Biomass and Solar PV Hybrid Minigrids for Off-Grid Farming Communities
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Overview
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Biomass and Solar PV Hybrid Minigrids for Off-Grid Farming Communities |
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Collaborators |
Diamond Development Initiatives (Nigeria) Technology Management Group (Ghana) | |
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Rural, off-grid communities in Ghana and Nigeria that rely on solar PV systems are limited in their hours of agricultural operations and access to electricity. Diesel generators and battery back-ups are expensive to operate, so operations are limited to a single shift.[1]
Clean Energy Solution
Impact
Organization
Further Information
- Website Powering Agriculture Homepage, Winners 2015
- Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Powering Agriculture: http://poweringag.org/innovators/renewable-microgrids-grid-fish-hatcheries-surrounding-communities