Technical Publications

This report was prepared by Luis A. Vega for Office for the Promotion of Renewable Energy Technologies Fiji Department of Energy. The objective of this report is to summarize renewable-energy data assessments performed prior to the initiation of the GEF project. Unfortunately, no comprehensive information about renewable energy resources was identified as of September 2001. There were the wind and solar data records obtained by DoE as input to the design of the Nabouwalu Wind/PV hybrid power plant.

This report was prepared by Luis A. Vega for Office for the Promotion of Renewable Energy Technologies Fiji Department of Energy. The Office for the Promotion of Renewable Energy Technologies (OPRET) was tasked with the overall management and implementation of the GEF/UNDP and DoE funded project for "Promoting Sustainability of Renewable Energy Technologies and Rural Renewable Service Companies in Fiji". 

This document addresses the testing of equipment's concentrating in Solar Home Systems (SHSs).

This report was prepared by Luis A. Vega for the Office for the Promotion of Renewable Energy Technologies (Fiji Department of Energy).

These specifications could be used for any solar home system (SHS) application, they are written specifically for the Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO) model implemented by the Fiji Department of Energy (DOE). Captured in this report are the following:

This was a report to the UNDP by the IT Power Group, a specialist renewable energy, energy efficiency and carbon markets consulting company. This report is part of work commissioned by the UNDP to help Fiji meet its Renewable Energy Power Project (FREPP) goals. 

This report was prepared  for the Fiji Department of Energy. To effectively address the 2012 National Climate Change Policy’s objectives of delivering long-term and positive impacts, the Department of Energy contracted with the New Buildings Institute team, comprised of New Buildings Institute, Britt/Makela Group, and the University of Idaho Integrated Design Lab, to develop amendments to the Fiji National Building Code that will increase building energy efficiency throughout Fiji.

This report was prepared by Luis A. Vega for Office for the Promotion of Renewable Energy Technologies Fiji Department of Energy. This document provides assessment of data available for the Government Stations and a status report on the new anemometer and pyronometer stations installed by DoE with the funding from this project.

Pre-feasibility study on opportunities for biofuel applications in the rural electrification on Koro Island. Study done by SOPAC in 2007 for the Fiji Department of Energy. 

SOPAC and CTA [The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, based in the Netherlands] recently jointly funded a biofuel (coconut oil) project in Fiji. Using local copra supply as biofuel for rural electrification is perceived as a potentially viable and sustainable option. Under this biofuel project, a package of compatible components are provided to a local community, including a mini oil mill, settling tanks, other accessories to blend the coconut oil with diesel and an 18-kVA indirect injection diesel engine.

This survey was conducted by the Fiji Department of Energy (FDOE) with funds provided by UNESCAP and UNESCO. The main objective of this survey was to investigate actual uses, impacts and operation and maintenance problems of rural and remote power electrification in a developing country context. In carrying out this survey, the information derived expectedly would be vital for the development of more efficient rural and remote electrification in the Pacific region and in other developing countries.

This was submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in the University of Canterbury by Andreas Hamm. This thesis concerns an approach to energy engineering and infrastructure planning which includes sustainable practice in an integrated and intuitive way. Field work was funded by the Pacific Island trust with additional assistance from SOPAC.