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Hands on Food, Water and Finance

by: Emma Judge

Appropriate "green" technologies are sometimes regarded as a second-rate solution but this volume challenges this concept by presenting real-life examples of successful alternatives to demonstrate appropriate technological stories from Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. All of the 54 stories...

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Hands on Energy, Infrastructure and Recycling

by: Emma Judge

Appropriate "green" technologies are sometimes regarded as a second-rate solution but this volume challenges this concept by presenting real-life examples of successful alternatives to demonstrate appropriate technological stories from Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. All of the 54 stories...

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Rural Energy Services: A Handbook for Sustainable Energy Development

by: Teresa Anderson

This work addresses the policy, market and sustainability aspects of defining and selecting technologies that will meet the demands for energy services by rural villages in a sustainable and reliable way. It offers a participative approach to the supply of energy services, with a clear emphasis...

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Energy Options: An Introduction to Small-scale Renewable Energy Technologies

by: I.T. Power

Renewable energy can present a baffling array of options to non-specialist aid agency programme and project managers, government officials, and multilateral advisers. While there can be no simple answer to the question of which energy technology is best in any given situation, the generalist -...

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Electricity in Households and Microenterprises

by: Joy Clancy

Most people in the world have either no access to electricity or a poor and unreliable supply, yet the importance of access to electricity cannot be overstated. This source book aims to provide practical help in gaining accessibility to electricity for those living in remote or rural communities...