Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

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. This book offers options that meet the needs of people and communities for energy and engage them in identifying and planning their own provision. It describes updated renewable energy technologies and offers strategies and guidelines for the planning and implementation of sustainable energy supply for individuals and communities.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-308) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Cover -- Preface -- Through Enlightenment to the Solar Age -- Table of Contents -- Index of Figures -- Index of Tables -- Foreword -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Overview of Energy Requirements for Rural Communities -- Heat -- Electric Power -- Water -- Lighting -- Cooking -- Health and Sanitation -- Communications -- Transportation -- Agriculture -- Basic and Extended Needs -- Typical Electricity Needs in Rural Areas -- Example for Electricity Supply of Small Villages with Approximately 50 Inhabitants -- 3 Calculating Energy and Food Production Potential and Requirements -- Modeling Approaches -- Data Acquisition -- Determination of Energy and Food Requirements -- Agricultural Activities -- Households -- Food Requirement -- Energy Potential Analysis -- Solar Energy -- Exploitation of Solar Energy -- Solar Thermal System -- Solar Photovoltaic -- Data Collection and Processing for Energy Utilization -- Water and Space Heating -- Drying of Agricultural Produce -- Wind Energy -- Biomass -- Energetic Use of Biomass -- Combustion -- Extraction -- Biogas Production -- 4 Planning of Integrated Energy Systems for Rural Communities -- Scenario 1 -- Scenario 2 -- Case study I: Implementation of IEF under Climatic Conditions of Central Europe -- Specifications -- Farm Production -- Energy Requirement -- Energy Production on the Farm -- Origin of Biomass -- Contribution of Different Renewable Energy Sources -- Investment Requirement -- Case study II: Arid and Semi Arid Regions -- Specifications -- Farm Production -- Energy Requirement -- Energy Production on the Farm -- Origin of Biomass -- Contribution of Different Renewable Energy Sources -- Investment Requirement -- 5 Renewable Energy Resources and Technologies -- Biomass and Bioenergy -- Herbaceous Energy Crops -- Woody Energy Crops -- Industrial Crops -- Agricultural Crops -- Aquatic Crops -- Agricultural Crop Residues -- Forestry Residues -- Municipal Waste -- Biomass Processing Residues -- Animal Wastes -- Landfill Gas -- Regional Availability -- Temperate Regions -- Arid and semi-Arid Regions -- Humid Tropical Regions -- Current and Potential Uses of Biomass -- Households -- Industry -- Woodfuels -- Peat -- Production, Handling and Logistic -- Future Bioenergy Scenarios -- Gender and Health -- Upgrading of Biomass -- Extraction and Conversion Technologies -- Deployment of Biogas: Denmark as a Case Study -- Origins of Three Farm Biogas Concepts -- Case: Plant Oil Crops, Biogas and the Dike-Pond System with Comprehensive Integration -- Plant Oils -- Ethanol -- Combustion -- Gasification -- Pyrolysis -- Cogeneration -- Wind Energy -- Types of Windmills -- Energy Yield -- Small Windmills -- Environmental Aspects -- Economic Aspects -- Solar Energy -- Solar Technologies -- Photovoltaics (PV) -- Solar Thermal -- Hydropower -- Types of Hydropower -- Turbines and Water wheels -- Pumps as Substitutes for Turbines -- Economic Issues -- Industry and Market Trends -- Geothermal Energy -- Technology -- Location of Resources -- Recent Developments -- Future Development -- Environmental Impact --T$967.