Overview
- Offers detailed information on implementing sustainable energy projects to help readers carry out their own
- Explains business models and the impacts of each solution to shed new light on what makes projects sustainable
- Gathers perspectives from different actors – development organizations, academics, and practitioners – to provide a comprehensive account of the field
Part of the book series: Green Energy and Technology (GREEN)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Energy Problems and Solutions in the Remote Tropics
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Tools Enabling the Solutions and Future Development
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About this book
This book covers multifaceted aspects of sustainable energy solutions for remote areas in the tropics, particularly focusing on Southeast Asia. With insights from both the academic world and real-life implementation, readers will gain an overview of the range of energy problems currently facing the remote tropics, and what potential solutions are available.
The book provides a detailed overview of various energy needs in the Southeast Asian tropics, a region where a significant portion of the population still lives without access to electricity. It not only addresses technical solutions to the energy problems but also tackles the social and wider implications, offering readers a more holistic understanding of the potential held by renewable energy.
The chapters are structured to present first an overview of the problem at hand, and then a description of the technologies that could potentially solve it. Applications of the technologies; business models that are nowavailable or being developed; the impact of the technologies; and future, more sustainable solutions are all discussed.
Given its in-depth analysis, the book will be of interest to energy professionals in the tropics, energy policymakers, and students studying sustainable energy.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Oktoviano Gandhi has worked extensively in the field of solar energy, both at the research and application level. In particular, he has worked ‘on the ground’ with non-governmental organizations and government officials to electrify rural areas across Southeast Asia using renewable energy technologies.
Professor Dipti Srinivasan has a long and distinguished career in the fields of renewable energy and power systems. In addition to her appointment as full and adjunct Professor at the National University of Singapore and the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore, respectively, she also has substantial industry experience in the fields of microgrid operation and control, and in promoting renewable energy adoption in Southeast Asia. Given her experience, Professor Srinivasan has both an excellent grasp of ‘the big picture’ and concrete expertise concerning the development of renewable energy in the region and the problems that it entails.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sustainable Energy Solutions for Remote Areas in the Tropics
Editors: Oktoviano Gandhi, Dipti Srinivasan
Series Title: Green Energy and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41952-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-41951-6Published: 25 April 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-41954-7Published: 25 April 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-41952-3Published: 24 April 2020
Series ISSN: 1865-3529
Series E-ISSN: 1865-3537
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 273
Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations, 130 illustrations in colour
Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Sustainable Development, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Energy Systems