Photovoltaics and Development

Handbook of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1078-1105

  Huacuz, Jorge M ^a   Agredano, Jaime ^a   Gunaratne, Lalith ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES ELÉCTRICAS   (Mexico)

^b Solar Power and Light Co Ltd   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Agricultural processes, as potential applications for electricity lines extended into rural areas; Breaking chains of underdevelopment electricity, changing lifestyles of rural population significantly; Concept of economies of scale in electric power industry; Photovoltaic (PV) technology, appropriate options electrifying dispersed populations, in remote places; Photovoltaics and development; Process of rural electrification, through grid extensions in developing nations, electrification becoming a major political issue around the world; PV systems for remote applications three basic elements; Regional Solar Programme (RSP), one of the early systematic programs PV technology, to solve pressing problems in Sahel region of sub Saharan Africa; Technical standards, design guidelines for sustainability of PV rural electrification projects; Transistor radio and handheld flashlight dry cells providing light and entertainment in rural areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871814248     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470974704.ch24     Document Type: Chapter

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