TY - GEN
T1 - The selection of renewable energy technologies and their cost implications for a developing country
T2 - 2017 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, AUPEC 2017
AU - Pillay, S.
AU - Pretorius, J. H.C.
AU - De Canha, D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 IEEE.
PY - 2018/2/5
Y1 - 2018/2/5
N2 - Now more than ever, renewable energy technologies have become a key player in improving accessibility to energy on the African continent. Focusing on the developing nation of South Africa, published works have indicated approximately thirteen criteria for selecting renewable energy technologies. Consideration was given to developed criteria and how they were used from technical, economic, social, environmental and political stances. The aid of analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and an established decision-model the author endeavored to substantiate a method of selecting appropriate technologies. These technologies were ranked in order of priority using South African energy projects. Case study information for onshore wind, solar photo-voltaic, concentrated solar thermal, biomass and small hydro energy alternatives were used to apply the decision-model for their ranking and prioritizing. The overall outcome of the decision-model identified that solar energy is the most suitable for South Africa and should be developed for long-Term policy and energy roadmaps.
AB - Now more than ever, renewable energy technologies have become a key player in improving accessibility to energy on the African continent. Focusing on the developing nation of South Africa, published works have indicated approximately thirteen criteria for selecting renewable energy technologies. Consideration was given to developed criteria and how they were used from technical, economic, social, environmental and political stances. The aid of analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and an established decision-model the author endeavored to substantiate a method of selecting appropriate technologies. These technologies were ranked in order of priority using South African energy projects. Case study information for onshore wind, solar photo-voltaic, concentrated solar thermal, biomass and small hydro energy alternatives were used to apply the decision-model for their ranking and prioritizing. The overall outcome of the decision-model identified that solar energy is the most suitable for South Africa and should be developed for long-Term policy and energy roadmaps.
KW - Renewable energy
KW - analytical hierarchy process
KW - solar energy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85050467559&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/AUPEC.2017.8282455
DO - 10.1109/AUPEC.2017.8282455
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85050467559
T3 - 2017 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, AUPEC 2017
SP - 1
EP - 6
BT - 2017 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, AUPEC 2017
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 19 November 2017 through 22 November 2017
ER -