Lifetime, cost and fuel efficiency in diesel projects for rural electrification in Venezuela

From 2000–2016, 600 million people in developing countries accessed electricity through fossil-fuel-based technologies, both in isolated and grid-connected schemes. Although an increase in the use of renewable energy sources is expected, 40% of the new connections until 2030 will be through conventi...

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Autores: López González, Alejandro Esteban|||0000-0002-9031-4649, Ferrer Martí, Laia|||0000-0003-0606-3523, Domenech Léga, Bruno|||0000-0002-4332-2400
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/130375
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/130375
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.06.023
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Rural electrification--Venezuela
Sustainable development
Distributed generation
Diesel generation sets
Rural electrification Developing countries
Electrificació rural-- Veneçuela
Desenvolupament sostenible -- Veneçuela
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible
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spelling Lifetime, cost and fuel efficiency in diesel projects for rural electrification in VenezuelaLópez González, Alejandro Esteban|||0000-0002-9031-4649Ferrer Martí, Laia|||0000-0003-0606-3523Domenech Léga, Bruno|||0000-0002-4332-2400Rural electrification--VenezuelaSustainable developmentDistributed generationDiesel generation setsRural electrification Developing countriesElectrificació rural-- VeneçuelaDesenvolupament sostenible -- VeneçuelaÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenibleFrom 2000–2016, 600 million people in developing countries accessed electricity through fossil-fuel-based technologies, both in isolated and grid-connected schemes. Although an increase in the use of renewable energy sources is expected, 40% of the new connections until 2030 will be through conventional technologies, including diesel. Diesel generator sets can be carried out using three different strategies: (1) off-grid, (2) support to national grid extension or (3) support to distributed generation plants in rural zones. Advantages and inconveniences of each strategy have not clearly been stated yet. The objective is to evaluate and compare the 3 strategies to improve future projects. Therefore, cases from Venezuela have been studied. Historical generation and operational data are analyzed, as well as in situ visits, surveys and interviews. Although Venezuela is an oil producer country, contrasts with the world energy matrix since its fossil fuel-based generation is less than a half of the global average. Results show the advantages of each strategy are conditioned by geographical, climatic and logistical factors, while benefits of the support to national grid extension strategy have been highlighted. These results can assist rural electrification promoters to effectively determine the most appropriate diesel projects strategy.Peer Reviewed20182018-10-0120192019-03-13journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/130375https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.06.023reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spainhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/1303752026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Lifetime, cost and fuel efficiency in diesel projects for rural electrification in Venezuela
title Lifetime, cost and fuel efficiency in diesel projects for rural electrification in Venezuela
spellingShingle Lifetime, cost and fuel efficiency in diesel projects for rural electrification in Venezuela
López González, Alejandro Esteban|||0000-0002-9031-4649
Rural electrification--Venezuela
Sustainable development
Distributed generation
Diesel generation sets
Rural electrification Developing countries
Electrificació rural-- Veneçuela
Desenvolupament sostenible -- Veneçuela
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible
title_short Lifetime, cost and fuel efficiency in diesel projects for rural electrification in Venezuela
title_full Lifetime, cost and fuel efficiency in diesel projects for rural electrification in Venezuela
title_fullStr Lifetime, cost and fuel efficiency in diesel projects for rural electrification in Venezuela
title_full_unstemmed Lifetime, cost and fuel efficiency in diesel projects for rural electrification in Venezuela
title_sort Lifetime, cost and fuel efficiency in diesel projects for rural electrification in Venezuela
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv López González, Alejandro Esteban|||0000-0002-9031-4649
Ferrer Martí, Laia|||0000-0003-0606-3523
Domenech Léga, Bruno|||0000-0002-4332-2400
author López González, Alejandro Esteban|||0000-0002-9031-4649
author_facet López González, Alejandro Esteban|||0000-0002-9031-4649
Ferrer Martí, Laia|||0000-0003-0606-3523
Domenech Léga, Bruno|||0000-0002-4332-2400
author_role author
author2 Ferrer Martí, Laia|||0000-0003-0606-3523
Domenech Léga, Bruno|||0000-0002-4332-2400
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author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Rural electrification--Venezuela
Sustainable development
Distributed generation
Diesel generation sets
Rural electrification Developing countries
Electrificació rural-- Veneçuela
Desenvolupament sostenible -- Veneçuela
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible
topic Rural electrification--Venezuela
Sustainable development
Distributed generation
Diesel generation sets
Rural electrification Developing countries
Electrificació rural-- Veneçuela
Desenvolupament sostenible -- Veneçuela
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible
description From 2000–2016, 600 million people in developing countries accessed electricity through fossil-fuel-based technologies, both in isolated and grid-connected schemes. Although an increase in the use of renewable energy sources is expected, 40% of the new connections until 2030 will be through conventional technologies, including diesel. Diesel generator sets can be carried out using three different strategies: (1) off-grid, (2) support to national grid extension or (3) support to distributed generation plants in rural zones. Advantages and inconveniences of each strategy have not clearly been stated yet. The objective is to evaluate and compare the 3 strategies to improve future projects. Therefore, cases from Venezuela have been studied. Historical generation and operational data are analyzed, as well as in situ visits, surveys and interviews. Although Venezuela is an oil producer country, contrasts with the world energy matrix since its fossil fuel-based generation is less than a half of the global average. Results show the advantages of each strategy are conditioned by geographical, climatic and logistical factors, while benefits of the support to national grid extension strategy have been highlighted. These results can assist rural electrification promoters to effectively determine the most appropriate diesel projects strategy.
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