Towards fair, just and equitable energy ecosystems through smart monitoring of household-scale biogas plants in Kenya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13066566 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Benjamin L Robinson (0000-0002-4727-1129), Miles Clifford (0000-0001-6379-2672, University of Nottingham, corresponding author), Gareth Selby |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Pages | 103007-103007 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Energy Research & Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2214-6296 • E-ISSN: 2214-6326 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.erss.2023.103007 |
| OpenAlex | W4321485489 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 30 |
Anaerobic biogas digestors offer a technological solution to facilitate modern, sustainable, and equitable energy access, efficiency, and transition pathways to achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7 – affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. In this paper we create critical evidence, through documenting insights from the Smart Biogas (SB) II project, that contributes to the introduction of (low cost) smart metered biogas energy systems at the household level. Our research objectives were to 1) understand and analyse the lived experience of key SB project stakeholders, and 2) create evidence that can contribute to the widespread adoption of smart biogas meters for household-scale applications. In early 2022 13 semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with key SB II project stakeholders (biogas end-users, system specialists, carbon finance professionals, research partners, and general experts). These semi-structured interviews followed a phenomenological approach focusing on the lived experience of study participants. Our results showed that biogas is particularly suited to live monitoring and the SB system unlocks significant benefits to both the end-user and energy supplier. These benefits are realised through improved user experience, unlocking biogas-as-a-service delivery models and seamlessly integrating remote monitoring capabilities for carbon credit programs, as well as identifying a series of future work pathways across these themes. Ultimately, we show the SB meter enables an accessible and low-cost approach to decentralised energy for households across the globe and a potentially scalable pathway to achieve SDG7
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 2,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |