Small Hydro Power in China

An account of how the Chinese achieved a long-term programme to provide rural areas with electricity. Contains lessons for other countries faced with energy provision problems.

Solar Water Pumping

Jeff Kenna, Bill Gillet

A 'state of the art' survey, with guides to costs and criteria for choice of pumping methods.

The Stove Project Manual

S Joseph, Y Shanahan, W Stewart

Detailed guidelines for project managers interested or involved in stoves programs

Upgrading Micro Hydro in Sri Lanka

Drummond Hislop

This book is a case study in technology transfer and demonstration, although it also reviews the implications for possible village use and for the country as a whole.

Wood Stove Dissemination

Robin Clarke

A collection of papers from an international workshop on the dissemination of improved stoves. The papers are presented in three sections: Part 1 - considers issues involved in wood-stove dissemination, Part 2 - contains eight case studies of projects in Guatemala, Sri Lanka and Africa and Part 3 -...

Small-scale Gold Mining

E H Dahlberg

The artisanal mining of alluvial gold is an extremely common small mining activity in many countries. This is a comprehensive and practical guide aimed at filling a need for improved goldmining techniques.

Micro-Hydro Electric Power

Ray Holland

A summary of the state of the art in micro-hydro with a section on the economics of micro-hydro installation and operation. Invaluable to engineers, consultants and field workers in the developing world.

Land Clearance

Rob Hitchings

This publication aims to give those not familiar with the subject of land clearance a general idea of the range of techniques and equipment available. It does not cover any aspect in detail but aims to advise those who may occasionally have to administer land clearance of the different methods that...

How to Build a Cretan Sail Windpump

Bob Mann

This windpump design was adapted from a series of low-lift windmills developed in Ethiopia. A very successful windpump which when scientifically tested pumped nearly twice as much water as the original design. Contains constructional details and plans.

A Chinese Biogas Manual

Ariane van Buren, Michael Crook

Leo Pyle

The production of biogas, which is regarded in many countries as a by-product of an efficient system of energy production, has become in China a comprehensive, controlled method of waste disposal, recycling resources, supplying energy and fertilizer and improving rural health, as the digesting of wa...