Microgrids project, Part 2: Design of an electrification kit with high content of renewable energy sources in Senegal

Renewable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2151-2159

  Alzola, J A ^a   Vechiu, I ^b   Camblong, H ^b,e   Santos, M ^a   Sall, M ^c   Sow, G ^d  

^a TECNALIA RESEARCH AND INNOVATION   (Spain)

^b Technopôle Izarbel   (France)

^c Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches sur les Energies Renouvelables (UCAD)   (Senegal)

^d Ecl Superieure Polytechnique   (Senegal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Micro grids; Renewable energies; Rural electrification in Senegal; Solar PV; Wind

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; HIGH-CONTENT; INTELLIGENT ENERGIES; LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; MICRO GRID; MICRO GRIDS; NEW PROJECTS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN SENEGAL; RURAL POPULATION; SENEGAL; SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; SOLAR PV;

ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; LEAD ACID BATTERIES; NATURAL RESOURCES; RURAL AREAS; SOLAR ENERGY;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIFICATION; ENERGY USE; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PUBLIC ACCESS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOLAR POWER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VILLAGE; WIND POWER;

AFRICA; SENEGAL; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 66149169802     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.01.013     Document Type: Article

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