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Energy - technical briefs
These technical briefs focus on energy access as a key element in lifting people out of poverty. In remote locations small-scale renewable energy technologies that can be used include micro-hydro, solar, wind and biogas.
Technical briefs are documents produced by Practical Action which are freely available to people in the developing world. They provide detailed technical information on a variety of subjects ranging from how to make jams and pickles to how to build a flood-proof house or an aerial ropeway.
As excellent secondary sources of information students can use technical briefs for research and to analyse and evaluate raw data. They are therefore excellent support materials for the new science national curriculum.
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Energy For Rural Communities 320.91 KB
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Energy from the Wind 370.12 KB
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Grid Connection 193.81 KB
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Micro-Hydro Power 464.36 KB
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Rural Lighting 294.25 KB
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Solar (photovoltaic) water pumping 575.62 KB
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Solar Photovoltaic Energy 540.01 KB
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Solar Thermal Energy 236.71 KB
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Chimney Stoves and Smoke Hoods 1.13 MB
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Fireless cooker 325.82 KB
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Batteries - Technical brief 417.13 KB