Distributed Generation from Renewable Energy Sources: Ending Energy Poverty across the World
Mario Pagliaro, Francesco Meneguzzo
Abstract
Following an updated outlook of global energy production and utilization, selected examples from both developing and developed countries show how distributed generation from renewable solar energy is the key solution to ending energy poverty across the world. Guidelines aimed at policy makers suggest a systems view of energy that will be instrumental in guiding the transition from fossil fuels to combustion‐free renewable energy for all energy uses.
Topics & Concepts
Renewable energyEnergy povertyFossil fuelEnergy engineeringPovertyDistributed generationEnergy developmentNatural resource economicsSolar energyEnvironmental economicsEnvironmental impact of the energy industryEnergy policyEnergy (signal processing)Production (economics)Developing countryElectricity generationEnvironmental scienceEconomicsEngineeringWaste managementEconomic growthPower (physics)Electrical engineeringPhysicsQuantum mechanicsPathologyMacroeconomicsPanacea (medicine)Alternative medicineMedicineEnergy and Environment ImpactsGlobal Energy and Sustainability ResearchEnergy, Environment, and Transportation Policies