Search for dissertations about: "Access to electricity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 70 swedish dissertations containing the words Access to electricity.

  2. 1. Universal Electricity Access in Remote Areas : Building a pathway toward universalization in the Brazilian Amazon

    Author : Maria F Gómez; Semida Silveira; Hisham Zerriffi; KTH; []
    Keywords : Rrural electrification; remote areas; human development; universal access; last mile; Amazon region; landsbygdselektrifiering; avlägsna områden; mänsklig utveckling; allmän tillgång; den sista kilometern; Amazonasregionen; Energy Technology; Energiteknik;

    Abstract : Worldwide, policymakers face important challenges in relation to the provision of reliable electricity services in remote areas. Brazil is not an exception. READ MORE

  4. 2. Electricity access for human development in the Brazilian Amazon

    Author : Maria F Gómez; Semida Silveira; Elisabeth Ilskog; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Electricity access; human development; Amazon region; SRA - Energy; SRA - Energi;

    Abstract : Electricity access is widely recognized as a driver of development. The Brazilian government has incorporated this principle into its national rural electrification program, Luz Para Todos (LPT – Light for all), which has already benefited more than 14 million people in the country since its inception in 2003. READ MORE

  5. 3. Power to the people : Diffusion of renewable electricity in rural areas of developing countries

    Author : Pranpreya Sriwannawit; Staffan Laestadius; Cristina Chaminade; KTH; []
    Keywords : adoption; bibliometric; developing country; diffusion; photovoltaic; renewable energy; rural electrification; solar energy; sustainable development; bibliometri; diffusion; förnybar energi; hållbar utveckling; införande; landsbygdselektrifiering; solceller; solenergi; utvecklingsland; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Engineering and Management;

    Abstract : Nearly all the 1.3 billion people in the world with no electricity access live in developing countries. On the one hand, electricity is a basic need. On the other hand, the environment should not be further damaged. READ MORE

  6. 4. Sustainable Energy Access for All : Initial tools to compare technology options and costs

    Author : Francesco Fuso Nerini; Mark Howells; Hisham Zerriffi; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Energiteknik; Energy Technology;

    Abstract : This thesis presents analytical advances to support quantitative insights into national and local policies for achieving energy access goals. The key objective is the creation of an analytical tool to compare technology options for achieving energy access goals and to estimate the cost of reaching those goals. READ MORE

  7. 5. Geospatial Open-Source Modelling for Integrated Energy Access Planning : New Tools and Methods to Bridge the Energy Access Gap

    Author : Babak Khavari; Francesco Fuso Nerini; William Usher; Mark Howells; Erik Ahlgren; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Energiteknik; Energy Technology;

    Abstract : In 2015 the United Nations (UN) General Assembly agreed on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a set of 17 goals defined by 169 targets to be reached by 2030. Amongst them is SDG 7. SDG 7 states “Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all”. READ MORE