1st Edition
Renewable Energy Resources And Rural Applications In The Developing World
By Norman L. Brown
Copyright 1978
188 Pages
by
Routledge
188 Pages
by
Routledge
190 Pages
by
Routledge
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The energy situation in developing countries is desperate. Because these countries are primarily dependent on fossil fuels--chiefly oil--for industrial growth, they have been hard hit by oil price increases. Further, in the rural areas, where most of the population lives, there are limited supplies of increasingly expensive diesel fuel or kerosene.
Foreword -- Introduction -- Requirements for Energy in the Rural Areas of Developing Countries -- Solar Energy in the Less Developed Countries -- Photovoltaic Technology -- Alternative Energy Technologies in Brazil -- Wind Energy Conversion in India -- Small Hydraulic Prime Movers for Rural Areas of Developing Countries: A Look at the Past -- Wood Waste as an Energy Source in Ghana -- Methane from Human, Animal and Agricultural Wastes -- Summary and Discussion
Biography
Norman L. Brown
