For example, small-scale utilization projects were established and a cookbook using Prosopis flour was created and supplied to communities to promote its use (Choge et al. 2006; Pasiecznik et al. 2006 a ).
Alternatively, biological conversion has the potential to be more efficient, and easily deployed to remote areas on relatively small scales for the utilization of otherwise stranded resources.
Therefore, this study aims to determine efficient biogas and solar energy production and utilization options for small scale village energy application in rural Ethiopia.
The aim of this study is therefore to determine efficient biogas and solar energy production and utilization options for small scale village energy application in rural Ethiopia.
Neglecting construction difficulties etc., effective utilization is possible in small scale projects if engineering performance is enhanced.
However the intermittency of solar energy has become an important issue in the utilization of PV system, especially small scale distributed solar energy conversion systems.
The reciprocating expander is a small scale power generation device which could be extensively utilized in small scale compressed air energy storage (CAES) system, distributed renewable energy utilization, uninterruptible power supply, vehicle engine etc.
The utilization of renewable energy sources, especially for self-sufficient small scale electricity supply, necessitates – in consequence of their fluctuations – decoupling of electricity generation and consumption.
Few studies have been reported for the small scale LNG regasification units in power generation systems although many applied LNG cold utilization systems exist for the large scale regasification plants.
The results also reveal that the current small scale plant is more suitable to Capstone gas turbine load condition 1 with the highest waste heat utilization rate of 76.9%.
Yet, despite the small scale of the COST funding, researchers tend to attribute some of the three research outputs (patents, industrial applications and utilization of research results at the national level) to their participation in FNR projects.
