Integrated Renewable Energy for Rural Communities Planning Guidelines, Technologies, and Applications
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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam
Elsevier
2004
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Add Tag | Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xxv, 315 pages illustrations, maps 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-308) and index |
| ISBN: | 0444510141 |
Renewable energy