EnerSHelF Policy Briefs

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Publication list

Journal articles

Chaaraoui, S., Bebber, M., Meilinger, S., Rummeny, S., Schneiders, T., Sawadogo, W., Kunstmann, H., 2021. Day-Ahead Electric Load Forecast for a Ghanaian Health Facility Using Different Algorithms. MDPI energies, 14(2), 409. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en14020409 

Herman-Czezuch, A., Zemo Mekeng, A., Meilinger, S., Barry, J., & Kimiaie, N., 2022. Impact of Aerosols on Photovoltaic Energy Production Using a Spectrally Resolved Model Chain: Case Study of Southern West Africa. SSRN Electronic Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4020951 (pre-print)

Salack, S, Bossa, A, Bliefernicht, J, Berger, S, Yira, Y, Sanoussi, KA, Guug, S, Heinzeller, D, Avocanh, AS, Hamadou, B, Meda, S, Diallo, BA, Bado, IB, Saley, IA, Daku, EK, Lawson, NZ, Ganaba, A, Sanfo, S, Hien, K, Aduna, A, Steup, G, Diekkrüger, B, Waongo, M, Rogmann, A, Kunkel, R, Lamers, JPA, Sylla, MB, Kunstmann, H, Barry, B, Sedogo, LG, Jaminon, C, Vlek, P, Adegoke, J and Savadogo, M, 2019. Designing Transnational Hydroclimatological Observation Networks and Data Sharing Policies in West Africa. Data Science Journal, 18: 33, pp. 1–15. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2019-033

Windmanagda Sawadogo, Jan Bliefernicht, Benjamin Fersch, Seyni Salack, Samuel Guug, Stefanie Meilinger, and Harald Kunstmann. Global Horizontal Irradiance in West Africa: Evaluation of the WRF-Solar Model in Convective Permitting Mode with Ground Measurements. In preparation for submission to Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology (AMS). P 36

Windmanagda Sawadogo, Jan Bliefernicht, Benjamin Fersch, Seyni Salack, Samuel Guug, Belko Diallo, Kehide.O. Ogunjobi, Guillaume Nacoulma, Michael Tanu, Stefanie Meilinger, and Harald Kunstmann. Performance of Satellite-based and Reanalysis datasets of Hourly Global Horizontal Irradiance using Ground-based Measurements over West Africa. In preparation for submission to Applied Energy (Elsevier). P 41

Herman-Czezuch, A., Zemo Mekeng, A., Meilinger, S., Barry, J. & Kimiaie, N., 2022. Impact of aerosols on photovoltaic energy production using a spectrally resolved model chain: Case study of southern West Africa, Renewable Energy, Volume 194, 2022, Pages 321-333, ISSN 0960-1481, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.04.166.

Andrés Andrade Velásquez, Abdulrahman Alsanad, Elena van Hove, Catherina Cader, Katrin Lammers, Avia Linke: “Improving vaccination access in Ghana through electrification – A geospatial analysis”, Reiner Lemoine Institut, Arizona State University and Technical University Berlin, to be submitted in March 2023

Andrés Andrade Velásquez, Catherina Cader, Katrin Lammers, Avia Linke, Stefanie Meilinger: “Increasing electricity access for health facilities in Ghana through solar power – a GIS-based energy system modelling approach”, to be submitted in March 2023 (*order of authors to be confirmed, currently alphabetical order)

Theses

Bebber, M., 2021. Entwicklung einer prognosebasierten Batteriesteuerung eines PV-Batterie-Diesel-Hybrid-Systems für ein Krankenhaus in Ghana. Master Thesis, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg.

Arnold Wasike: „Spatial Modeling of Mini-Grid Solar Systems For Health Facilities and Surrounding Communities In Ghana”, University of Potsdam and Reiner Lemoine Institut, May 2021

Andrés Andrade Velásquez: “Spatial analysis for an electrification strategy for healthcare facilities in Ghana” Technical University Berlin and Reiner Lemoine Institut, to be submitted in April 2023

Other types of publications

Bebber, M., Meilinger, S., Chaaraoui, S., Rummeny, S., Schneiders, T., Waffenschmidt, E., 2021. Modellierung und Evaluierung eines PV-Diesel-Hybrid-Systems für ein Krankenhaus in Ghana. Proceedings of the 36^th PV-Symposim, 18.-26. May 2021, 348-349.

