The Sun Is Rising in Africa and the Middle East : On the Road to a Solar Energy Future (Jenny Stanford Series on Renewable Energy)

Varadi, Peter F./ Wouters, Frank/ Hoffman, Allan R.

Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd（2018/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 256 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789814774895
• DDC分類 621.47096

Full Description

Both Africa and the Middle East are blessed with enormous solar energy resources. Electrification is an urgent need in Africa, where many of its 54 countries are among the world's fastest-growing economies, but where half the population still has no access to electricity. Solar energy is seen as the fastest and cheapest path to addressing this need. Oil-rich countries in the Middle East are turning to solar energy to meet the growing domestic demand for electricity, freeing up hydrocarbons for export. This book describes the energy transition in Africa and the Middle East, from dependence on fossil fuels to increasing reliance on solar energy. The authors were assisted by the contributions of top experts Wolfgang Palz, Anil Cabraal, and Richenda Van Leeuwen in their efforts to provide a sound basis for understanding where solar energy is heading in these two important global regions.

Contents

Introduction  Solar Energy in Africa and in the Middle East  Solar Technologies for Electricity Generation  Electric Grid issues in Africa and the Middle East  Regional and International Solar Initiatives  Existing and Emerging Solar PV Markets  Financing, the Key to Africa and the Middle East's Solar Energy Future  Local Value Creation  Current and Future Solar Programs in Africa and in the Middle East  Epilogue