Battery Charging Systems (BCS)

22.09.10 - editor's note:

This page shall be used as portal for topics related to battery charging stations. By start of November the portal shall be launched.

Please add your ideas, comments and request either direct on the page or on the discussion page. Thank you for sharing your ideas!

Open questions:

• What shall be the structure? Where shall the information be placed? How?
• Who has experience

Possible structure:

Technological Aspects Basic information about BCS Components Battery types Energy sources (Solar, Hydro, Grid, Wind,...) Energy consumers Sizing a system Modular BCS Importing - Licensing - Technology transfer---- Local production/planning capacity -------- Hydro battery charging station Policy Framework Energy planning for rural areas(national level, local level)------ Feed-in policies---------- Promotional instruments  -------------- Operation and Business Models Promotion of local planning/ design capacities Modes of operation(public, private, community-based, …) Promotion of private sector participation Operator models / business set-up Metering and billing systems (metering, flat-rate / limiters, pre-payment) Tariffs Operation and maintenance (models, training approaches, …) innovative battery delivery Financing Models Grants, subsidies------- Loans(soft loans, commercial loans)-------- Involvement of MFIs, commercial banks, governmental financial institutions  ---------- Risk coverage (for project preparation, for construction phase, operation phase) ---------- Analysis Tool for the financial feasibility of BCS projects Social and environmental Impacts Monitoring(socio-economic studies, baseline studies, …) Conflict-sensitive project design Social implications of load management  of BCS Integration of gender issuesof BCS Consumer awareness and communicationof BCS Environmental impact assessments recycling Systems for batteries deposit systems Experiences with BCS Carbon Markets for Small Hydro Power  Climate proofing of projects

Frequently Asked Questions on BCS Projects + Workshops Mali Rwanda Ethiopia Burundi Mozambique Library Project archive Manuals Tender documents Feasability Studies Further articles Mhp tree diagram External Links RE Toolkit International Small-Hydro Atlas Micro Hydropower - Pros and Cons further MHP links Discussions