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Energy Resources in East Africa Opportunities and Challenges

:	Herick O. Otieno, Joseph Awange
:	Energy Resources in East Africa Opportunities and Challenges
:	Springer-Verlag
:	9783540356691
:	1
:	CHF 132.40
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:	Wärme-, Energie- und Kraftwerktechnik
:	English

:	292
:	Wasserzeichen/DRM
:	PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet
:	PDF

This book provides information on available sources of energy in East Africa and how energy suppliers can exploit them in an integrated form to produce the right blend of energy for various applications: industrial, domestic and recreational uses. The authors provide in-depth analysis of the impacts, advantages and disadvantages, environmental, industrialization and distribution costs of different energy sources. The book aims to contribute to a sustainable exploitation of energy resources.

	Preface	6
	Acknowledgement	9
	Contents	11
	1 East Africa	15
	1.1 Introductory Remarks	15
	1.2 Background Facts of East Africa	18
	1.3 Energy in East Africa	24
	1.4 Household Energy Application and Management	34
	1.5 Commercial Energy Management	37
	1.6 Energy Choice Factors	45
	1.7 Institutional Constraints	52
	1.8 Global Energy Situation	54
	1.9 Concluding Remarks	57
	2 East African Energy Resources	59
	2.1 Introductory Remarks	59
	2.2 Natural Gas	61
	2.3 Coal	62
	2.4 Geothermal	63
	2.5 Petroleum-Based Fuels	65
	2.6 Hydropower	66
	2.7 Thermal Generators	70
	2.8 Co-Generation	72
	2.9 Solar and Wind Energies	74
	2.10 Biomass Energy	76
	2.11 Concluding Remarks	78
	3 Energy Potentials	79
	3.1 Introductory Remarks	79
	3.2 Hydro Energy	82
	3.3 Co-Generation	88
	3.4 Portable Generators	91
	3.5 Natural Gas, Coal, and Geothermal	92
	3.6 Solar Energy	93
	3.7 Wind Energy	95
	3.8 Biomass	97
	3.9 Concluding Remarks	100
	4 Energy Planning and Provision Challenges	101
	4.1 Introductory Remarks	101
	4.2 Reforms: The Immediate Challenge	107
	4.3 Concluding Remarks	114
	5 Alternative Energy Technology for East Africa	115
	5.1 Introductory Remarks	115
	5.2 Solar Energy Technologies	116
	5.3 Solar Electricity	128
	5.4 Wind Energy	146
	5.5 Small Hydro Energy	158
	5.6 Biomass Technologies	165
	5.7 Biomass Energy in Uganda: An East African Model	199
	5.8 Concluding Remarks	218
	6 The Status of Renewable Energy in East Africa	219
	6.1 Introductory Remarks	219
	6.2 Renewable Energy Research and Development	226
	6.3 Impact of Energy Use on The Environment	230
	6.4 Concluding Remarks	238
	7 Options and Challenges	239
	7.1 Human Resource Development	242
	7.2 Biomass: The Challenges	246
	7.3 Solar Energy Applications: The Constraints	253
	7.4 Wind Energy Challenges	259
	7.5 Small Hydropower Systems	261
	7.6 Municipal Waste	264
	7.7 Policy Issues	265
	7.8 Concluding Remarks	274
	8 The Way Forward	275
	8.1 Some Guidelines	282
	8.2 Concluding Remarks	292
	Appendix	293
	Appendix: Energy Units and Conversion Factors	293
	References	295
	Index	299