Tecno-economic assessment of an off-grid PV-powered community kitchen for developing regions

Applied Energy

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 255-262

  Dufo López, Rodolfo ^a   Zubi, Ghassan ^b   Fracastoro, Gian Vincenzo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Low demand cooking appliances; Off grid PV; Solar cooking

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; DEFORESTATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; RURAL AREAS;

BANGLADESH; COOKING APPLIANCES; COOKING SYSTEMS; DEVELOPING REGIONS; ENERGY DEMANDS; INDONESIA; LEVELIZED ENERGY COSTS; LIFE CYCLE EMISSIONS; LOAD DEMAND; LOW DEMAND; NIGERIA; OFF-GRIDS; PAKISTAN; PV GENERATORS; PV SYSTEM; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; SOLAR THERMAL; SOLAR-COOKING; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

SOLAR ENERGY;

BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CROP RESIDUE; DEFORESTATION; DEMAND ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMISSION INVENTORY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FUELWOOD; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PRODUCTION COST; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; SOLAR COOKER; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

BANGLADESH; INDIA; INDONESIA; NIGERIA; PAKISTAN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80054713472     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.09.027     Document Type: Article

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