Rural Electrification

Optimizing Economics, Planning and Policy in an Era of Climate Change and Energy Transition

Najib Altawell, James Milne, Patrice Seuwou, Luisa Sykes, Patrice Seowou

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN:
  9780128224038
• eBook ISBN:
  9780128224335
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Energy

Rural Electrification poses solutions to the insuperable modern challenge of providing 24/7 electricity for populations, housing and territory located outside towns and cities. The book reviews the historical development of rural energy systems, their status quo, and the role of renewable and fossil fueled solutions in delivering electricity. It addresses core issues of energy source typologies, resource deployment, fundamental challenges and limitations, the burgeoning threat of climate change, and the role of the renewable energy transition. Chapters account for almost all forms of fuel solutions, with a focus on electrification economics, planning, and policy using the most cost-effective fuels and systems available. Novel approaches to address the challenges of rural electrification, including distributed generation systems, new management and ownership models, off-grid systems, and future energy technologies are thoroughly explored. The work concludes with a comparative assessment of different energy supply technologies and scenarios, contrasting the pros and cons of fossil fuels versus renewable energy resources to achieve the goal of comprehensive rural electrification. - Provides a suite of new approaches to deliver and expand electrification across challenging rural environments - Describes optimal economics, planning and policy for electrification where there is no access to electricity - Reviews how practitioners can achieve cost reductions for rural energy supply using existing technologies - Addresses routes to power rural electrification within a transitioning energy economy while simultaneously accounting for climate change considerations

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Dedication
• List of figures
• List of tables
• List of boxes
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Abbreviations
• 1. Energy's general introduction(fossil fuels & renewable energy)
• 2. Coal
• 3. Crude oil
• 4. Natural gas
• 5. Project management in oil and gas
• 6. Distributed generation systems (DGS)
• 7. Distributed generation systems (DGS): System hardware
• 8. Rural electrification projects
• 9. Finance
• 10. Cooperative model
• 11. Energy economics
• 12. Energy technologies and energy storage systems for sustainable development
• 13. Rural electrification: field visits
• Author index
• Subject index