Renewable Energy for Unleashing Sustainable Developmen
[Book]
:Blending Technology, Finance and Policy in Low and Middle Income Economies
/ edited by Emanuela Colombo, Stefano Bologna, Diego Masera
Cham
: Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,
, 2013.
XIX, 302 p. 79 illus., online resource.
Electronic
The book analyzes energy technologies, business models and policies to promote sustainable development. It proposes a set of recommendations for further activities and networking on access to energy and renewable energies and promotes an integrated approach to sustainable resource management. The book discusses access to energy, as a precondition for socio-economic progress. It depicts the global dimension of the challenge in terms of access to electricity and other forms of energy in developing countries. The three main interlinked topics related to energy and sustainable growth are separately discussed: appropriate technologies for modern energy services, business models for the development of new energy markets, and policies to support new energy systems. The description of activities and programmes of some public and private Italian stakeholders is also included.
Renewable energies to promote local development (by E. Colombo, D. Masera, S. Bologna) -- Global dimension of universal access to energy (by E. Colombo, L. Mattarolo, S. Mandelli) -- Rule of law and right within access to energy: a philosophical perspective (by T. Scandroglio) -- Modern energies services for cooking: from Improved Cook-Stoves to domestic and community-based systems (by F. Mapelli, J. Mungwe) -- Distributed generation for access to electricity: from Home Based Systems to Mini Grid (by S. Mandelli, R. Mereu) -- Grid connected systems for access to electricity: from micro-grid to grid ex-tension (by G. Moshi, A. Berizzi, C. Bovo) -- Technologies for power generation in rural contexts (by J. Barbieri, E. Simonet) -- End use applications: the case of Solar Thermal Systems (by M. Motta, M. Aprile) -- Energy and sustainable economic development (by S. Bologna) -- Financing access to energy (K. Ekouevi) -- Innovative business models for sustainable energy markets (by I. Bengo, M. Arena) -- Enabling environment for promoting energy as an income opportunity (by D. Masera, V. Paramithiotti) -- Energy policy design in low and middle income economies: from best practices to 'next' practices (by T.D. Couture, C. Becker-Birck) -- The vision of public donors (by A. Pansini) -- The added value of civil society (by L. Mattarolo, C. Di Benedetto) -- The role of the academia (by E. Colombo, F. Inzoli) -- The mandate of the association of producers (by N. Frosio) -- The contribution of multinational companies: Eni Corporate, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (by L. Sampaolo , G. Denti, V. Patricola) -- The programme 'Enabling Electricity': the Enel vision and the role of Enel Foundation (by G. Lo Iacono, M. Morazzo).?╗╣