Challenges of Sustainable Solar Power Generation in Small Tropical Island Nations Such as Fiji Island

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Sahay, Andreas, Helwig, Akshay J, Abunada, Ziyad and Das, Narottam. 2023. "Challenges of Sustainable Solar Power Generation in Small Tropical Island Nations Such as Fiji Island ." 33rd Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC 2023). Ballarat, Australia 25 - 27 Sep 2023 Australia. https://doi.org/10.1109/AUPEC59354.2023.10502478
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Challenges of Sustainable Solar Power Generation in Small Tropical Island Nations Such as Fiji Island

Presentation TypePaper
AuthorsSahay, Andreas, Helwig, Akshay J, Abunada, Ziyad and Das, Narottam
Journal or Proceedings TitleProceedings of the 33rd Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC 2023)
Number of Pages4
Year2023
Place of PublicationAustralia
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1109/AUPEC59354.2023.10502478
Web Address (URL) of Paperhttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10502478
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedingshttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/10502395/proceeding
Conference/Event33rd Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC 2023)
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33rd Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC 2023)
Parent
Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference
Delivery
In person
Event Date
25 to end of 27 Sep 2023
Event Location
Ballarat, Australia
Abstract

Small Tropical Island Nations such as Fiji Islands are under constant pressure to find effective, renewable, and sustainable means of generating energy. This paper is an investigation into quantifying challenges in designing sustainable PV systems for reliable and resilient energy supplies for isolated and vulnerable island communities’ long term. Conclusions include an overview of challenges faced by small communities to establish sustainable solar power generation solutions.

KeywordsSolar Power Generation Systems, PV Systems, Tropical Island Nations, Isolated and vulnerable communities, Sustainable PV Systems, Long term sustainable energy solutions
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ANZSRC Field of Research 2020400803. Electrical energy generation (incl. renewables, excl. photovoltaics)
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