Energy for rural and island communities III : proceedings of the third International Conference, held at Inverness, Scotland, September 1983 /

Energy for Rural and Island Communities III.

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Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: Twidell, John; Riddoch, Fiona; Grainger, Bill
Published: Pergamon Press,
Publisher Address: Oxford, England :
Publication Dates: 1984.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080305806
Summary: Energy for Rural and Island Communities III.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (483 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.
ISBN: 9781483161235
1483161234
Index Number: TJ163
CLC: TK01-532
Contents: Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Other Pergamon Titles of Interest; Copyright; Preface; Sponsors; TOPIC A: ENERGY AND DEVELOPMENT; Chapter 1: Energy for the Poor World; INTRODUCTION; REDUCING OIL CONSUMPTION; FORESTRY AND ENERGY CONSERVATION; NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES FOR REMOTE COMMUNITIES; CONCLUSIONS; Chapter 2: Experience in New Zealand with Small Scale Energy Systems Applicable to Rural and Island Communities; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; NEW ZEALAND'S ENERGY RESOURCE BASE; THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR; THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR; THE FISHING SECTOR; THE DOMESTIC SECTOR.
BARRIERS TO SMALL SCALE SYSTEMSSUMMING UP; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Chapter 3: Viable Energy Developments for Highland and Maritime Regions; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; THE COST OF IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FREE ENERGY NEEDS IN SCOTLAND; SCOTTISH ENERGY RESOURCES; STATUS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; SELECTING THE BEST INVESTMENTS; REALISATION OF ENERGY TRANSITION; Chapter 4: Renewable Energy in Danish Villages and Rural Areas; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; HEAT SUPPLY PLANNING IN DENMARK; A MANUAL FOR LOCAL ENERGY PLANNERS; THE SPACE HEATING IN AREA IV; THE PRESENT SITUATION.
Chapter 5: Biogas Production and Utilization in Italian Agriculture: Technical, Economic and Environmental ResultsABSTRACT; Chapter 6: Designing Approach and Energy Analysis of a Wind-driven Cooling Unit; ABSTRACT; PROBLEM ANALYSIS; DESIGNING METHODOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL SIMULATION; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Chapter 7: Integrated Energy Supply Concept for Fernando de Noronha; ABSTRACT; INFRASTRUCTURE AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY POTENTIALS; SYSTEM DESIGN AND TESTING; SIMULATION PROGRAM; SUMMARY.
Chapter 8: Implementation of a Solar Pump in a Remote Village in India: Economical and Socio-cultural Consequences. Three Years of Working ExperienceABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; SOLAR ENERGY; THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PUMP; CONCLUSION: DEVELOPMENT "BY INDUCTION"; EDITORS' NOTE; Chapter 9: Appropriate Biotechnology for Rural Communities in the Developing Countries; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE; BIOTECHNOLOGY OPTIONS; THE VILLAGE SCENE; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Chapter 10: Production of Animal and Vegetable Proteins: an Integrated Approach; ABSTRACT; I INTRODUCTION.
II ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS FOR PROTEIN PRODUCTIONIII SUBSYSTEMS ANALYSIS OF AN INTEGRATED FARM; IV DESCRIPTION OF EXPERIMENTAL UNITS; V EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; Chapter 11: Large Development Projects: the Egyptian-Italian Renewable Energy Settlement -- a Working Example; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; THE EIRES PROJECT; GENERAL ENERGY ANALYSIS (Preliminary Estimation); ENGINEERING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT OF LDP; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; TOPIC B: WIND ENERGY; Chapter 12: The Work of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board in the Field of Wind Turbine Generators; ABSTRACT.