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Selecting tools for renewable energy analysis in developing countries: An expanded review

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posted on 2023-05-19, 23:24 authored by al Irsyad, MI, Nepal, R, Koesrindartoto, DP
Renewable energy planners in developing countries should be cautious in using analytical tools formulated in developed countries. Traditional energy consumption, economic and demography transitions, high-income inequality, and informal economy are some characteristics of developing countries that may contradict the assumptions of mainstream, widely used analytical tools. In this study, we synthesize the debate in previous review studies on energy models for developing countries and then extend the scope of the previous studies by highlighting emerging methods of system thinking, life cycle thinking, and decision support analysis. We then discuss how these tools have been used for renewable energy analysis in developing countries and found out that not all studies are aware of the emerging critical issues in developing countries. We offer here a guidance to select the most appropriate analytical tool, mainly when dealing with energy modeling and analysis for developing countries. We also suggest potential future improvements to the analytical tool for renewable energy modeling and analysis in the developing countries.

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Publication title

Frontiers in Energy Research

Volume

5

Article number

34

Number

34

Pagination

1-13

ISSN

2296-598X

Department/School

TSBE

Publisher

Frontiers Research Foundation

Place of publication

Switzerland

Rights statement

Copyright 2017 al Irsyad, Halog, Nepal and Koesrindartoto. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  • Open

Socio-economic Objectives

Economic growth; Climate change mitigation strategies; Management of greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation

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