| Further
reading available from ITDG Development Bookshop
Further reading available from ITDG Development Bookshop
David Ross
Power from the Waves
In this book, David Ross explains clearly and comprehensively how wave power could work, how experimental stations do work, and the politics and vested interests that have hindered it, and continue to do so. He writes from first-hand experience and with authority- he attended the events that he describes and knows personally the engineers, scientists, politicians and civil servants that are involved. The book contains an urgent environmental message combined with a detailed technical account, yet is written in plain English understandable to scientist and layman. It shows that wave energy is a resource which creates no environmental problems and which cannot be depleted because ‘the waves go on for ever’.
£10.99 1995 HB OXFORD ISBN 0198565119
Adam Harvey
Micro-Hydro Design Manual: A Guide to Small-Scale Water Power Schemes
The Micro-Hydro Design Manual gives comprehensive guidance on all aspects of planning and designing a micro-hydro power scheme. The language is straightforward and non-specialist, for use by laypersons as well as by engineers and rural development planners. The manual provides worked examples throughout so that financial and engineering calculations can be followed in detail. These examples will allow the reader to design his or her own scheme with confidence. The manual has drawn on the extensive field experience of many practitioners in addition to that of Intermediate Technology’s micro-hydro team, including Allen Inversin the author of Micro-Hydro Power Sourcebook.
£39.95 1993 PB ITP ISBN 1853391034
Allen R.Inversin
Micro-Hydropower Sourcebook: A Practical Guide to Design and Implementation in Developing Countries
In some countries, local technical expertise has been developed, often by trial and error. For these persons, the Sourcebook can provide a reference and guide to help them build on their experiences. In other countries, local expertise is not readily available and consultants can significantly increase the cost of implementing a scheme. For these reasons, resorting to consultants is not a viable option. In such cases, the Sourcebook can serve as a detailed primer for persons with basic technical aptitude, covering many aspects of planning for, designing, and implementing micro-hydropower schemes. The Sourcebook is a preliminary effort to prepare a reference book that covers many of the aspects of planning and implementing micro-hydropower schemes in developing countries.
£25.00 1986 PB NRECA
Marcus Eisenring
Micro Pelton Turbines
Micro Pelton Turbines is a manual on the layout, design, manufacture and installation of very small, locally built Pelton turbine plants. This publication is directed to those who intend to design, dimension, build, install and to run small Pelton turbines. It provides all the necessary theoretical background, designs and hints on manufacturing and on procedures of installation. The technical information provided is an aid for the successful installation of micro Pelton turbines.
£17.00 1991 PB SKAT ISBN 3390800134X
Gerald Foley
Photovoltaic Applications in Rural Areas of the Developing World
This report examines the rural energy context within which PV programs must fit. The first chapter reviews the present position of PV technology and briefly describes the kits and systems commercially available for use in the rural areas of the developing world. The second chapter examines the rural energy background, describing how people manage to meet their energy needs across the he areas of the developing world that remain untouched by conventional rural electrification programs. The next chapter looks at conventional rural electrification programs, their merits, and their inevitably limited scope. The fourth chapter looks at the potential niches for PV’s, and how they compare in cost and level of service with their competition. A brief review of PV experience to date and the lessons learned is given in the fifth chapter, and the final chapter looks at the role of governments and funding agencies.
£13.95 1995 PB World Bank ISBN 0821334611
Drummond Hislop
Energy Options: An Introduction to small-scale renewable energy technologies
This informative illustrated book brings together experts from ITDG, IT Power and Energy for Sustainable Development. They contrast the relative merits of biomass, solar, PV, thermal, water and wind power, as well as detailing some direct applications of different forms of renewable energy, to help enable the decision-maker to weigh up the alternatives. Once a renewable energy technology has been selected, there is useful advice on implementation, with formulae for calculating energy demand and capacity, and lists of energy suppliers and sources of further information.
£12.95 1991 PB ITP ISBN 1853390828
Mark Hankins
Solar Electric Systems for Africa
This book is about making solar electricity available to people in rural Africa. It describes how, with guidance from an electrician, anyone can adapt a solar electric system to their own needs. Thirteen chapters cover the following essential solar electric topics: estimating local solar resource; solar electric, battery and charge controller choice and technology; choosing lamps, appliances and small tools; low voltage wiring principles and practice; planning, installing and maintaining a system. The revised edition has added a new chapter with information and resources about the solar electric industry in East and Southern Africa.
£14.00 1995 PB Commonwealth Science Council & AGROTEC
Simon Roberts
Solar Electricity: A Practical Guide to Designing and Installing Small Photovoltaic Systems
With the current high focus on environmental issues, solar electricity provides the ‘green’ alternative to producing power by not consuming fossil fuel nor creating pollutants. Whether you are interested in solar power for a lamp, radio, workshop application, or medical instruments this guide gives you the methods you need to design solar electric systems and components. It also covers technical details, installation and maintenance. The non-technical language makes the book suitable for the lay person, but it is also suitable for students on undergraduate courses in Power Systems and Solar Electricity, and for electricians setting up solar systems.
