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ENERGY FROM THE
DESERT
Author: Kosuke Kurokawa
Kosuke
Kurokawa has over 30 years of experience in energy systems technology,
including HVDC transmission and solar photovoltaics. Keiichi Komoto is
a senior consultant in the field of renewable energy for Mizuho
Information and Research Institute. Peter van der Vleuten is chairman
of the Free Energy Foundation. David Faiman is professor of physics at
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and director of Israel's National
Solar Energy Center. Masakazu Ito is an assistant professor of
Integrated Research Institute in Tokyo Institute of Technology in
Japan.
Outline:
The
world's deserts are sufficiently large that, in theory, covering a
fraction of their landmass with PV systems could generate many times
the current primary global energy supply. The third book in the "Energy
from the Desert" series examines the socio-economic, environmental and
financial issues surrounding the use of Very Large Scale Photovoltaics
(VLS-PV). It provides detailed coverage of technology and financing
options (including recent and future trends in PV technology),
potential social benefits such as desalination and agricultural
development, and environmental and ecological impacts of systems and
how these can be monitored, illustrated by case studies from the Sahara
and Gobi Deserts. The concluding section consists of a roadmap
outlining the options and opportunities for future implementation of
VLS-PV. Building on the key concepts and case studies of previous
volumes, this will be a key text for policy-makers and investors in the
field.
Energy from the
Desert Summary
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Energy
from the Desert: Very Large Scale Photovoltaic Systems: Socio-economic,
Financial, Technical and Environmental Aspects (ISBN-10: 1844077942)
Energy
from the Desert: Practical Proposals for Very Large Scale Photovoltaic
Systems (ISBN-10: 1844073637)
Energy
from the Desert (ISBN-10: 1902916417)
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Algerian renewable energy assessment: The challenge of sustainability
Author: Amine Boudghene Stambouli
Department
of Electronics, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Faculty,
University of Sciences and Technology of Oran, BP 1505, EL M'Naouer,
Oran 31000, Algeria
Received 15 May 2010;
accepted 3 October 2010.
Available online 9 November 2010.
Abstract
Algeria
plays a very important role in world energy markets, both as a
significant hydrocarbon producer and as an exporter, as well as a key
participant in the renewable energy market. Due to its geographical
location, Algeria holds one of the highest solar potentials in the
world. This paper presents a review of the present renewable energy
situation and assesses present and future potential of renewable energy
sources (RESs) in Algeria. This paper also discusses the trends and
expectation in solar systems applications and the aspects of future
implementation of renewable energies in the Middle East and North
Africa (MENA) region status. The problem related to the use of RES and
polices to enhance the use of these sources are also analysed in this
paper. In addition the available capacity building, the technical
know-how for each RES technology and localizing manufacturing of
renewable energy equipments are defined. The co-importance of both
policy and technology investments for the future Algerian markets of
RES and competitiveness of the solar/wind approach is emphasized. Some
examples of policy significantly impacting Algerian markets are
reviewed, and the intention of the new Algerian RES initiative is
discussed.
Keywords: Renewable energy sources; Energy policy; Sustainable development |
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