Solar PV Energy in Nepal

Renewable energy practices in Nepal

Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change

Jonathan Ensor, Rachel Berger, Saleemul Huq

As climate becomes less predictable and extreme weather events become more frequent, there is an urgent need for support that will help communities to prepare and adapt to changing conditions. This support is needed at the local level as well as the national, and must be framed by appropriate policy...

Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Technologies in Bangladesh

Renewable energy practices in Bangladesh.

Delivery Model of Wood Gasifier Stoves in Sri Lanka

Instead of burning the fuel-wood with a complete combustion to generate heat directly, a wood gasifier stove, which is also called a Forced Draft Wood Gasifier Stove, follows a two-step process. This two stage process leads to more complete combustion, releasing less smoke and less emission, particu...

Delivering Energy for Development

Raffaella Bellanca, Ewan Bloomfield, Kavita Rai

Access to modern energy services remains low or non-existent for approximately 2.8 billion of the world’s population. Energy practitioners are facing the challenge of delivering access to modern energy services where poverty and lack of infrastructure makes it most difficult. Rising awareness about...

Gasifier Stoves

Advanced biomass stoves covers improvements developed over recent years for household cooking in developing countries. They are often referred to as gasifier stoves although not all of these stoves strictly gasify the fuel.

Poor People's Energy Outlook 2013

In many countries poor people’s energy access is yet to be given sufficient priority and fails to be acknowledged as a key enabler in improving health, education, and other community services. As a contribution to creating a new energy narrative, the Poor people’s energy outlook (PPEO) highlights wh...

Low-Cost Civil works for Micro-Hydro Schemes

Civil works can suffer from cracking and significant scour damage. This document looks at some of the approaches that were taken to combat these problems in hydro schemes in the Cajamarca region of Peru.

Solar Photovoltaic Water Pumping

The advantages and disadvantages of solar water pumping are outlined in this document.

Cable Selection in Small Off-grid Solar energy Installations

Ideally, voltage drop in a solar energy installation should be