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APPLICATION OF NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

Author(s) : ANDERSSON J. V.

Type of article: Article

Summary

DURING THE PAST DECADE, WORK HAS BEEN INTENSIFIED IN SWEDEN TO DEVELOP NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND TO REDUCE THE DOMINANCE OF IMPORTED FUEL OIL AS AN ENERGY SOURCE. IN MOST CASES THIS WORK HAS BEEN BASED ON LONG EXPERIENCE FROM SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES. COMPUTERIZED DYNAMIC MODELS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED TO GIVE A BASIS FOR DECISIONS ON ECONOMIC FUEL COMBINATIONS, DEPENDING ON FUEL AND INVESTMENT COSTS, AND FOR ECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION OF PLANT AND GRID SIZES TO ACCOMMODATE FLUCTUATING DEMANDS. SOME EXAMPLES OF ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IN WHICH EXPERIENCE COULD BE TRANSFERRED TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ARE: HYDROELECTRIC POWER ; PRODUCER GAS (FROM WOOD AND SUCHLIKE) ; WIND ENERGY ; SOLAR ENERGY ; FUEL WOOD ; HEAT PUMPS ; OPERATION AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE.

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  • Original title: APPLICATION OF NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
  • Record ID : 1985-1270
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Developing country, General information
  • Source: Scand. Refrig. - vol. 13 - n. 4
  • Publication date: 1984/09
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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