Sustainable Energy for All : Transforming Commitments to Action Lessons Learned and Actions for the Future

Contents: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. I. Energy Resources and planning for sustainability: 1. Agenda and action programme: sustainable energy for all initiative/Jyoti Prasad Painuly. 2. Renewable energy and energy efficiency development in Indonesia/Soni Solistia Wirawan, Oo Abdul Rosyid and Hari Yurismono. 3. Transforming sustainable energy commitments into actions in Mauritius/Vishwamitra Oree. 3. Transforming sustainable energy commitments into actions in Mauritius/Vishwamitra Oree. 4. Effect of irrigation energy and environmental factors on agricultural productivity in Nigeria/Ezekiel Ayinde Alani. II. Renewable energy programmes: 5. Bio-fuels: an alternative energy source towards a sustainable and Eco-friendly future: the Indian scenario/Subhashree Basu. 6. Portable solar anaerobic digestion pilot plant for biogas production/Kifah Al-Imarah, Mudher Hani, Taha Majed, Ismaeel Mohammed and Weleed Moufak. 7. Sustainable energy for all: transforming commitments into action-DOST MIMAROPA region of the Philippines/Bernardo Tandang Caringal. 8. Current situations and solutions for renewable energy development in Vietnam/Nguyen Anh Tuan. 9. NISIR’s research in renewable energy sources (RES)/Kutemba Kaina Kapanji Kakoma. 10. Alternative energy utilization by institutions of higher learning: a case study of Zimbabwe/Caleb Mharapara. 11. Technology transfer in the area of alternative energy-why Zimbabwe remained bogged in load shedding: a case study of photovoltaic GEF project Zimbabwe/Ngonidzashe Givemore Dupwa. III. Energy efficient technologies and smart Grid: 12. Monitoring and novel applications of 220 kV/500kV Egyptian grid parameters using family of PMU based WAMS/M.M. Eissa, Mahmoud M. Elmesalawy, Ahmed A. Shetaya and Ahmed H. Soliman. 13. Energy assessment and implementation of cleaner production in a tea factory/Waranage Ransisi Keerthi Fonseka and L.I. Palayangoda. 14. Furnace saves energy by Oxygen enriched combustion/Sawaeng Gerdpratoom, Sriwichai Susuk and Boonchu Leelakajohnjit. 15. Energy efficiency: soma city District heating system utilizing waste heat of soma B power plant/Selcuk Atas, Murat Kahraman and Gokhan Gundogdu. Annexure. Energy crisis is one of the most pressing issues of our century. The world currently invests more than $1 trillion per year in energy, much of it going toward the energy systems of the past instead of building the clean energy economies of the future. Effectively, the provision of energy should be such that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Investment in sustainable energy is a smart strategy for growing markets, improving competitiveness, and providing greater equity and opportunity. Sustainable energy has two key elements - renewable energy and energy efficiency. The promise of renewable energy can only be realised through significant R&D investments on technologies such as solar, biomass, wind, hydropower, geothermal power, ocean energy sources, solar-derived hydrogen fuel coupled with energy storage technologies necessary to operate them competitively. Energy efficiency has a profound effect on productivity, ensuring universal access to modern energy services, health, education, climate change, food and water security and communication services. This book is an extended and updated version of 15 papers presented at the 3rd Triennial International Workshop on ‘Sustainable Energy for All: Transforming Commitments to Action’ organised by the Centre for Science & Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre) jointly with the Society of Energy Engineers and Managers (SEEM), Trivandrum, India, and in association with the Christ University Faculty of Engineering, Bangalore, India during 22-24 February 2014 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. The papers included in the publication emphasise upon the need to take further action for sustainable management of energy requirements an.…