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Technology transfer for renewable energy : overcoming barriers in developing countries /

"This is a practical book on ways to speed up and facilitate the transfer of renewable energy technology to developing countries. Renewable energy has an enormous potential to contribute towards sustainable development, environmental protection and achieving the International Development Target...

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Main Author: Wilkins, Gill.
Corporate Author: Sustainable Development Programme (Royal Institute of International Affairs)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Washington D.C. : Royal Institute of International Affairs : Earthscan ; distributed in North America by the Brookings Institution, 2002.
Subjects:
Technology transfer > Developing countries.
Renewable energy sources > Developing countries.
Appropriate technology > Developing countries.
Technology transfer.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword /
  • Jose Goldemberg
  • A role for renewables
  • Improving energy security
  • Trends in world energy use
  • Current deployment of renewable energy and future prospects
  • The need for indigenous local energy sources
  • A niche for renewable energy
  • Powering sustainable development
  • Energy services
  • Energy and development
  • Achieving international development targets
  • Reducing environmental impacts
  • Local impacts
  • Global impacts
  • Transferring technology to developing countries: key actors and roles
  • Developments in technology transfer
  • Defining technology transfer
  • Technology transfer in the context of sustainable development and climate change
  • Key actors and roles
  • The role of governments
  • The role of international finance institutions
  • The role of private sector organizations
  • The role of civil society
  • Risks and rewards
  • Investment in technology transfer
  • Key investors for renewable energy
  • International institutions
  • National institutions
  • Private companies
  • Non-governmental organizations
  • Investment trends
  • Finance mechanisms
  • Innovative finance mechanisms
  • Potential investment via the CDM
  • Barriers and options
  • Barriers
  • National policies and programmes
  • Institutional structures
  • Intellectual property and standards
  • Information exchange, education and training
  • Financing
  • Social
  • Others
  • Summary of barriers to solar home systems
  • Summary of barriers to biomass cogeneration
  • Options
  • Encouraging technology transfer.

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