Renewable energy can provide green, clean, inexpensive power to the 2 billion people without access to grid-connected electricity. This book demonstrates how!
Preface List of Figures List of Tables Chapter 1: Scope of the Book Chapter 2: Restructuring Future Energy Generation and Supply Chapter 3: Road Map of Distributed Renewable Energy Communities Chapter 4: Planning of Integrated Renewable Communities Chapter 5: Determination of Community Energy and Food Requirements Chapter 6: Energy Basics, Resources, Global Contribution and Applications Chapter 7: Solar Energy Chapter 8: Wind Energy Chapter 9: Biomass and Bioenergy Chapter 10: Hydropower Chapter 11: Marine Energy Chapter 12: Geothermal Energy Chapter 13: Energy Storage, Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles Chapter 14: Current Distributed Renewable Energy Rural and UrbanCommunities Chapter 15: Ownership, Citizens Participation and Economic Trends Appendix 1: GlossaryAppendix 2: Abbreviations and Acronyms Appendix 3: Conversion Factors Appendix 4: Inventory of PV Systems for Sustainable Rural Development Appendix 5: Project “SOLARTECH SUD, Solar Eco-Village Zarzis - Djerba Tunisia Appendix 6: Solar Park Vechelde (Kraftfeld Vechelde GmbH & Co. KG) Appendix 7: Solar Laundry, Eternal University, Baru Sahib, India Appendix 8: Manual and/or Solar Powered Water Treatment System References Index
Prof. Dr. N. El Bassam is the founder and director of the
International Research Centre for Renewable Energy (IFEED),
Germany, India and USA; Chairperson at World Council of Renewable
Energy (WCRE) Scientific Advisory Board, Federal Association of
Regenerative Mobility, and Vice President of the Climate Protection
Agency North Germany; Chairman of the Working Group Sustainable
Rural Energy Network (SREN), FAO, United Nations, Rome; ); Program
Head of the Projects wind energy and Concentrating Solar Power for
Power (CSP) Supply and Seawater Desalination Middle East and North
Africa (DESERTEC).
He coordinates the Centre activities, technology transfer of and
the co-operation in national and international organizations (UN,
EU, and Club of Rome), the integration and application of renewable
energy resources available in various regions for electricity,
water and food supply with aims of empowering the countryside.
El Bassam is well-known as Poverty Researcher, in this context he
initiated the strategy and project “Empowering Urban Cities and
Rural Habitats in Africa which considered as a Marshal Plan for
sustainable economic development and combating Poverty, migration,
and Depopulation of urban cities and Rural Communities
worldwide.
He contributes as an editor in the journals: International Journal
“Sustainability Science, Springer Scientific Publishing Services;
Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and the
American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences (AJEAS).
El Bassam published 12 books, authored numerous publications, and
received several awards Ms. Schlichting is Editor for the
International Research Centre for Renewable Energy and
International Secretary. Ms. Schlichting has an Associate Degree in
Applied Science, Water, and Wastewater Technology and has conducted
laboratory research in the field of filtration and purification.
Daniele Pagani is an Engineer with international mindset and good
capacity of combining multidisciplinary projects at Nordic
Folkecenter for Renewable Energy, Denmark and responsible for
Sustainable Mobility, Founder Road2home.eu.
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