Solar and wind power technologies for remote applications
- LondonGB CSC 1986
- vi, 328 p.
Includes bibliographies
Reviews power needs for remote communities and villages. Discusses national solar and wind technology programmes in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Tonga, and Thailand, focusing on appropriate scale of wind and solar power equipment. Contains resource papers reviewing solar photovoltaic, solar thermal, and wind power technologies. Discusses local manufacture of equipment, operation, maintenance and repair possibilities.