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Energy for Rural and Island Communities
Proceedings of the Conference, Held in Inverness, Scotland, 22-24 September 1980
- 1st Edition - October 22, 2013
- Editor: John Twidell
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 7 4 2 6 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 9 0 0 7 - 5
Energy for Rural and Island Communities covers the proceedings of the conference held in Inverness, Scotland on September 22-24, 1980, which aims to gather several professionals… Read more
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Request a sales quoteEnergy for Rural and Island Communities covers the proceedings of the conference held in Inverness, Scotland on September 22-24, 1980, which aims to gather several professionals concerned with energy supplies for island and rural communities in the 1980s. The papers in this collection are divided into six themes. The first three major topics the papers tackle are the strategy and action in providing energy resource to rural and island communities; the community energy use and generation; and the renewable energy supplies. Other papers discuss several energy sources such as wind, water, and solar. The last part is devoted to presenting papers on development and planning in relation to energy consumption of island and rural communities. This compendium will be invaluable to government and private sectors, educational institutions, and others interested in studying the energy resource, consumption, and generation for island and rural populations.
Topic A Strategy and Action
A1 Energy for Rural and Island Communities - An Introduction
A2 Energy for Remote Communities - The Strategy
A3 Sea Wave Energy for Rural and Island Communities
A4 Utilization of Waste Heat in a Malt Distillery
A5 Co-generation of Heat and Power - A Market Opportunity
Topic B Community Energy
B1 Energy Use on the Island of North Ronaldsay, Orkney
B2 Co-operative Electricity Supply - Colonsay
B3 The Fair Isle Community Electricity Scheme
B4 Thirty Years Experience of Private Hydro-electric Generation
B5 Diesel Generation on Scottish Islands by the North of Scotland Hydro-electric Board
B6 Review of Developments in the Electric Vehicle Field
Topic C Biomass and Ecosystems
C1 The Ark Building Project on Prince Edward Island - Canada
C2 Renewable Energy Supplies and Environmental Issues
C3 Wood Energy for Local Use
C4 Fuels from Non-woody Plants
C5 Wood as a Source of Energy for Rural and Island Communities
Topic D Wind Energy
D1 Wind Energy Research Experience of the Reading University Energy Group
D2 Windpower for Agriculture
D3 The Development of a Straight-bladed Vertical-axis Wind Turbine
D4 Aspects of a Wind Energy Conversion System
D5 Commercial Wind Turbine Generators and their Possible Integration into Weak Networks
D6 Large and Small Electric Wind Turbines for Isolated Applications
Topic E Hydro, Solar, and Buildings
El Appropriate Control Systems for Water Turbines
E2 Solar Cells in Scotland
E3 Solar Heat for the Highlands and Islands of Scotland
E4 Solar Water Heater on Iona
E5 Traditional Houses and Energy use in Barra and South Uist
E6 A Low Energy House, North Ronaldsay, Orkney
E7 Low Energy Project - First School at Tidcombe Lane, Tiverton, for Devon County Council
Topic F Development and Planning
Fl The Position of a Company Engaged in Small Scale Energy Development
F2 Alternative Energy and Regional Development
F3 Government Policy and Alternative Technologies in Rural Areas. Participation Group Discussion
F4 Practical Application of Wind Power to Rural and Island Communities. Participation Group Discussion
List of Participants
Author - Paper Index
Subject Index
- No. of pages: 264
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 22, 2013
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483174266
- eBook ISBN: 9781483190075
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