtained by the economically justified optimization function. For this reason, it has become needed to introduce multi-criteria evaluation procedure in the assessment of solar energy system and its comparison with other potential options. This paper presents evaluation of the solar photovoltaic system and its comparison with other renewable energy system options for stand-alone application. In this evaluation following energy systems will be taking into a consideration: grid electric energy supply, wind energy system, gas turbine with cogeneration, small hydro energy system and solar photo-voltaic energy system. In the evaluation of these systems the multi-criteria evaluation procedure is used. The multi-criteria evaluation procedure will comprise a following criteria’s: economic, environmental, technological and social indicators. Each of indicators will be based on the sub-criteria which are defined in the paper. The sustainability index as the agglomeration function indicators will be used in the determination of the rating among the options under consideration. Special emphasize in evaluation is given to to the conditional priority of indicators leading to the investigation of the effect of the indicator priority to the finale rating among options.

Automatic Solar Electrical Monitor for a Battery Charging Process Using a Network Remote Control System

2013 ◽  
Vol 336-338 ◽  
pp. 1211-1216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ho Chih Cheng ◽  
Min Chie Chiu
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Energy Source ◽  
Control System ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Battery Charging ◽  
Remote Control System ◽  
Monitoring Technique ◽  
Ip Network

Pollution and climate change due to the use of fossil fuel can no longer be denied, and this coupled with a waning supply of oil leads one to inevitably conclude that a clean, sustainable energy source is needed. That source is solar energy, the cleanest, safest, and most environmentally friendly energy source we have. In this paper, a photovoltaic (PV) solar energy system is used to generate electricity that will recharge a battery (DC 12V). The portable recharged battery will serve as the energy source for an electric vehicle. Moreover, in order to reduce manpower, a PC-based remote electrical monitoring technique used in the battery’s recharged system will be established via a TCP/IP network. Consequently, a PV solar panel with a 30 Watt capacity used to generate electricity using a PC-based monitoring system is exemplified.

scholarly journals The impacts of climate change on UK energy demand

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 107-119
Author(s):  
Frances Ruth Wood ◽  
Daniel Calverley ◽  
Steven Glynn ◽  
Sarah Mander ◽  
Walsh Conor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Extreme Temperature ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Future Climate Change ◽  
Potential Demand ◽  
Available Information ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

The impacts of climate change on the energy system are diverse; this article focuses on the potential effects on UK energy demand and the ramifications for national infrastructure building on the findings of the UK’s 2012 Climate Change Risk Assessment. It reviews the available literature, where it exists, on the relationships among current energy demand, weather and climate change, and the implications for these relationships due to mitigation plans and potential adaptation responses. The review highlights the mechanisms by which future climate change, in particular changes in mean and extreme temperature, could affect the annual amount of UK energy demand and the seasonal, daily and spatial variation of the impacts. Published literature quantifying the effects of climate change on UK energy demand is limited; thus, where evidence is not available, information on the current relationship between weather and demand is combined with expert judgement to highlight potential demand responses to a changing climate without quantification. The impacts identified could have significant implications for the long-term planning of energy infrastructure and system operation and building design, depending on their magnitude, highlighting the need for further research in this area.

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