Moner-Girona, M;
Puig, D;
Mulugetta, Y;
Kougias, I;
AbdulRahman, J;
Szabo, S;
(2018)
Next generation interactive tool as a backbone for universal access to electricity.
WIREs Energy and Environment
, 7
(6)
, Article e305. 10.1002/wene.305.
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Abstract
Energy planning in rural areas and in developing countries most often relies on the outputs of specialized analytical tools, of which only a handful have been developed. Over the years these tools have been upgraded, and the newest among them take into consideration, to a greater or lesser extent, all key determinants of energy generation and distribution. This article focuses on a “pool” of web‐based geo‐referencing open‐source tools and highlights the extent to which each analytical tool reflects the particularities of the various determinants of energy generation and distribution. In doing so, the present work identifies aspects of the tools that need to be strengthened. Building on this information, the article further maps the suitability of each tool with regard to calculating (at a local level) the six Sustainable Development Goal indicators that are closely related to energy. This makes it possible to draw conclusions about monitoring needs in study‐areas. Bringing together these two sets of findings, the article concludes with a research agenda for analytical tool development in the area of energy planning, which spills over developmental agendas.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Next generation interactive tool as a backbone for universal access to electricity |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/wene.305 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/wene.305 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution‐NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. |
| Keywords: | Africa, energy access, GIS, interactive tools, renewable energy, rural electrification, SDG |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > STEaPP |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10052142 |
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