DocumentCode :
662352
Title :
Enable the growth of a smart energy and information network in rural India today
Author :
Mertens, Evan ; Spark, Rural ; van Houten, M.A. ; Rutten, P.G.S.
Author_Institution :
Innovation for Rural Implementation, Eindhoven, Netherlands
fYear :
2013
fDate :
6-9 Oct. 2013
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
5
Abstract :
In developed countries, there are drivers and initiatives towards a smarter and more distributed energy network. However, especially in India there is an opportunity to leap-frog the in developed countries established top-down, centralized, energy infrastructure. The current lack of infrastructure in India makes over 400 million people use kerosene as primary lighting fuel. Kerosene lighting, together with cooking on inefficient firewood stoves results in many health, environment and economic issues. The lack of infrastructure, together with a large demand for change, in mainly rural areas, offers an opportunity to focus on an alternative approach for growing an energy network. An approach in which Indian village entrepreneurs generate, use and share sustainable energy allows the users to grow the future energy network from the bottom-up, starting today. Setting information as key element in this network adds (smart) possibilities for education, communication and fast feedback. This can allow for the growth of an organic, autonomous functioning network in which energy, information, service and control is distributed on all levels.
Keywords :
distribution networks; information networks; lighting; petroleum; sustainable development; autonomous functioning network; cooking; distributed energy network; firewood stove; information network; kerosene lighting; primary lighting fuel; rural Indian village entrepreneur; smart energy growth; sustainable energy; top-down centralized energy infrastructure; Biomass; Chemicals; Coal; Electricity; Lighting; Materials; Power generation; Energy Access; India; Micro Grids; Smart Grids;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT EUROPE), 2013 4th IEEE/PES
Conference_Location :
Lyngby
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ISGTEurope.2013.6695234
Filename :
6695234
Link To Document :
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