Distributed Renewable Energies for Off-Grid Communities
Strategies and Technologies toward Achieving Sustainability in Energy Generation and Supply
1st Edition
Published on 31. December 2012
384 pages
978-0-12-397773-1 (ISBN)
Description
Energy is directly related to the most critical economic and social issues which affect sustainable development such as mobility, food production, environmental quality, regional and global security issues. Two-thirds of the new demand will come from developing nations, with China accounting for 30%. Without adequate attention to the critical importance of energy to all these aspects, the global, social, economic and environmental goals of sustainability cannot be achieved. Indeed the magnitude of change needed is immense, fundamental and directly related to the energy produced and consumed nationally and internationally. Today, it is estimated that more than two billion people worldwide lack access to modern energy resources. Distributed Renewable Energies for Off-Grid Communities provides various options and case studies related to the potential of renewable energies along with their environmental, economic and social dimensions.
- Case studies provide you with solutions to for future decentralized energy supply
- Expanded coverage over previous work in the field to include coverage of rural and urban communities
- Provides new solutions for future decentralized energy supply
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Content
Preface List of Figures List of Tables Chapter 1: Scope of the Book Chapter 2: Restructuring Future Energy Generation and Supply Chapter 3: Road Map of Distributed Renewable Energy Communities Chapter 4: Planning of Integrated Renewable Communities Chapter 5: Determination of Community Energy and Food Requirements Chapter 6: Energy Basics, Resources, Global Contribution and Applications Chapter 7: Solar Energy Chapter 8: Wind Energy Chapter 9: Biomass and Bioenergy Chapter 10: Hydropower Chapter 11: Marine Energy Chapter 12: Geothermal Energy Chapter 13: Energy Storage, Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles Chapter 14: Current Distributed Renewable Energy Rural and UrbanCommunities Chapter 15: Ownership, Citizens Participation and Economic Trends Appendix 1: GlossaryAppendix 2: Abbreviations and Acronyms Appendix 3: Conversion Factors Appendix 4: Inventory of PV Systems for Sustainable Rural Development Appendix 5: Project "SOLARTECH SUD, Solar Eco-Village Zarzis - Djerba Tunisia Appendix 6: Solar Park Vechelde (Kraftfeld Vechelde GmbH & Co. KG) Appendix 7: Solar Laundry, Eternal University, Baru Sahib, India Appendix 8: Manual and/or Solar Powered Water Treatment System References Index
