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Energy System Analysis and Mini-Grids

Many regions in which the population still has no or insufficient access to electricity are ideally suited for the supply of renewable energy, due to their location. Electricity from wind, solar, and hydropower can be used to electrify households that have not yet been connected to the national grid. Decentralized mini grids or solar home systems are often the answer.

Contact

Philipp Blechinger

+49 (0)30 1208 434 40 philipp.blechinger@rl-institut.de

Tools

RAMP

The software was co-developed by RLI scientists and helps with the stochastic simulation of energy user-controlled time series based on a few simple inputs

Offgridders

The simulation tool generates a model of a user-defined power supply system, optimizes the capacities of the generation, storage and electrical components of the system and then performs a deployment optimization of the optimized capacities.

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Example projects

ASEP_Phil – Technical Assistance for Access to Sustainable Energy in the Philippines

Even though the situation has improved recently, not all of the more than one hundred million inhabitants of the Philippines have access to electricity. As the Philippines have great potential for wind and solar power, due to their geographic location, renewable energies should be used to connect households to the grid. Decentralized minigrids and solar home systems provide suitable solutions in this context. In this project, RLI cooperates with GIZ International Services and ICF International to support the Philippine Department…

solar4food

Aggregation and gap analysis of existing electrification data in Myanmar

AI4EA – Artificial Intelligence for Energy Access

OPTiMG – Optimization of integrated mini-grids for water-energy-nutrition in Africa

GreenH2 Philippines – Feasibility study on the integration of green hydrogen technology in off-grid areas in the Philippines

H2-Pacific-Islands – Feasibility studies for hydrogen-powered mini-grids on Pacific islands

Cure: Research cooperation to strengthen Cuba‘s climate change resilience in the energy sector

Feasibility Study on Sustainable Energy for Buka Island – Papua New Guinea

Continental Power System Master Plan – Modeling for the African Power Grid

Study: Opportunities and risks of hydrogen partnerships and technologies in focus countries

Incorporation of hydrogen technology in a mini-grid site in Nigeria

Communities of Practice as drivers of a bottom-up energy transition in Nigeria

Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus: Facilitating the planning of integrated water, energy, food, and environment systems through open software

100% Renewable Energy Uganda

Nigeria Pre-Feasibility Assessment of Co-Located Mini-Grids and Investments in Agro-Processing

Development of toolkits and virtual trainings for integrating renewable energies into energy systems of Pacific islands

Hydrogen storage potential study for mini-grids in Chile

Hybrid renewable energy systems for Yemen’s off-grid healthcare facilities

Geo-spatial Assessment of Mini-Grid Potentials in Nigeria

Climate resilience for island communities in Southeast Asia

ASEP_Phil – Technical Assistance for Access to Sustainable Energy in the Philippines

Handbook on sizing solar-hybrid mini-grid systems in East Africa

Myanmar Off-Grid Renewable Energy Demonstration Project

GIS based analysis of project areas and customer tagging

Detection of off-grid regions and potential options of power supply along the example of Kenya

Rural electrification modelling in the framework of the Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP)

Development of control system for a mini-grid test rig

PV-based Mini-Grids for Electrification in Developing Countries

Barriers and solutions to implementing renewable energies on Caribbean islands in respect of technical, economic, political, and social conditions

Assessment of potential for hybridization of diesel power plants on Bequia

Comparison of Off-Grid Electrification versus Grid Extension
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