Comments on: Managing risks and seizing opportunities in renewables in Africa http://blogs.dnv.com/sustainability/2012/04/managing-risks-and-seizing-opportunities-in-renewables-in-africa/ Just another WordPress site Tue, 07 May 2013 08:21:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Bjørn Haugland http://blogs.dnv.com/sustainability/2012/04/managing-risks-and-seizing-opportunities-in-renewables-in-africa/#comment-201 Bjørn Haugland Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:55:10 +0000 http://blogs.dnv.com/sustainability/?p=1130#comment-201 Thank you for your comment. Agree that micro generation & micro grids will be a great opportunity for Africa and other developing countries. The Chinese are already moving on this. It would be great to learn more how you see that such development could benefit Norwegian industry, including the NCE SMART cluster, both short and long term. Thank you for your comment.

Agree that micro generation & micro grids will be a great opportunity for Africa and other developing countries.

The Chinese are already moving on this. It would be great to learn more how you see that such development could benefit Norwegian industry, including the NCE SMART cluster, both short and long term.

]]> By: Bernt A. Bremdal http://blogs.dnv.com/sustainability/2012/04/managing-risks-and-seizing-opportunities-in-renewables-in-africa/#comment-200 Bernt A. Bremdal Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:13:54 +0000 http://blogs.dnv.com/sustainability/?p=1130#comment-200 Great reading. I was inspired. I miss more aspects related to micro generation and micro grids. This is really something that could offer us and Africa a great opportunity. The Chinese are already good at it. Many Third World Countries are ideal area for DER (Distributed Energy Resources). Building a smart grid bottom-up may bring villages into the 21st century without devastating investments in grid infrastructure. Tap water, telecom, light, fridge faciliities and even computers could make its entry into rural and poor urban areas without first building transmission lines and maintaining a difficult fuel logistics. The experience could yeild Norwegian industry such as the NCE SMART cluster an edge. The experience could be easily transferred to more mature areas in Europe and the US later. Great reading. I was inspired. I miss more aspects related to micro generation and micro grids. This is really something that could offer us and Africa a great opportunity. The Chinese are already good at it. Many Third World Countries are ideal area for DER (Distributed Energy Resources). Building a smart grid bottom-up may bring villages into the 21st century without devastating investments in grid infrastructure. Tap water, telecom, light, fridge faciliities and even computers could make its entry into rural and poor urban areas without first building transmission lines and maintaining a difficult fuel logistics. The experience could yeild Norwegian industry such as the NCE SMART cluster an edge. The experience could be easily transferred to more mature areas in Europe and the US later.

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