Integrated Applications for Microgrids in Developing Economies
Fully funds feasibility studies on satellite-based microgrid management for developing economies.
Integrated Applications for Microgrids in Developing Economies is a European Space Agency call that fully funds nine-month feasibility studies, up to 200,000 euros, assessing whether satellite communications, Earth observation and other space assets can support decentralised microgrid management in India and other developing countries, with a roadmap toward a follow-up demonstration project as the…
ESA wants a feasibility study assessing whether satellite communications, Earth observation and other space assets can technically and economically support decentralised microgrid management in India and other developing countries, and wants a roadmap toward a follow-up demonstration project as the outcome.
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