Itegrated Renewable Energy for Rural Communities

Planning Guidelines, Technologies and Applications

Nasir El Bassam, Preben Maegaard

315 pages, parution le 04/11/2004

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Résumé

More than two billion people worldwide have currently no access to grid electricity or other efficient energy supply. This is one third of humanity and the majority live in rural areas. The productivity and health of these people are diminished by reliance on traditional fuels and technologies, with women and children suffering most. Energy is the key element to empower people and ensure water, food and fodder supply as well as rural development. Therefore access to energy should be treated as the fundamental right to everybody. Renewable energy has the potential to bring power, not only in the literal sense, to communities by transforming their prospects. This book offers options that meet the needs of people and communities for energy and engage them in identifying and planning their own provision. It describes updated renewable energy technologies and offers strategies and guidelines for the planning and implementation of sustainable energy supply for individuals and communities.

L'auteur - Nasir El Bassam

Nasir El Bassam , International Research Center for Renewable Energy (IFEED), Sievershausen, Germany

L'auteur - Preben Maegaard

Preben Maegaard , Danish Center for Renewable Energy, Hurup Thy, Denmark

Sommaire

Introduction
Overview of energy requirements for rural communities
Calculating energy and food production potential and requirements
Planning of integrated energy systems for rural communities
Renewable energy resources and technologies
Applications of renewable energy technologies
System integration
Buildings and energy saving
Economic dimensions
Legislative structures
Appendices

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Elsevier
Auteur(s)	Nasir El Bassam, Preben Maegaard
Parution	04/11/2004
Nb. de pages	315
Format	17 x 24,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	772g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780444510143