Biraj Gautam and Rabin Shrestha share their lessons from the latest visits to the micro hydro power sites in Jumla and Baglung.
Meet the WISIONS Team at the Solar Technologies & Hybrid Mini Grids Conference
The WISIONS team will participate in the International Conference on “Solar Technologies and Hybrid Mini Grids to Improve Energy Access” from 21st to 23rd September 2016 in Bad Hersfeld, Germany.
Due to the intermittency of solar radiation, solar energy technologies include storage functionalities in order to make energy available for 24 hours a day. There are a number of new developments in the pipeline and components on the market for storing solar thermal heat and renewable electricity.
Whereas solar heating is usually consumed where it is produced, autonomous solar electricity increasingly tends to be integrated as well into mini grids (also called micro grids). Hybrid PV Mini Grids are a cost-effective and a quicker alternative to grid extension or to unreliable grids for many villages.
Therefore, an intelligent mix of the above technologies and micro grids is capable of providing electricity and thermal comfort not only at household level, but also to entire villages, institutions, hotels, and businesses. This also opens the door to bottom up approaches to energy planning and development.
This year’s event, organised by OTTI, will bring together academia, practitioners, industry and development institutions with the aim of sharing experiences and the latest technology developments, learning from each other and networking.
On Thursday (22nd September), the WISIONS team will participate in a session on rural electricity and present a study entitled “Does Access to Energy Lead to Sustainable Development? – Evidence from Small Community-Based Projects“. The full conference programme is available here.
