FAR from the grid: A rural electrification field study

Renewable Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2829-2834

  Diaz P ^a   Arias, C A ^b   Pena R ^a   Sandoval, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b Empresa Jujeña de Servicios Energéticos Dispersos ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Diesel generators; Hybrid generation; Renewable energy; Rural electrification

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; DIESEL GENERATORS; DIESEL TECHNOLOGY; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; FIELD PERFORMANCE; FIELD STUDIES; FUEL TRANSPORTATIONS; GEN-SETS; HYBRID GENERATION; LOCAL ENERGY; OFF-GRIDS; RELIABILITY OF SUPPLY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE GENERATION; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; RURAL VILLAGES; SYSTEM OPERATION;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; MESH GENERATION; RURAL AREAS;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIESEL ENGINE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FIELDWORK; FUEL CONSUMPTION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 77954315137     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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