Energy Technology

Pacific Regional Energy Assessment (PREA) 2004; Palau National Report Volume 9

PREA is a climate change partnership of GEF, UNDP, SPREP and the Pacific Islands. Palau national report. 

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Economic Feasibility Of The SOPAC-CATD Biofuel Project, Nadave, Tailevu, Fiji Islands

SOPAC and CTA [The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, based in the Netherlands] recently jointly funded a biofuel (coconut oil) project in Fiji. Using local copra supply as biofuel for rural electrification is perceived as a potentially viable and sustainable option. Under this biofuel project, a package of compatible components are provided to a local community, including a mini oil mill, settling tanks, other accessories to blend the coconut oil with diesel and an 18-kVA indirect injection diesel engine.

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Methodology and Modelling Approach for Strategic Sustainability Analysis of Complex Energy-Environment Systems

This was submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in the University of Canterbury by Andreas Hamm. This thesis concerns an approach to energy engineering and infrastructure planning which includes sustainable practice in an integrated and intuitive way. Field work was funded by the Pacific Island trust with additional assistance from SOPAC.

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Review of the Fiji National Energy Policy: Legislative Gap Analysis

This report was submitted to GIZ and the Fiji Department of Energy by the Economic Consulting Associates SMEC (New Zealand). This report is part of the National Energy Policy review and supplements the 2013 National Energy Policy (NEP) document and Strategic Action Plan (SAP). The purpose of this legislative gap analysis is to identify what new legislation is needed and which existing legislation needs to be amended to assist effective implementation of the National Energy Policy.

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A Summary Report of Survey on Industry Biogas Potential in Vanuatu

 The following summary report captures a survey and techno economical feasibility study for building one or two industrial biogas plats in animal farms in Vanuatu. The report is part of the collarborative assistance provided by the government of China to the Government of Vanuatu following a signed contract in February 2004. 

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New Energy - Wind and Sun Bring Independence

Article is from a Magazine Article regarding purely regenerative energy supply. Article produced by the Research & Development Unit of the Grid Management and Control System of Younicos AG in Berlin, Germany. One of the Azore Islands in mid-Atlantic: Plenty of sunshine. Constant wind. But miles away from any power grid or any filling station for diesel generators. The obvious solution? Switch to regenerative energy sources for the entire island’s electricity supply. In other words, power from the sun and the wind.

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Renewable Power Generation Cost in 2014

Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2014 is one of the most comprehensive studies yet made on the renewable energy price revolution in the power sector. Its findings are striking. Solar photovoltaic (PV) modules in 2014 cost three-quarters less than in 2009, while wind turbine prices declined by almost a third over the same period. The cost of electricity from utility-scale PV systems has fallen by around half since 2010.

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