Renewable Energy
Renewable energy resources and significant opportunities for energy efficiency exist over wide geographical areas, in contrast to other energy sources, which are concentrated in a limited number of countries. Rapid deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency, and technological diversification of energy sources, would result in significant energy security and economic benefits.Solar and wind power are extremely scalable, as there are systems available from less than 1 watt to several megawatts. It allows for dynamic and incremental scaling as load demands increases. The component configuration of a wind or solar installation also provides a level of functional redundancy, improving the reliability of the system. Because solar and wind projects produce power where it is used, they provide a safe, reliable and cost effective solution. Because transmission equipment is avoided, these systems are more secure, and less vulnerable to attack. This can be an important feature in regions prone to conflict. Wind and solar power systems are simple to set up, easy to operate, easy to repair, and durable. Wind resources and solar resource are abundant enough to provide all of the electrical energy requirements of rural populations, and this can be done in remote and otherwise fragmented low density areas that are impractical to address using conventional grid based systems.
Lynx missions is to support the Sustainable Energy Technologies by developing solutions to key issues facing the deployment, grid integration, and life-cycle assessment of renewable energy technologies in Sudan. Group members perform research, systems-level modeling, engineering studies and field testing within several of the most promising renewable energy areas for Sudan., including solar photovoltaics and wind energy .The research, modeling and studies address key issues related to energy transmission and integration of renewable energy systems into the current grid and future smart grids.
