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

National Academy of Sciences.

1977

CIENA
234

ENERGY TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT-AN OVERVIEW. CONCLUSION AND PROPOSALS. NONTECHNICAL SECTION. DIRECT USES OF SOLAR ENERGY. Heating, cooling, crop drying, and power generation. Photovoltaic devices. INDIRECT USES OF SOLAR ENERGY. Wind energy. Hydropower. Photosynthesis as an energy source. Microbiological conversion of plant materials to liquid fuel. OTHER TECHNOLOGIES. Geothermal energy. energy storage. TECHNICAL SECTION. DIRECT USES OF SOLAR ENERGY. Heating, cooling, destillation, crop drying, and power generation. Photovoltaic devices. INDIRECT USES OF SOLAR ENERGY. Wind energy. Hydropower. Photosynthesis. Microbiological conversion of plant materials to liquid fuels. OTHER TECHNOLOGIES. Geothermal energy. energy storage. APPENDIXES. Energy research and development with potential for small-scale application. Manufacturers of solar heating and cooling devices. Manufacturers of terrestrial solar photovoltaic devices. External combustionengines-rankine and stirling engines as small-scale power sources for developing countries. Currently manufactured windmill pumps and generators. Commercial developers of wind machines. windmill towers for construction of the farm. Currently manufactured small-scale hydropower machinery. the helical rotary screw expander and its potential for geothermal application.

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PAISES EN DESARROLLO; ENERGIA SOLAR; TECNOLOGIA APROPIADA; FUENTES DE ENERGIA RENOVABLES;