Distributed Renewable Energies for Off-Grid Communities : Strategies and Technologies Toward Achieving Sustainability in Energy Generation and Supply

Energy is directly related to the most critical economic and social issues which affect sustainable development such as mobility, food production, environmental quality, regional and global security issues. Two-thirds of the new demand will come from developing nations, with China accounting for 30%. Without adequate attention to the critical importance of energy to all these aspects, the global, social, economic and environmental goals of sustainability cannot be achieved. Indeed the magnitude of change needed is immense, fundamental and directly related to the energy produced and consumed nationally and internationally. Today, it is estimated that more than two billion people worldwide lack access to modern energy resources. Distributed Renewable Energies for Off-Grid Communities provides various options and case studies related to the potential of renewable energies along with their environmental, economic and social dimensions. Case studies provide you with solutions to for future decentralized energy supply. Expanded coverage over previous work in the field to include coverage of rural and urban communities Provides new solutions for future decentralized energy supply Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Preface , Pages xi-xii , N. El Bassam, P. Meagaard, M. Schlichting List of Figures , Pages xiii-xxx List of Tables , Pages xxxi-xxxiii Chapter One - Scope of the Book , Pages 1-6 , Nasir El Bassam, Preben Maegaard, Marcia Lawton Schlichting Chapter Two - Restructuring Future Energy Generation and Supply , Pages 7-13 , Nasir El Bassam, Preben Maegaard, Marcia Lawton Schlichting Chapter Three - Road Map of Distributed Renewable Energy Communities , Pages 15-35 , Nasir El Bassam, Preben Maegaard, Marcia Lawton Schlichting Chapter Four - Planning of Integrated Renewable Communities , Pages 37-54 , Nasir El Bassam, Preben Maegaard, Marcia Lawton Schlichting Chapter Five - Determination of Community Energy and Food Requirements , Pages 55-84 , Nasir El Bassam, Preben Maegaard, Marcia Lawton Schlichting Chapter Six - Energy Basics, Resources, Global Contribution and Applications , Pages 85-90 , Nasir El Bassam, Preben Maegaard, Marcia Lawton Schlichting Chapter Seven - Solar Energy , Pages 91-109 , Nasir El Bassam, Preben Maegaard, Marcia Lawton Schlichting Chapter Eight - Wind Energy , Pages 111-123 , Nasir El Bassam, Preben Maegaard, Marcia Lawton Schlichting Chapter Nine - Biomass and Bioenergy , Pages 125-165 , Nasir El Bassam, Preben Maegaard, Marcia Lawton Schlichting Chapter Ten - Hydropower , Pages 167-174 , Nasir El Bassam, Preben Maegaard, Marcia Lawton Schlichting Chapter Eleven - Marine Energy , Pages 175-184 , Nasir El Bassam, Preben Maegaard, Marcia Lawton Schlichting Chapter Twelve - Geothermal Energy , Pages 185-192 , Nasir El Bassam, Preben Maegaard, Marcia Lawton Schlichting Chapter Thirteen - Energy Storage, Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles , Pages 193-213 , Nasir El Bassam, Preben Maegaard, Marcia Lawton Schlichting Chapter Fourteen - Current Distributed Renewable Energy Rural and Urban Communities , Pages 215-283 , Nasir El Bassam, Preben Maegaard, Marcia Lawton Schlichting Chapter Fifteen - Ownership, Citizens Participation and Economic Trends , Pages 285-293 , Nasir El Bassam, Preben Maegaard, Marcia Lawton Schlichting Appendix 1 - Glossary , Pages 295-308 Appendix Two - Abbreviations and Acronyms , Pages 309-312 Appendix Three - Conversion Factors , Pages 313-316 Appendix Four - Inventory of PV systems for sustainable rural development , Pages 317-319 Appendix Five - Project “SOLARTECH SUD,” Solar Eco-Village Zarzis - Djerba Tunisia , Pages 321-323 Appendix Six - Solar Park Vechelde (Kraftfeld Vechelde GmbH & Co. KG) , Pages 325-326 Appendix Seven - Solar Laundry, Eternal University, Baru Sahib, India , Pages 327-329 Appendix Eight - Manual and/or solar powered water treatment system , Page 331 References , Pages 333-341 Color Plate , Pages 1-31 Index , Pages 343-350 Energy is directly related to the most critical economic and social issues which affect sustainable development such as mobility, food production, environmental quality, regional and global security issues. Two-thirds of the new demand will come from developing nations, with China accounting for 30%. Without adequate attention to the critical importance of energy to all these aspects, the global, social, economic and environmental goals of sustainability cannot be achieved. Indeed the magnitude of change needed is immense, fundamental and directly related to the energy produced and consumed nationally and internationally. Today, it is estimated that more than two billion people worldwide lack access to modern energy resources. Distributed Renewable Energies for Off-Grid Communities provides various options and case studies related to the potential of renewable energies along with their environmental, economic and social dimensions.

• Case studies provide you with solutions to for future decentralized energy supply
• Expanded coverage over previous work in the field to include coverage of rural and urban communities
• Provides new solutions for future decentralized energy supply