Midterm Sustainability Of Remote Areas
Sustainability of remote areas EIT – Energy challenge for sustainable future
Group 5
About
Our project is about providing electricity and other basic needs to remote area of our chose and make that area sustainable.
We are choosing an area that is in worst position and needs help but also has a potential to produce needed energy from renewable sources.
We choose Democratic Republic of
Congo (DR Congo)
Because…
Their share of population without electricity is > 75%.
Talking numbers that is about 60 millions of people.
They have a lot of potential resources that are not used (Huge hydro-power potential, a lot of sunny days, geothermal energy, biofuels production).
A country is rich in remote areas that are not connected to main power grid and forced to produce energy by themselves or stay in the medieval era.
We are researching
Potential renewable energy sources to exploit.
Possibility to make efficient power distribution grid.
Electrification of remote areas that are far away from main grid.
Water and basic food supply for remote areas.
Efficient transport that uses renewable fuels
Political factors that affects the country in this moment
Implementation costs
In order to…
Produce enough electricity for whole country and satisfy needs for energy.
Replace non-renewable power sources with renewable ones. Make it possible for people to have access to most needed supplies like drinkable water and food.
Provide the country with more energy that can be sold to other countries to improve the economical condition. We have found
That DR Congo has plenty of unused hydro-power and that by building only one huge dam they should be able to supply half of Africa with electricity.
They also have plenty of sunny days during the year and solar power can be used to generate electricity in remote areas away from rivers and main power grid.
That South Africa is willing to invest in DR Congo power plants so they could buy electricity
Group 5
About
Our project is about providing electricity and other basic needs to remote area of our chose and make that area sustainable.
We are choosing an area that is in worst position and needs help but also has a potential to produce needed energy from renewable sources.
We choose Democratic Republic of
Congo (DR Congo)
Because…
Their share of population without electricity is > 75%.
Talking numbers that is about 60 millions of people.
They have a lot of potential resources that are not used (Huge hydro-power potential, a lot of sunny days, geothermal energy, biofuels production).
A country is rich in remote areas that are not connected to main power grid and forced to produce energy by themselves or stay in the medieval era.
We are researching
Potential renewable energy sources to exploit.
Possibility to make efficient power distribution grid.
Electrification of remote areas that are far away from main grid.
Water and basic food supply for remote areas.
Efficient transport that uses renewable fuels
Political factors that affects the country in this moment
Implementation costs
In order to…
Produce enough electricity for whole country and satisfy needs for energy.
Replace non-renewable power sources with renewable ones. Make it possible for people to have access to most needed supplies like drinkable water and food.
Provide the country with more energy that can be sold to other countries to improve the economical condition. We have found
That DR Congo has plenty of unused hydro-power and that by building only one huge dam they should be able to supply half of Africa with electricity.
They also have plenty of sunny days during the year and solar power can be used to generate electricity in remote areas away from rivers and main power grid.
That South Africa is willing to invest in DR Congo power plants so they could buy electricity