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Indonesian National Energy Policy states that renewable electricity generation shall contribute to around 10% of national grid by 2025. Currently, Indonesian grid capacity is just over 43 GW and estimated to reach over 65 GW by 2025 hence renewable generation target is around 6.5 GW. Indonesia is an archipelago country with over 13,700 islands stretches from east to west over three time zones. Renewable...
With the advent of low-cost solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and our ability to generate, store, and use electrical energy locally without the need for long-range transmission, the world is about to witness transformational changes in electricity infrastructures. The use of DC electricity enhances systemwide efficiency. DC microgrids and nanogrids powered by solar PV systems and gigawatt batteries for...
This paper proposes an optimal design model of microgrids with small-scale photovoltaic systems (SS-PVs) and storage batteries for industries along with three economic evaluation indicators. The proposed indicators are levelized energy cost, emission reduction benefits, and payback period. They are combined to comprehensively evaluate economic performances and investment risk of the microgrids. The...
Electric Vehicle has been an international trend so various industries try to evaluate EV cost and commercial viability to get into this market. This study lists each cost parameter that may affect companies' acceptability of market transference from traditional fuel vehicle to Electric Vehicle (EV). Three types of cost parameters are included and they transferable costs, fixed cost, and variable...
The paper aims is to define the possible efficient action of a public policy toward Electric Vehicles (EV) and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) development. We will start our paper by a discussion on the market failures appealing for a public intervention in the EV and V2G activities. We then address four main dimensions of a coordinated public policy toward the development of an EV industry: 1) mitigate the...
All over Europe and especially in Germany the expansion of Renewable Energy Sources is quickly proceeding. A possibility to cushion generation volatility (due to the supply dependence of wind and solar power) and to use surplus energy is storage. One of the most promising technologies for long-term energy storage is Power-to-Gas (PtG). This process produces hydrogen and optionally methane from electricity...
In January 2009, Toyota City was chosen as Eco-Model City for the realization of low-carbon society. As a transport initiative for an Eco-Model City, Toyota City has installed charging facilities that utilize solar energy in order to promote the usage of eco-cars such as plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The new solar charging system for Toyota City that combines the solar power storage unit with...
This paper investigates the influence of electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy sources (RESs) on the cost and emission of electricity. Based on the data collected from Melbourne in Australia, the power system with EVs and the power system with both EVs and RESs have been simulated to compare with conventional power systems in terms of the cost and emission of electricity. The simulation results...
At present, the business model for E-mobility services has become a core issue. A sound business model should be able to guarantee the sustainable development of E-mobility services and effectively promote the rapid development of electric vehicle (EV) industry. The optimization of overall benefits for the whole industry chain should be the prime principle in the design of business model. A set of...
Rural electrification, specifically in Africa and parts of Asia, is of major importance as it relates to development. This paper outlines how a cellular-enabled micro-inverter might facilitate access to electricity without depending on the standard power grid growth models. Using the infrastructure made available by the cellular phone industry, this device could be instrumental in developing rapid...
This papers investigates the impact of electric vehicle charging on residential low-voltage networks. The analysis is based on real life data of both driving patterns and a large number of electricity networks. The focus is on comparing uncontrolled an controlled charging scenarios. The results indicate that a significant number of LV-transformers will be overloaded if no charge control is applied...
Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs) have received much interest in recent years, as concerns about environmental quality, energy security and economic development have risen. Diverse strategies are adopted today by the industry to overcome the new challenges in this emerging market ranging from battery ownership, to charging, to demand response and to billing. However, strategy selection is not well...
Energy is the bedrock of our daily lives and industry. Now is the time that industry, government and academia must join together and examine highly independent, fully environmentally considerate and rational energy systems. In this presentation, recent Japanese policy will be introduced focusing on new national energy strategy. Looking at future technology trends, it is probable that, in the case...
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