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Energy for rural development : renewable resources and alternative technologies for developing countries

Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. National Academy of Sciences 1976Description: 306 pages illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
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Contents:
Nontechnical section Part I Direct uses of solar energy, II - Indirect uses of solar energy, III - Other technologies; Technical section Part I Direct uses of solar energy, II - Indirect uses of solar energy, III - Other technologies.
Summary: Focuses on small-scale energy technologies, not based on conventional fuels that are candidates for rural and village use in developing countries. The technologies that this book presents are capable of improving the quality of rural and village life in situations where conventional fuels and power systems have not yet penetrated or are too expensive to become a significant factor in the foreseeable future.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book School of Social Work Library Open Shelf TJ163.3 ENE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 151923 Available BK139181
Book Book School of Social Work Library Open Shelf TJ163.3 ENE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 151222 Available BK134488

Report of an Ad Hoc Panel of the Advisory Committee on Technology Innovation Board on Science and Technology for International Development Commission on International Relations.

Includes bibliographical references

Nontechnical section Part I Direct uses of solar energy, II - Indirect uses of solar energy, III - Other technologies; Technical section Part I Direct uses of solar energy, II - Indirect uses of solar energy, III - Other technologies.

Focuses on small-scale energy technologies, not based on conventional fuels that are candidates for rural and village use in developing countries. The technologies that this book presents are capable of improving the quality of rural and village life in situations where conventional fuels and power systems have not yet penetrated or are too expensive to become a significant factor in the foreseeable future.

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