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Renewable Energy

From Europe to Africa

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Authors:
  1. David Elliott

    1. Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

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  2. Terence Cook

    1. Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

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  • Provides an accessible account of the problems encountered when implementing sustainable energy in countries where there is little or no experience with renewables

  • Discusses potential conflicts between countries, agencies and what resources are available for a sustainable future

  • Explores the potential for environmentally and socially sustainable energy systems to be developed

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction: Energy Changes

    • David Elliott, Terence Cook
    Pages 1-8

  3. Spreading Renewables: The EU and Beyond

    • David Elliott, Terence Cook
    Pages 9-38

  4. Spreading Renewables South: Into Africa

    • David Elliott, Terence Cook
    Pages 39-78

  5. Supporting and Promoting Renewables in Africa

    • David Elliott, Terence Cook
    Pages 79-124

  6. Conclusions: The Future

    • David Elliott, Terence Cook
    Pages 125-136

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 137-139
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About this book

Significant progress has been made by industrial countries to reduce emissions from the use of fossil fuels, but as the economies of the less-developed regions of the world begin to expand, they too will face similar challenges. This book looks at energy transitions being made in developing countries, focusing on the adoption of renewable energy systems in Africa, for example under the UN Sustainable Energy for All programme, but also by the EU in the Former Soviet countries of Eastern and Central Europe. It draws on experience from involvement with programmes in the EU and Africa and will be of great interest to academics, policy makers and practitioners in the development aid and renewable energy policy fields.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

    David Elliott, Terence Cook

About the authors

David Elliott is Emeritus Professor of Technology Policy at the Open University UK. Elliott’s expertise is in renewable energy policy, on which he has written extensively. He has worked on a range of projects, including an OU-led New Europe-New Energy programme (2003-2011), together with co-author Terence Cook.


Terence Cook is a Research Fellow at the Open University, UK. He has extensive field work experience of projects and practices in developing countries, most recently working for the EU’s Technical Assistance Facility in Eastern and Southern Africa, in support of the UN Sustainable Energy for All programme.





Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Renewable Energy

  • Book Subtitle: From Europe to Africa

  • Authors: David Elliott, Terence Cook

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74787-3

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-74786-6Published: 11 April 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09076-0Published: 26 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-74787-3Published: 28 March 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 139

  • Number of Illustrations: 10 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Environment Studies, Renewable and Green Energy, Human Geography, Environmental Geography

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