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Article

Linking Energy Transition to Income Generation for Vulnerable Populations in Brazil: A Win-Win Strategy

by
Wesly Jean
1,*,
Marcel Bursztyn
2,
Nelson Bernal
2,
Antonio C. P. Brasil Junior
1,
Gabriela Litre
2 and
Daniela Nogueira
2
1
Energy and Environment Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Brasilia, Brasilia 70910-900, Brazil
2
Center for Sustainable Development, University of Brasilia, Brasilia 70910-900, Brazil
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2024, 16(17), 7527; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16177527
Submission received: 4 July 2024 / Revised: 2 August 2024 / Accepted: 19 August 2024 / Published: 30 August 2024
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This article presents the modeling of a solar photovoltaic system connected to the grid in rural low-income communities living in the semiarid region of Brazil. The model is based on the premise that enough electrical energy will be generated locally to meet the household demand for electricity and to produce a surplus that can be sold on the grid. The main idea is that the sun, usually associated with severe droughts in the Brazilian semiarid region, can be transformed into social income while fostering energy autonomy. To model the system, the computational tools Photovoltaic Software (PVSyst7.3.1) and System Advisor Model (SAM) were used. Several configurations (cases) of systems were analyzed and associated with the evaluation of three commercial electricity scenarios, considering the local electricity rate (USD/kWh). A case study was conducted in the rural settlement of Jacaré-Curituba in the Brazilian semiarid region, where different estimated sale prices for the energy surplus were compared with traditional monthly cash transfers to poor families from the social welfare program “Bolsa Família”. The results indicate the viability of this model as an income alternative for low-income communities.
Keywords: low-income communities; policy integration; social energy income; solar distributed generation; sustainable development low-income communities; policy integration; social energy income; solar distributed generation; sustainable development

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Jean, W.; Bursztyn, M.; Bernal, N.; Brasil Junior, A.C.P.; Litre, G.; Nogueira, D. Linking Energy Transition to Income Generation for Vulnerable Populations in Brazil: A Win-Win Strategy. Sustainability 2024, 16, 7527. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16177527

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Jean W, Bursztyn M, Bernal N, Brasil Junior ACP, Litre G, Nogueira D. Linking Energy Transition to Income Generation for Vulnerable Populations in Brazil: A Win-Win Strategy. Sustainability. 2024; 16(17):7527. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16177527

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Jean, Wesly, Marcel Bursztyn, Nelson Bernal, Antonio C. P. Brasil Junior, Gabriela Litre, and Daniela Nogueira. 2024. "Linking Energy Transition to Income Generation for Vulnerable Populations in Brazil: A Win-Win Strategy" Sustainability 16, no. 17: 7527. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16177527

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Jean, W., Bursztyn, M., Bernal, N., Brasil Junior, A. C. P., Litre, G., & Nogueira, D. (2024). Linking Energy Transition to Income Generation for Vulnerable Populations in Brazil: A Win-Win Strategy. Sustainability, 16(17), 7527. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16177527

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