The criteria for selection of the city to be used as our case study were:
• The city to have a high urbanisation rate (>2%)
• The city to be located in a developing nation
• The city to have unreliable energy supply
• The city to have energy inefficiencies in the domestic sector
Following the selection of the city to be used as our case study, an investigation has been carried out to analyse the current energy demand and supply issues. In terms of energy demand, the analysis has been carried out by examining four different types of houses considering the electrical appliances and the overall energy consumption for each house type. Additionally, the main energy supply issues specific to the city have been identified.
Following the current energy demand analysis, three different key areas were acknowledged: cooling, appliances and lighting. Using modelling tools these key areas were tackled by exploring different demand reduction technologies and selecting the most effective ones.
Following the identification of the current energy supply issues, short-term domestic scale and long-term urban-scale energy supply solutions were inspected by evaluating various available renewable energy technologies and selecting the most viable ones according to the resources available in the city.
Following a technical analysis for the demand reduction methods and both a technical and financial analysis for the short- and long-term supply solutions, a summary of the main findings was compiled and presented as the backbone of the strategy to provide reliable power supply to the city.
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