Market Assessment for Locally Manufactured PV-Wind Hybrid Systems in Malawi
Sumanik-Leary, Jon and Org, Madis and Little, Matt and Persson, Jon and Kalonga, Clement and Eales, Aran and Yona, Louis and Kaunda, Morton and Kamwendo, Maxwell and Bayani, Edgar (2016) Market Assessment for Locally Manufactured PV-Wind Hybrid Systems in Malawi. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
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Abstract
This report carried out by Wind Empowerment, Community Energy Malawi and the University of Strathclyde evaluates the viability of using locally manufactured PV-wind hybrid systems to offer access to electricity to remote communities in off-grid regions of Malawi. The methodology included learning from existing initiatives, quantifying the potential market, and mapping the energy ecosystem. The key findings of this research are that whilst many of the barriers facing Small Wind Turbines (SWT) could be overcome, the fundamental lack of wind resources in most of the country creates an insurmountable barrier. Whilst the potential for job creation, local capacity building and strengthening of the local economy are certainly strong drivers for small wind, the evidence from this study shows that the wind resource in Malawi is much more variable, and the maintenance requirements for SWTs are much higher than for PV.
ORCID iDs
Sumanik-Leary, Jon, Org, Madis, Little, Matt, Persson, Jon, Kalonga, Clement, Eales, Aran ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9090-529X, Yona, Louis, Kaunda, Morton, Kamwendo, Maxwell and Bayani, Edgar;-
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Item type: Report ID code: 61772 Dates: DateEventApril 2016PublishedSubjects: Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Department: Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 11 Sep 2017 12:53 Last modified: 23 Nov 2024 01:28 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/61772