Title :
Lessons learned by NREL´s village power and rural energy program
Author :
Flowers, Larry ; Baring-Gould, Ian
Author_Institution :
Nat. Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO, USA
Abstract :
This paper is to update the lessons NREL staff have gleaned from their participation in village energy projects and programs. NREL´s approach to village power (VP) is multidisciplinary and multifunctional. NREL´s integrated VP program included resource assessment/mapping, applications development, analytical modeling/options analysis, training, strategic planning, pilot project development, and program implementation.
Keywords :
renewable energy sources; NREL staff; NREL village power; pilot project development; rural energy program; strategic planning; village energy projects; Batteries; Biomass; Educational institutions; Government; Internet; Laboratories; Monitoring; Performance analysis; Photovoltaic cells; Renewable energy resources;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2004. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8465-2
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2004.1373250
