Analysis of solar photovoltaic and wind power potential in Afghanistan

Renewable Energy

Volumn 85, Issue , 2016, Pages 445-453

  Ershad, Ahmad Murtaza ^a   Brecha, Robert J ^a,b   Hallinan, Kevin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b University of Dayton   (United States)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Demand; Residual load; Solar photovoltaics; Sustainable development; Wind

Indexed keywords

DIESEL FUELS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUEL DEPOSITS; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; WIND; WIND EFFECTS; WIND POWER;

AFGHANISTAN; DEMAND; FOSSIL FUEL RESOURCES; HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT; POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT; RESIDUAL LOAD; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SOLAR RADIATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WIND POWER; WIND VELOCITY;

AFGHANISTAN;

EID: 84935443571     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.06.067     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. ACEP Bamiyan 1 MWp PV Power System vs. Topchi 1MWp MHP 2011, Afghanistan Clean Energy Program (ACEP), Kabul.
2. ACEP Kandahar City Utility Interconnected 10 MW Photovoltaic Power System Feasibility Assessment 2010, Afghanistan Clean Energy Program (ACEP), Kabul.
3. BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2015, (accessed 15.06.15). http://www.bp.com/statisticalreview, 64th ed.
4. Fichtner Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: Power Sector Master Plan 2013, Fichtner, Stuttgart, (accessed 9.06.15). http://www.adb.org/projects/documents/power-sector-master-plan-tacr.
5. GNESD Reaching the Millennium Development Goals and beyond: Access to Modern Forms of Energy as a Prerequisite 2007, United Nations Environmental Program.
6. IEA World Energy Outlook 2013, November 12, International Energy Agency, Retrieved from:. http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/publications/weo-2013/.
7. IRENA Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review 2015 2015, (accessed 15.06.15). http://www.irena.org/DocumentDownloads/Publications/IRENA_RE_Jobs_Annual_Review_2015.pdf.
8. IRENA Renewable Energy Country Profile - Afghanistan 2015, International Renewable Energy Agency, Retrieved from:. http://www.irena.org/REmaps/asia.aspx.
9. Manwell J.F., McGowan J.G., Rogers A.L. Wind Energy Explained 2009, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester.
10. NRECA Integrating Wind Generation into the Afghan Transmission Network in Herat and Balkh 2010, NRECA, Kabul.
11. NREL International Activities: Afghanistan Resource Maps and Toolkits 2007, May, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Retrieved from:. http://www.nrel.gov/international/ra_afghanistan.html.
12. Sathaye J.O., et al. Renewable energy in the context of sustainable development. Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (Chap. 9) 2011, Cambridge University Press, New York. O. Edenhofer (Ed.).
13. TETRA TECH Development of Wind Energy Meteorology and Engineering for Siting and Design of Wind Energy Projects in Afghanistan 2009, TETRA TECH, Langhorne.
14. Ueckerdt F., Brecha R., Luderer G. Analyzing major challenges of wind and solar variability in power systems. Renewable Energy 2015, 81:1-10.