A comprehensive solution approach to the sustainability problem of photovoltaic systems: The Bolivian case

Assess the sustainability of electricity provision for rural families through off-grid Photovoltaic Systems (PVS) in Bolivia during the last 10 years, is the essential core of this research. The sustainability analysis is considered under a multidimensional approach: documental analysis complemented...

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Autores principales: Arturo Dávalos, Richard de Jesús Gil Herrera
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:3bfe45ac63b1477ba2943b5c6481a7242021-11-04T15:51:56ZA comprehensive solution approach to the sustainability problem of photovoltaic systems: The Bolivian case2331-191610.1080/23311916.2019.1691314https://doaj.org/article/3bfe45ac63b1477ba2943b5c6481a7242019-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2019.1691314https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1916Assess the sustainability of electricity provision for rural families through off-grid Photovoltaic Systems (PVS) in Bolivia during the last 10 years, is the essential core of this research. The sustainability analysis is considered under a multidimensional approach: documental analysis complemented by a field research and semi-structured interviews with local experts. In the Bolivian case more than 36 thousand PVS have been installed in the last 10 years under different schemes, but more than 90% of these, are out of operation, shown the absence of sustainability approach in these interventions. For this and considering the international experience, is sketched a proposal under an integrality approach. The proposal contemplates substantial modifications in the way of granting the SFV to the families, their faculties as well as the institutional roles; a tariffed service has been suggested as it happens throughout an off-network system.Arturo DávalosRichard de Jesús Gil HerreraTaylor & Francis Grouparticleelectricityoff-grid photovoltaic systemsnon-renewable energysustainabilityenvironmentalEngineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040ENCogent Engineering, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2019)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic electricity
off-grid photovoltaic systems
non-renewable energy
sustainability
environmental
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
spellingShingle electricity
off-grid photovoltaic systems
non-renewable energy
sustainability
environmental
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
Arturo Dávalos
Richard de Jesús Gil Herrera
A comprehensive solution approach to the sustainability problem of photovoltaic systems: The Bolivian case
description Assess the sustainability of electricity provision for rural families through off-grid Photovoltaic Systems (PVS) in Bolivia during the last 10 years, is the essential core of this research. The sustainability analysis is considered under a multidimensional approach: documental analysis complemented by a field research and semi-structured interviews with local experts. In the Bolivian case more than 36 thousand PVS have been installed in the last 10 years under different schemes, but more than 90% of these, are out of operation, shown the absence of sustainability approach in these interventions. For this and considering the international experience, is sketched a proposal under an integrality approach. The proposal contemplates substantial modifications in the way of granting the SFV to the families, their faculties as well as the institutional roles; a tariffed service has been suggested as it happens throughout an off-network system.
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author Arturo Dávalos
Richard de Jesús Gil Herrera
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title A comprehensive solution approach to the sustainability problem of photovoltaic systems: The Bolivian case
title_short A comprehensive solution approach to the sustainability problem of photovoltaic systems: The Bolivian case
title_full A comprehensive solution approach to the sustainability problem of photovoltaic systems: The Bolivian case
title_fullStr A comprehensive solution approach to the sustainability problem of photovoltaic systems: The Bolivian case
title_full_unstemmed A comprehensive solution approach to the sustainability problem of photovoltaic systems: The Bolivian case
title_sort comprehensive solution approach to the sustainability problem of photovoltaic systems: the bolivian case
publisher Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate 2019
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