Photovoltaics as renewable energy resources on remote Pacific Islands

Abstract

The Energy Studies Unit (University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji) has been monitoring a number of photovoltaic installations in remote island locations in the South Pacific region. Household lighting schemes are reviewed in Tuvalu and Tonga. Medical refrigeration is reviewed in the Solomons, Tuvalu and Papua New Guinea. Serious problems were found with all the systems.