Bebber, M., Meilinger, S., Chaaraoui, S., Rummeny, S., Schneiders, T., Waffenschmidt, E., 2021. PV-Diesel-Hybrid-System für ein Krankenhaus in Ghana – Anbindung eines PV-Batteriespeichermodells an ein bestehendes Generatormodell/PV-diesel-hybrid system for a hospital in Ghana – Connection of a PV battery storage model to an existing generator model. IZNE Working Paper Series Nr. 21/3. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18418/978-3-96043-091-9 

Meilinger, S., Herman-Czezuch, A., Zemo, A., Bebber, M., 2021. Impact of dust storms and urban air pollution on PV-power systems: Case studies from Ghana. EMS Annual Meeting, online, 6.–10. September 2021, EMS2021-419, https://doi.org/10.5194/ems2021-419 

Ramde, E.W., Rummeny, S., Schneiders, T., Waffenschmidt, E., Chaaraoui, S., Bebber, M., Meilinger, S., 2020. “Planning of sustainable and stable micro grids for Ghanaian hospitals with photovoltaics”. SDEWES Conference Paper

Scholz, T. (Moderator), 2021. Klimaschutz international [Audio-Podcast]. In EnergieAgenturNRW-Erneuerbare Energien, 09. August 2021, https://www.energieagentur.nrw/mediathek/Podcast/erneuerbare-energien-episode-21

Poster presentations

Bebber, M., Meilinger, S., Chaaraoui, S., Rummeny, S., Schneiders, T., & Waffenschmidt, E. Modellierung und Evaluierung eines PV-Diesel-Hybrid-Systems für ein Krankenhaus in Ghana, PV-Symposium 2021, online.

Bebber, M., Meilinger, S., Chaaraoui, S., Rummeny, S., Schneiders, T., & Waffenschmidt, E. Modellierung and evaluation of a PV-diesel hybrid system for a hospital in Ghana, 3rd International Conference on Solar Technologies & Hybrid Mini Grids to improve energy acces, 2021, online.

Yousif, R., Kimiaie, N., Meilinger, S., Bender, K., Abagale, F. K., Ramde, E., Schneiders, T., Kunstmann, H., Diallo, B., Salack, S., Denk, S., Bliefernicht, J., Sawadogo, W., Guug, S., Rummeny, S., Bohn, P., Chaaraoui, S., Schiffer, S., Abass, M. & Amekah, E., 2022. Measurement data availability within EnerSHelF. EMS Annual Meeting Abstracts, Vol. 19, EMS2022-530, 2022. https://doi.org/10.5194/ems2022-530

Talks, speeches and lectures

Bender, K., Meilinger, S., Böber, C., 2019. Lösungen zur Energieversorgung von Gesundheitseinrichtungen in Ghana, Konferenz „Soziale und ökologische Nachhaltigkeit als präventive Sozialpolitik“/Conference “Social and Environmental Sustainability as Preventive Social Policy”, 23.-24. September 2019, Bremen. [Presentation at international conference]

Böber, C., 2019. Presentation of the project „Energy Self Sufficiency for Health Facilities in Ghana“ in the seminar „Die deutsche Entwicklungspolitik nach der COP 21 – Das Zusammenspiel von Klima- und Entwicklungspolitik vor dem Hintergrund der Agenda 2030“, Gustav- Stresemann-Institut, 22. Juli 2019, Bonn. [Talk and discussion at local venue for sustained dialogue]

Meilinger et al., “Impact of Harmattan and West African Monsoon on Solar Energy Systems”, ARTS Seminar, Uni Bonn, 10.06.2021, online.

Meilinger, S., “Partnerschaften für eine Nachhaltige Transformation der Energiesysteme am Beispiel Ghana”, Ringvorlesung des PK NRW, 4.11.2021, online.

Rabe, S., Meilinger, S., Bender, K., 2021. Opportunities and challenges for inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration in an international research project – The case of the German-Ghanaian project EnerSHelF (Energy-Self-Sufficiency for Health Facilities in Ghana). International Transdisciplinary Conference, 13.-17. September 2021, online.

Chaaraoui, S., Houben, S. & Meilinger, S., 2022. End to End Global Horizontal Irradiance Estimation Through Pre-trained Deep Learning Models Using All-Sky-Images, EMS Annual Meeting Abstracts, Vol. 19, EMS2022-505, 2022. https://doi.org/10.5194/ems2022-505

Sawadogo, W., Bliefernicht, J., Fersch, B., Salack, S., Guug, S., Ogunjobi, K. O., Nacoulma, G., Tanu, M., Meilinger, S. & Kunstmann, H., 2022. In Situ Based Performance of Satellite- and Reanalysis-derived Hourly Global Horizontal Irradiance Products over West Africa. EMS Annual Meeting Abstracts, Vol. 19, EMS2022-52, 2022. https://doi.org/10.5194/ems2022-52