“Integrated renewable energy and resource network optimisation for off-grid energy supply to rural communities”
Country of Study
South Africa
Institution
University of Cape Town
Expected Year of Completion
2024
Thematic Area
Energy and Engineering
Education
Kemi is pursuing her PhD studies in Chemical Engineering at the University of Cape Town in South Africa and works as a Lecturer at the Namibia University of Science and Technology. She has an MSc in Engineering from the University of Cape Town and is scheduled to complete her studies in 2024.
Research Summary
Kemi’s research seeks to develop an optimal integrated supply chain and energy distribution network for a given rural community, or set of co-located communities, that is isolated from the main centralised grid system. The energy network developed must be able to meet all the energy requirements for the given neighbourhood, irrespective of variations in resource availability and fluctuations in energy demand. A multiple timeframe supply chain network will be used to model the fluctuations in the energy sources and sinks. The availability and fluctuations of energy sources is dependent on several parameters related to the choice of the specific community of interest, such as available energy sources, climate, topography, economy, and lifestyle. The optimisation model minimises the total cost associated with the network while ensuring that it meets all requirements.
