Deployment can lead to financial and business model innovation, as we see with residential solar leases in the United States or
rural microgrid ventures in India and East Africa.
ABB and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) have agreed to work jointly to design and build
rural microgrids.
Along with ABB equipment,
the rural microgrids will enable homes... [Read more...]
Not exact matches
In more
rural settings, a
microgrid can be even more empowering.
Prior to Vote Solar, she was a 2015 - 16 Fulbright scholar in India, where she researched policies and business models that enable solar
microgrid development in
rural communities.
Wind - powered community
microgrids are providing both electricity and heat to four small
rural communities in Alaska, cutting residents» fuel bills and reducing dependence on diesel fuel.
The quote above which is entirely applicable to the business case for
microgrids in
rural Africa in the 21st century is actually from a 1926 research report put together for the US Congress.
This study assesses and compares the benefits of electricity service to households and small enterprises from
microgrids, solar home systems (SHS), and the national grid in select
rural communities in India and Nepal.
Remote
microgrids are commonly found in
rural outposts, islands, and places that lack electric grids, such as parts of Africa and Asia.
Wind - powered community
microgrids offer a good model for other
rural communities because they involve local people — rather than out - of - staters — working together.