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Simulating the potential of swarm grids for pre-electrified communities – A case study from Yemen

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  • Hoffmann, Martha M.
  • Ansari, Dawud

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Swarm grids are an emerging approach to electrification in the Global South that interconnects individual household generation and storage to a small electricity network to make full use of existing generation capacities. Using a simulation tool for demand, weather, and power flows, we analyse the potential of an AC swarm grid for a large pre-electrified village in rural Yemen. Service quality and financial indicators are compared to the cases of individual supply and a centralised micro grid.

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  • Hoffmann, Martha M. & Ansari, Dawud, 2019. "Simulating the potential of swarm grids for pre-electrified communities – A case study from Yemen," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 108(C), pages 289-302.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:108:y:2019:i:c:p:289-302
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2019.03.042
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    Swarm electrification; Swarm grid; Micro grid; Energy access; Distributed generation; Yemen;
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    • C63 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Computational Techniques
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • Q42 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Alternative Energy Sources
    • Q49 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Other

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