£29.99 1991 PB Prentice Hall ISBN 0138250685
Centre for Alternative Technology
Tapping the Sun: A Guide to Solar Water Heating
How to adapt your domestic plumbing to use the sun’s heat. Over 40,400 solar water heating panels are fitted in the UK, and hundreds of thousands worldwide. This introductory booklet takes the mystique out of this subject, tackling problems such as: Will it work in our cold northern climate? Will the costs outweigh the benefit and money saved? How to fit a panel into a central heating or hot water system. The difference between a flat plate and an evacuated tube. Where to buy the necessary parts and get further information.
£3.50 2000 PB CAT ISBN1898049173
Bernard McNelis, Anthony Derrick & Michael Starr
Solar-powered Electricity: a survey of photovoltaic power in developing countries
The direct conversion of solar energy into direct current electricity by means of solar cells – solar photovoltaics (PV) is an increasingly important area of renewable energy.
The stage has now been reached when PV systems are both technically and economically suitable for many applications, particularly those involving relatively small amounts of power in remote locations. This book is a survey of PV systems which have been developed and demonstrated over the past ten years to supply power for water pumping, refrigeration, lighting, village electrification, communications and other applications. In addition to reviewing the experience gained with PV systems in developing countries, the survey also provides advice on the selection of appropriate equipment, taking into account the various technical, economic, social and institutional factors involved. The recommendations are intended to help decision-makers identify which photovoltaic applications are suitable for different specific conditions.
£15.95 1988 PB ITP&UNESCO ISBN 0946688397
Centre for Alternative Technology
Solar Water Heating: A D-I-Y Guide
It’s easy to make your own solar collectors and take advantage of the sun’s free heat to warm up your domestic water. This up-to-date DIY Guide, packed with helpful photographs and diagrams, gives you: How to make two types of solar panel, one using commercially available fins that clip onto copper pipes, and one using a central heating radiator; How to connect them together, and mount and install them; How to make a control device for a pumped system; Where to go for more information; How to cope with the plumbing, wood preserving and soldering.
£4.95 1999 PB CAT ISBN 1898049114
Jean-Francois Rozis & Alain Guinebault
Solar Heating in Cold Regions: A Technical Guide to developing country applications
This book is primarily a technical guide to the design and production of solar installations in regions where heating is an issue of utmost importance. A climate is defined as cold when the average annual temperature is lower than 10°C, and as severs if temperatures become extreme or vary significantly over the day or over the year. This affects about half the populations of developing countries.
This book is written mainly for technicians, architects and designers who are interested in solar heating systems in cold regions of developing countries, with examples of typical installations and details of how to size them. The examples show that low maintenance equipment has not only been successful in meeting household energy needs but has also led to the introduction of new income-generating activities.
£14.95 1996 PB ITP ISBN 1853393290
Gil Yaron, Tani Forbes Irving & Sven Jasson
Solar Energy for Rural Communities: The Case of Namibia
In Namibia, as in many developing countries, a high proportion of rural communities lack access to the national electricity grid. A major reason for this is the fundamental problem of providing a service, which cannot recover its costs, to areas of low population density. Yet rural households, small businesses, schools and clinics have energy needs which are not currently being met. Where traditional forms of energy supply are used, such as wood burning, there have been increasing problems of environmental degradation. Little use has been made of solar energy to meet the needs of rural communities. This book investigates the potential for photovoltaic and, to a lesser extent, other solar energy technologies to meet these energy needs. In order to do this we investigate issues such as the impact on rural development, economic viability and consumer willingness to pay, social acceptance and technical performance of alternative solar energy options. Namibia is the focus of attention here, but the methodology adopted and detailed review of international experience make this book relevant to all those interested in solar energy for developing countries.
£14.95 1994 PB ITP ISBN 1853392421
Mandanjeet Singh
The Timeless Energy of the Sun
The sun is the one energy source that sustains and links all life. Solar power is the origin of many forms of energy, from the wind, to hydroelectric power, to fossil fuels. The Timeless Energy of the Sun traces developments in solar technology and its worldwide cultural impact from the Stone Age to the Space Age. An informative, accessible text and spectacular colour illustrations highlight the ways in which developments in the field of solar technology have improved the lives of peoples in all sections of society. The book begins by describing how past cultures in Polynesia, Central Asia, Egypt and elsewhere have worshipped the sun. Against this ancient background more modern dilemmas are brought into focus: the problems created by non-renewable energy sources, industrialisation, pollution, overpopulation and environmental degradation. From grand space projects to small-scale domestic items, inventions utilising light technology are richly documented and the impact of the latest research in these areas is fully discussed and illustrated. With contributions from distinguished scientists worldwide, this fascinating book will appeal not only to the scientific community but also equally to those interested in the environment and the future of the planet.
£19.95 1998 HB Thames & Hudson ISBN 0500018510
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