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Urban and Off-Grid Solar Power

Russell Rollason, Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) New Delhi

Australian Government is strongly committed to reducing Australia's carbon pollution Clean Energy Future Plan Price on carbon / cut by 80% of 2000 by 2050 Renewable Energy target: 20% by 2020 Clean Energy Financing Corporation A$10 Bill Australian Renewable Energy Agency

Solar Cities Program


7 solar cities in remote, regional and urban settings Test models to see if consumers will change behaviour to minimise their energy use and demand on energy use Need to engage consumers and communities Applications to energy markets/users/ suppliers in a changing carbon constrained rising energy costs world

The Renewable Remote Power Generation Program


support for remote Australian homes, communities, not-for-profit organisations, businesses, governments and industry since 2001.

Program achievements include: $300 million committed to renewable energy generation in remote and regional areas; More than 9,000 residential and medium-scale projects up to 20 kilowatts in size, almost half of which were approved in the last 18 months; Supporting 31 major projects with $52 million in funding, saving more than seven million litres of diesel fuel each year as well as other fossil fuels; The installation of more than 170 renewable generation systems for Indigenous communities; More than 1,100 applications in the pipeline, representing around six months work for industry; and Support for industry training, accreditation, inspections, testing and standards development.

Bushlight India Village Energy Service Delivery Model


Develop replicable model for renewable energy power systems appropriate to the rural Indian context Reliable 24 hour electricity for up to 1000 residents of two rural Indian villages using renewable energy Funded by Australian Government under Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate In Orissa partner is Gram Vikas, a grassroots NGO and Tata BP Solar, one of Indias leading solar PV suppliers In West Bengal partners WBREDA, state nodal agency for Central Government Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

First special features of Bushlight model

A Village Energy Planning process comprising a facilitators manual and a full suite of energy planning, and system operation and maintenance resources in three Indian languages Plan a daily energy budget

Second feature of Bushlight model

Development of a lowcost household energy controller and centralised system control board allowing for individual line monitoring and prioritised load shedding Urja Bandhu (Energy Friend).

Maligaon, Orissa 9.65kWp solar array maximum design output approx ~23kWh/day 10kW Hybrid Power Conditioner from Optimal Power Synergy (Kolkata) 230V AC power distributed to 47 houses, two shops, one temple and 15 streetlights via overhead distribution network Armoured cable used for all service wires and internal wiring for user safety and to deter power theft Consumer energy management via Urja Bandhus with programmable daily energy budgets and budget display.

BUSHLIGHT INDIA VILLAGE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM - MALIGAON


Every building provided with one Urja Bandhu and switchboard, two fixed luminaires and one portable lantern with 8m extension cord

Scaling up Bushlight model


Planning a study with ADB Energy for All Financial model and institutional arrangements for rollout at scale Pilot demonstrations across South Asia Country specific capacity building Research on impacts on livelihood development as a result of reliable energy supply.

Cool Village Power


Joint TERI-CSIRO research and pilot plant Cool storage facility at village level using renewable energy Seeks to address the annual spoilage of 20 million tonnes of fruit and veg Maintain 10C optimum Power for mini-grid and by-product of safe water

Thankyou
www.bushlight.org.au www.climatechange.gov.au www.ausaid.gov.au

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