Off-grid systems for rural electrification in developing countries: Definitions, classification and a comprehensive literature review

S Mandelli, J Barbieri, R Mereu, E Colombo - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2016 - Elsevier
Access to electric power supply has always had a significant role in promoting
improvements in all the society sectors, nevertheless nowadays 1.3 billion of people still do …

Towards achieving energy for sustainable development in Nigeria

SO Oyedepo - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
The importance of energy availability in the economic growth, social and political
development of every nation cannot be overemphasized. Affordable and reliable energy …

[HTML][HTML] Global anthropogenic emissions of particulate matter including black carbon

Z Klimont, K Kupiainen, C Heyes… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
This paper presents a comprehensive assessment of historical (1990–2010) global
anthropogenic particulate matter (PM) emissions including the consistent and harmonized …

Optimization of PV-biomass-diesel and grid base hybrid energy systems for rural electrification by using HOMER

R Rajbongshi, D Borgohain, S Mahapatra - Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Decentralized renewable energy base hybrid system is an economic and convenient option
for rural electrification where grid extension is not feasible. This study focuses on the design …

[HTML][HTML] Techno-economic assessment of a hybrid renewable energy storage system for rural community towards achieving sustainable development goals

SB Wali, MA Hannan, PJ Ker, MS Abd Rahman… - Energy Strategy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urbanization and population growth are driving carbon emissions, along with the imperative
for renewable energy transition, necessitating researching the impact of hybrid renewable …

Energy access programmes and sustainable development: A critical review and analysis

SC Bhattacharyya - Energy for sustainable development, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper provides an overview of the debate on energy access and development, and
argues that despite some progress in enhancing energy access, the programmes promoting …

Renewable energy in the context of sustainable development

J Sathaye, O Lucon, A Rahman… - IPCC special report on …, 2011 - orbit.dtu.dk
Historically, economic development has been strongly correlated with increasing energy use
and growth of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Renewable energy (RE) can help …

An evaluation of the energy-related carbon dioxide emissions from China's light sector to achieve sustainable development goals

Y Yu, J Nie, A Jahanger - Evaluation Review, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
As a high-energy-consuming sector, China's light sector should have received more
attention for its carbon emissions (CO2e). However, the literature on energy-related CO2e in …

Potential of biomass energy for electricity generation in sub-Saharan Africa

S Dasappa - Energy for Sustainable Development, 2011 - Elsevier
The paper explores the biomass based power generation potential of Africa. Access to
electricity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is about 26% and falls to less than 1% in the rural …

Rural electrification: Optimising the choice between decentralised renewable energy sources and grid extension

S Mahapatra, S Dasappa - Energy for sustainable development, 2012 - Elsevier
The study presents an analysis aimed at choosing between off-grid solar photovoltaic,
biomass gasifier based power generation and conventional grid extension for remote village …