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Village Power Support: Sustainable Energy Solutions Worldwide

Offering U.S. support for village power projects, renewable energy research, system implementation, and training. Resources include R&D, resource assessment, deployment, and outreach for hybrid systems. Utilize computer modeling tools like HOMER for system analysis and ViPOR for optimization. Address sustainability issues and provide outreach through networking and training opportunities. Examples include projects in Alaska, China, and international applications in Asia, Africa, and South America.

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Village Power Support: Sustainable Energy Solutions Worldwide

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  1. U.S. Support for Village Power • Research for renewable energy technologies • Resource assessment • Development of technologies • System implementation and projects • Renewable energy applications: productive uses, telecom, micro-enterprise • Hybrid systems (PV/wind/diesel)

  2. Village Power Support Activities • R&D • Resource assessment • Deployment • Training • System design • Outreach

  3. Research and Development Research to develop technologies: technology is necessary, but not sufficient • - PV- wind- hybrid- battery - biomass

  4. Resource Assessment • Resource assessment and GIS analysis tools to develop projects: knowledge of renewableenergy resources is critical to project success • -solar-wind-hydro-biomass • http://rredc.nrel.gov/

  5. System Analysis • Computer modeling and system analysis: performance, resource availability, loads, and cost effectiveness can aid project design • HOMER (Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewables) - model that helps design electric power systems • Hybrid2 - tool to conduct long-term performance and economic analysis on hybrid power systems • ViPOR (Village Power Optimization Model for Renewables) - optimization model for designing village electrification systems • http://www.nrel.gov/villagepower/model.html

  6. Sustainability Issues • Village power sustainability issues: RE provides a service to users and has potential to improve quality of life • - O&M- productive uses- health clinics- schools- micro-enterprise (access to markets) - community centers - telecom, access to information

  7. Outreach • Outreach: networking and training opportunities support village power projects • Village Power conferences (1994, 1997, 1998 2000) • Village Power database and newsletter http://www.nrel.gov/villagepower • WEATS • GVEP

  8. Domestic Applications • Tribal Energy Program • Financial and technical assistance for feasibility studies • Shares cost of implementing sustainable energy installations on tribal lands. • www.eren.doe.gov/tribalenergy • Wales, Alaska - high penetration wind-diesel hybrid demonstration project in rural Alaska. 130 kW wind/365 kW diesel. Prototype to validate the technical feasibility and economic viability of wind-diesel hybrid electric generation systems for widespread applicability to rural villages

  9. International Applications • Asia • Africa • South America • www.nrel.gov/international

  10. Example: Integrated Strategies to Support VP in China • Analyses • Inner Mongolia case studies - technical and economic performance of household and village power systems • Rural household energy surveys in Xinjiang, Qinghai and Inner Mongolia and analysis of least-cost systems options • Resource Assessment - Biomass assessments and resource database, conversion technologies, technical and economic assessment, and market strategies and policies • Training – at NREL, in China • SDPC Brightness Program/Township program - SDPC grant for 17 MW PV and wind village power systems - Training certification program, hybrids systems training, productive uses and micro-enterprise training

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