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Next generation interactive tool as a backbone for universal access to electricity
Author(s) -
MonerGirona Magda,
Puig Daniel,
Mulugetta Yacob,
Kougias Ioannis,
AbdulRahman Jafaru,
Szabó Sándor
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
wiley interdisciplinary reviews: energy and environment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.158
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 2041-840X
pISSN - 2041-8396
DOI - 10.1002/wene.305
Subject(s) - work (physics) , energy planning , sustainable development , key (lock) , energy (signal processing) , computer science , electricity , distribution (mathematics) , development (topology) , data science , seven management and planning tools , environmental economics , process management , business , operations management , renewable energy , engineering , economics , political science , computer security , mechanical engineering , mathematical analysis , statistics , electrical engineering , mathematics , law
Energy planning in rural areas and in developing countries most often relies on the outputs of specialized analytical tools, of which only a handful have been developed. Over the years these tools have been upgraded, and the newest among them take into consideration, to a greater or lesser extent, all key determinants of energy generation and distribution. This article focuses on a “pool” of web‐based geo‐referencing open‐source tools and highlights the extent to which each analytical tool reflects the particularities of the various determinants of energy generation and distribution. In doing so, the present work identifies aspects of the tools that need to be strengthened. Building on this information, the article further maps the suitability of each tool with regard to calculating (at a local level) the six Sustainable Development Goal indicators that are closely related to energy. This makes it possible to draw conclusions about monitoring needs in study‐areas. Bringing together these two sets of findings, the article concludes with a research agenda for analytical tool development in the area of energy planning, which spills over developmental agendas. This article is categorized under: Energy and Development > Systems and Infrastructure Energy and Development > Economics and Policy