[HTML][HTML] Review and validation of EnergyPLAN

PA Østergaard, H Lund, JZ Thellufsen… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy systems analyses are integrated elements in planning the transition towards
renewable energy-based energy systems. This is due to a growing complexity arising from …

Rural electrification: An overview of optimization methods

B Akbas, AS Kocaman, D Nock, PA Trotter - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
In order to provide “affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all” by 2030
under Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7), rural electrification needs significant …

Accounting for finance in electrification models for sub-Saharan Africa

C Agutu, F Egli, NJ Williams, TS Schmidt, B Steffen - Nature Energy, 2022 - nature.com
Electrifying 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa will require substantial investments.
Integrated electrification models inform key policy decisions and electricity access …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of site-selection procedures of PV and CSP technologies

S Spyridonidou, DG Vagiona - Energy Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar energy is one of the leading renewable energy sources in terms of installed power
capacity on a global scale. Scientific research on the site-selection procedures of solar …

[HTML][HTML] Energy storage integration with solar PV for increased electricity access: A case study of Burkina Faso

H Abid, J Thakur, D Khatiwada, D Bauner - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Electricity access remains a challenge for the majority of the West African countries, wherein
5 out of 16 have an electrification rate of less than 25%, with Burkina Faso having only 9% of …

[HTML][HTML] Generation capacity expansion planning with spatially-resolved electricity demand and increasing variable renewable energy supply: Perspectives from …

M Bissiri, P Moura, RC Perez, NC Figueiredo… - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Power pooling has emerged as a regional strategy for accelerating generation capacity
expansion in West Africa with the aim of leveraging vast domestic energy resources and …

[HTML][HTML] Stakeholder-guided, model-based scenarios for a climate-and water-smart electricity transition in Ghana and Burkina Faso

H Hoff, M Ogeya, D de Condappa, RJ Brecha… - Energy Strategy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In support of West Africa's potential energy transition under climate change, an
international team of scientists and a wide range of local stakeholders in Ghana and Burkina …

Towards a renewables-based future for West African States: A review of power systems planning approaches

M Bissiri, P Moura, NC Figueiredo, PP Silva - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2020 - Elsevier
West African countries face a long-standing energy access issue stemming from historical
low generation capacity, poor planning processes and financially-constrained power …

[HTML][HTML] The potential of electric agriculture and mobility for the least-cost rural electrification strategy in Sub-Saharan Africa

K Götz, P Rosner, I Froissart, M Lienkamp - Energy for Sustainable …, 2024 - Elsevier
Electrification is a crucial driver of rural development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), yet
progress is often impeded by low demand density, particularly for grid extension. Despite the …

Rural electrification pathways: an implementation of LEAP and GIS tools in Mali

V Sessa, R Bhandari, A Ba - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Remote rural populations do not often have the luxury of viable multisource electricity
generation systems. Considering fossil fuels for remote populated areas is not often a viable …