Renewable energy technologies in Africa
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Renewable energy technologies in Africa
(African energy policy research series)
Zed Books in association with the African Energy Policy Research Network and the Stockholm Environment Institute, 1997
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Bibliography: p. 221-242
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book sums up a remarkable process of energy research and dialogue that has been ongoing amongst African scholars and policy-makers. It presents what is now known about the innovation and deployment of a whole variety of renewable energy technologies across the whole of Eastern Africa, including the Horn, and Southern Africa, including South Africa. Chapters deal with bio-energy, solar and wind energy, and small hydro technologies, and how these environmentally sustainable ways of producing energy are disseminated. The authors examine the geo-political and socio-economic context of Africa's energy sector, its financing, institutional structures for energy management, human resource development, equity and access, and environmental considerations.
Table of Contents
Contents
Introduction
PART I: The Background
1. The Energy Sector in its Geo-Political and Socio-Economic Setting
PART II: The Development and Role of Renewable Energy Technologies in Africa
2. Bio-energy
3. Solar Energy
4. Wind Energy
5. Small Hydro Technologies
PART III: Factors influencing the Dissemination of Renewable Energy Technologies and Strategies for Future Development
6. Institutional Development
7. Financial and Economic Issues
8. Organization, Management and Maintenance
9. Human Resource Development and Retention
10. Equity
11. Environment
PART IV: Policy Recommendations
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