Main entry:

National Research Council (U.S.). Advisory Committee on Technology Innovation.

Title & Author:

Energy for rural development : renewable resources and alternative technologies for developing countries / report of an ad hoc panel of the Advisory Committee on Technology Innovation, Board on Science and Technology for International Development, Commission on International Relations.

Publication:

Washington : National Academy of Sciences, 1976.

Description:

xii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Series:

Board on Science and Technology for International Development. Advisory studies and special reports ; no. 18

Notes:
"Prepared by the Panel on Renewable Energy Resources of the Advisory Committee on Technology Innovation of the Board on Science and Technology for International Development, Commission on International Relations, National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council, for the Office of Science and Technology, Bureau for Technical Assistance, Agency for International Development, Washington, D.C., under Contract AID/csd-2584, Task Order no. 1"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

Report on energy sources and technologys for rural development of developing countries - describes direct and indirect uses of solar energy and geo-thermal energy, as well as technologies and their long term, medium term or short term availability for low cost exploitation of such energy at local level, etc. Diagrams, illustrations, references and statistical tables.

Subject:

Power resources Developing countries.
Agriculture Energy consumption.
Solar energy.
Rural development.
Industries agricoles Consommation d'énergie.
Énergie solaire.
Développement rural.
solar power.
rural development.
Power resources
Energievoorziening.
Plattelandsontwikkeling.
Energy in agriculture.
Wind power.
energy source.
technology.
solar energy.
thermal energy.
long term.
medium term.
short term.
cost.
local level.
statistical table.
source d'énergie.
technologie.
développement rural.
énergie solaire.
énergie thermique.
long terme.
moyen terme.
court terme.
coût.
niveau local.
tableau statistique.
fuente de energía.
tecnología.
desarrollo rural.
energía solar.
energía térmica.
largo plazo.
mediano plazo.
corto plazo.
costo.
nivel local.
cuadros estadísticos.
Developing countries
developing countries.
pays en développement.
países en desarrollo.

Form/genre:

report.
illustration.
reference.
rapport.
référence bibliographique.
informe.
ilustración.
referencia.

Added entries:

National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Renewable Energy Resources.
United States. Agency for International Development. Office of Science and Technology.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.). Board on Science and Technology for International Development.
Advisory studies and special reports ; no. 18.

Holdings:

Location: Library main georg lippsmeier 298277
Call No.: BIB 244581
Status: Available