Decentralized Solutions for Developing Economies

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dc.contributor.editor	Sebastian Groh Jonas van der Straeten Brian Edlefsen Lasch Dimitry Gershenson Walter Leal Filho Daniel M. Kammen
dc.date.accessioned	2019-03-27T06:38:48Z
dc.date.accessioned	2023-07-22T06:48:52Z
dc.date.available	2019-03-27T06:38:48Z
dc.date.available	2023-07-22T06:48:52Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.identifier.isbn	978-3-319-15964-5
dc.identifier.uri	http://10.215.13.25/handle/123456789/58195
dc.description	The study investigates a bottom-up concept for microgrids. A financial analysis is performed through a business model approach to test for viability when replacing a researched energy expenditure baseline in Bangladesh. A case study of Bangladesh illustrates the potential for building on the existing infrastructure base of solar home systems. Opportunities are identified to improve access to reliable energy through a microgrid approach that aims at community-driven economic and infrastructure development. Network effects are generated through the inclusion of localized economies with strong producer-consumer linkages embedded within larger systems of trade and exchange. The analyzed approach involves the linkage of individual stand-alone energy systems to form a microgrid that can eventually interconnect with national or regional grids. The approach is linked to the concept of swarm intelligence, where each individual node brings independent input to create a conglomerate of value greater than the sum of its parts.
dc.language	en	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Springer	en_US
dc.subject	Decentralized	en_US
dc.title	Decentralized Solutions for Developing Economies	en_US
dc.type	Book	en_US