Low-Carbon Energy in Africa and Latin America Renewable Technologies, Natural Gas and Nuclear Energy /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Guerrero-Lemus, Ricardo (Author), Shephard, Les E. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Summary:XXVI, 369 p. 182 illus., 178 illus. in color.
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Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Series:Lecture Notes in Energy, 38
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52311-8
Format: Electronic eBook
Table of Contents:
  • Executive summary
  • General description
  • Current energy context in Africa and Latin America
  • Power grids
  • Biomass for heating and power production
  • Photovoltaics on-grid and off-grid
  • Large and small solar thermal energy for producing heat-cool-power
  • Hydropower and concerns
  • Geothermal energy
  • Wind energy
  • Biofuels
  • Waste-to-energy
  • Natural gas
  • Nuclear energy.