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Renewable energy super grids in a sub-Saharan Africa context: A maturity model approach
Thesis (MEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/127044 Renewable energy super grids in a sub-Saharan Africa context: A maturity model approach Nel, Marko De Kock, Imke Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Industrial Engineering. Renewable energy sources -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Greenhouse gas mitigation -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Smart power grids -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Electric circuits -- Alternating current Thesis (MEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2023. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The developed world is moving towards more diversified energy solutions, and renewable energy thus plays a significant role in increasing energy growth, while also reducing the emission of greenhouse gases. Furthermore, these countries in the developed world are collaborating and are building a power sector, in which they can share the electricity generated. There is a need in energypoor sub-Saharan Africa for a system to manage energy more efficiently and effectively both within and between countries. An approach that has been proven in other parts of the world to facilitate this is the use of super grids. With their interconnections and information management systems, super grids can contribute to the increasingly effective and efficient management of energy, and they also have the potential to increase sustainability. Implementing a large-scale renewable energy based super grid can increase energy growth and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, a need exists to find a solution for developing such a super grid for the subSaharan African context. According to the literature reviewed, however, there is a lack of refined and sophisticated approaches to conceptualise and develop a renewable energy super grid that focuses on the sub-Saharan African context. The focus of this research consists of three areas, namely renewable energy, super grids and energy in sub-Saharan Africa. A structured literature review focussing on these three areas is thus conducted in order to contextualise the three components to provide the rationale for the challenges, barriers, and enablers pertaining to such a system. Furthermore, the applicability of super grids, both in the context of sub-Saharan Africa and of large-scale renewable energy, is investigated. After the applicability has been established, further research is required across these areas to develop a renewable energy super grid. Therefore, the three focus areas are systematic framing to identify each component's influential factors and the parallels between them, and thereby identify the relevant components for a renewable energy super grid. The aim of this research is to contribute toward the development of a renewable energy super grid for the sub-Saharan Africa region by providing a decision support approach that could be used to evaluate the countries that are being considered for possible inclusion in such a super grid. The research thus aims to provide a decision-support approach that assists stakeholders in the evaluation of these countries by providing valuable insights into the areas that are necessary for ensuring effective and efficient implementation and operation of such a super grid. The requirement specification identified maturity models as an appropriate research product, and this led to the development of a Renewable Energy Super Grid Capability Maturity Model (RESGri-CMM). The RESGri-CMM consists of four key features that enable the user to evaluate each country's capability. Based on the capability evaluation results, all the countries' capability is presented as one to enable the super grid capability to be identified where decision support is provided to the super grid's stakeholders. The features are: (1) collective and individual consideration of capabilities and contributions to a renewable energy super grid, (2) six analytical perspectives, (3) market system mapping, and (4) system engineering approach. In order to finalise the RESGri-CMM, it was evaluated by means of a verification and validation process involving subject matter experts. AFRIKAANS OPSOMMING: Die ontwikkelde wêreld beweeg na meer gediversifiseerde energie-oplossings, en hernubare energie speel 'n beduidende rol in die verhoging van energiegroei terwyl dit ook die vrystelling van kweekhuisgasse verminder. Verder werk hierdie lande saam om n energie sektore te bou, waarin hulle hul elektrisiteit wat opgewek word, kan deel. Daar is 'n behoefte in energie-arm sub-Saharan Afrika vir 'n stelsel om energie meer effektief en doeltreffend te bestuur binne en tussen lande. 