Opiyo, NN orcid.org/0000-0002-9666-8712, Taylor, PG and Crook, R (2016) A Survey informed modelling of temporal diffusion of PV-based communal grids in a rural developing community. In: Procedings of 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (EU-PVSEC 2016). EU-PVSEC 2016, 20-24 Jun 2016, Munich, Germany. WIP Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur GmbH & Co Planungs KG , pp. 3055-3059. ISBN 9783936338416
Abstract
An agent-based model (ABM) is developed in Netlogo as a tool for evaluating temporal diffusion of PV-based communal grids in a rural developing community. ABMs model individual entities within a complex system and the rules that govern the interactions of the entities within the system, to capture the overall effect of such interactions. Results show that given various choices, small PV mircogeneration systems would emerge as the prefered source of electrification for many households. Also, with increasing power demands, many household would prefer communal grids to the national utility grid. Furthermore, introduction of favourable government policies in the form of subsidies and mircocredit facilities, coupled with increasing social acceptance, would lead to increased PV installations and correspondingly to increased communal grid connections. Specifically, introduction of a subsidy of $0.15/kWh would result in an increase of 249% in communal grid connections. Increasing the sensing radius from 1 km to 2 km would result in an increase of 118% in communal grid connections.
Metadata
Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Keywords: | Agent-Based Model; Communal Grids; PV Diffusion; Temporal |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemical & Process Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 05 Jul 2016 12:52 |
Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2018 15:40 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | WIP Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur GmbH & Co Planungs KG |
Identification Number: | 10.4229/EUPVSEC20162016-7DV.4.35 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:101850 |