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DOI | 10.1038/s41893-018-0151-8 |
Sustainability implications of electricity outages in sub-Saharan Africa | |
Farquharson, DeVynne; Jaramillo, Paulina; Samaras, Constantine | |
2018-10-01 | |
发表期刊 | NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
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ISSN | 2398-9629 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 1期号:10页码:589-597 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
英文摘要 | Many with access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are subject to frequent outages due to insufficient generation capacities and/or poor transmission and distribution infrastructure. These outages result in increased use of backup diesel generators. We use a Monte Carlo Analysis framework to estimate changes in net air emissions, consumer costs and fossil energy consumption that result from the use of backup diesel generators in SSA. We show that reliance on backup diesel generators can lead to increased air emissions in all countries. Use of backup diesel generators also increases fossil fuel energy consumption by a factor of 1.5-1,000 compared with current grid levels throughout SSA. Finally, we estimate that the costs of generating diesel backup power are millions of dollars higher than the costs of grid electricity in all countries. These results suggest that increasing power system reliability for those with existing electricity access is a key component of meeting sustainable electricity access goals. |
领域 | 资源环境 |
收录类别 | SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000447322300014 |
WOS关键词 | DIESEL EXHAUST ; ENERGY ACCESS ; ECONOMY ; HEALTH |
WOS类目 | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/289687 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
作者单位 | Carnegie Mellon Univ, Engn & Publ Policy, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Farquharson, DeVynne,Jaramillo, Paulina,Samaras, Constantine. Sustainability implications of electricity outages in sub-Saharan Africa[J]. NATURE SUSTAINABILITY,2018,1(10):589-597. |
APA | Farquharson, DeVynne,Jaramillo, Paulina,&Samaras, Constantine.(2018).Sustainability implications of electricity outages in sub-Saharan Africa.NATURE SUSTAINABILITY,1(10),589-597. |
MLA | Farquharson, DeVynne,et al."Sustainability implications of electricity outages in sub-Saharan Africa".NATURE SUSTAINABILITY 1.10(2018):589-597. |
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