A handbook of small-scale energy technologies : practical answers / edited by Neil Noble.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Noble, Neil.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Renewable energy sources.

Physical Description:

viii, 143 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Rugby : Practical Action, 2012.

Summary:

Gaining access to modern forms of energy remains a crucial but under-recognized aspect of poverty reduction in the Global South. Practical Action has long been recognized as a leading authority on energy access, with decades of development programme and project experience worldwide upon which to base its policy and practice recommendations. To mark the UN year of Energy in 2012, Practical Action has published some of its best practical briefings and case study material for the benefit of energy development practitioners around the world. A Handbook of Small-Scale Energy Technologies collects together in a single handy volume the best of Practical Action's briefing papers on the generation, delivery and use of energy from the longstanding Technical Briefs series. Focused on decentralized energy solutions, from micro hydropower to solar distillation, the briefs are based on technologies adopted successfully in a range of countries and over many years. Each of the briefing presented in this book has been drawn up by technical experts in the subject and incorporates the lessons acquired from many years of learning and review. Book jacket.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction

2.Solar photovoltaic energy

3.Solar photovoltaic water pumping

4.Solar thermal energy

5.Solar drying

6.Solar distillation

7.Micro hydropower

8.River turbines

9.Biogas

10.Liquid biofuels and sustainable development

11.Biomass as a solid fuel

12.Charcoal production

13.Energy for rural communities

14.Refrigeration for developing countries.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1853397709

9781853397691

1853397695

9781853397707

9781780447704

1780447701

1780447795

9781780447797

OCLC:

824118608

Publisher Number:

99962033489