'n Benadering wat reeds in ander dele van die wêreld bewys is om die bestuur van energie meer effektief en doeltreffend te maak, is super energienetwerke. Met super energienetwerke se interkonneksies en inligtingbestuurstelsels kan dit bydra tot die verbetering van effektiewe en doeltreffende bestuur van energie, en het dit die potensiaal om volhoubaarheid te verhoog. Die implementering van grootskaalse hernubare energie binne 'n supernetwerk kan energiegroei verhoog en kweekhuisgasvrystellings in sub-Saharan Afrika verminder. Daarom is daar 'n behoefte om 'n oplossing te vind vir die ontwikkeling van so 'n hernubare energie supernetwerk vir die subSaharan Afrika-konteks. Uit die literatuur wat ingesamel is, is daar egter 'n gebrek aan verfynde en gesofistikeerde benaderings om 'n hernubare energie-supernetwerk te konseptualiseer en te ontwikkel wat op die sub-Sahara Afrika-konteks fokus. Die fokus van hierdie navorsing bestaan uit drie areas, naamlik hernubare energie, supernetwerke en energie in sub-Saharan Afrika. 'n Gestruktureerde literatuurstudie is uitgevoer wat op hierdie drie areas fokus om om die drie komponente te kontekstualiseer en so doende n oplossing te verkry rakend die uitdagings, hindernisse en instaatstellende faktore wat met soos stelsel verband hou. Verder word die toepaslikheid van supernetwerke in die konteks van sub-Saharan Afrika en van hernubare energie ondersoek. Nadat die toepaslikheid daarvan vasgestel is, is verdere navorsing oor hierdie veld nodig om 'n hernubare energie-supernetwerk te ontwikkel. Daarom is die drie fokusareas sistematiese geanaliseer om elke komponent se invloedryke faktore en die parallelle tussen hulle te identifiseer en sodoende die relevante komponente vir 'n hernubare energie supernetwerk te bepaal. Die doel van hierdie navorsing is om by te dra tot die ontwikkeling van 'n hernubare energiesupernetwerk vir die sub-Sahara-Afrika-streek deur 'n besluitsonderteuningsbenadering te verskaf wat gebruik kan word om die lande wat oorweeg word vir insluiting vir so n supernetwerk te evalueer. Die navorsing het se doel is dus om 'n besluitsonderteuningsbenadering te verskaf wat die belanghebbendes van die supernetwerk bystaan in die evaluering van lande wat ingesluit moet word deur waardevolle insigte te verskaf oor die areas wat nodig is om effektiewe en doeltreffende implementering en werking van so 'n supernetwerk te verseker. Die gedefineeirde spesifikasie van die navoring het volwassenheidsmodelle geïdentifiseer as 'n geskikte navorsingsproduk wat gelei het tot die ontwikkeling van 'n ‘Renewable Energy Super Grid Capability Maturity Model’ (RESGri-CMM). Die RESGri-CMM bestaan uit vier sleutelkenmerke wat die uitgangspunt verskaf om elke land se vermoë te evalueer. Uit die resultate word al die lande se vermoë as een aangebied om die supernetwerkvermoë te identifiseer waar ondersteuning gebied kan word aan die belanghebbendes van die supernetwerk. Die kenmerke is (1) gesamentlike en individuele oorweging van hernubare energie supernetwerk vermoëns en bydraes, (2) Ses analitiese perspektiewe, (3) markstelsel kartering, en (4) stelsel ingenieursbenadering. Ten einde die RESGriCMM te finaliseer, is dit deur middel van 'n verifikasie- en valideringsproses geëvalueer. Masters 2023-02-06T14:49:36Z 2023-05-18T07:01:34Z 2023-02-06T14:49:36Z 2023-05-18T07:01:34Z 2023-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/127044 en_ZA en_ZA Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University xvi, 222 pages : illustrations. application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Renewable energy sources -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Greenhouse gas mitigation -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Smart power grids -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Electric circuits -- Alternating current Nel, Marko Renewable energy super grids in a sub-Saharan Africa context: A maturity model approach |
| title | Renewable energy super grids in a sub-Saharan Africa context: A maturity model approach |
| title_full | Renewable energy super grids in a sub-Saharan Africa context: A maturity model approach |
| title_fullStr | Renewable energy super grids in a sub-Saharan Africa context: A maturity model approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Renewable energy super grids in a sub-Saharan Africa context: A maturity model approach |
| title_short | Renewable energy super grids in a sub-Saharan Africa context: A maturity model approach |
| title_sort | renewable energy super grids in a sub saharan africa context a maturity model approach |
| topic | Renewable energy sources -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Greenhouse gas mitigation -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Smart power grids -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Electric circuits -- Alternating current |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/127044 |
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