Energy documents - all files
This is a complete listing of all Practical Action documents relating to energy, including policy, practice, technical information, case studies and classroom resources.
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4th National Knowledge Convention Bangla (Booklet)
Abstracts of 4th National Knowledge Convention in Bangla
4th National Knowledge Convention English
Abstracts of 4th National Knowledge Convention proceedings in English
A selection of images of different wind turbines to promote discussion and help students decide on their design
A selection of images of different wind turbines to promote discussion and help students decide on their design
A selection of images of different wind turbines to promote discussion and help students decide on their design
A selection of images to promote discussion and help students design their wind turbine
A Simple Height and Depth Measuring Instrument
The brief shows a cheap alternative expensive equipment available commercially for height and depth measurement.
Appropriate Household Energy Technology Development
Although support materials exist in the form of technical information on various household energy technologies, there are few training materials to guide users.
Axial Turbine Guide to Installation
The guide gives the most important process steps for the installation of the Axial Turbine for the generation of hydro power energy.
Axial Turbine Guide to Installation - Turbina Axial Guía de Instalación
La guía proporciona los pasos más importantes del proceso para la instalación de la turbina axial para la generación de energía hidroeléctrica.
Axial Turbine Guide to Manufacture
This guide is to present guidelines for the manufacture of the axial turbine for the generation of hydro power energy.
Axial Turbine Guide to Manufacture - Turbina Axial Guía de Fabricación
Esta guía es presentar directrices para la fabricación de la turbina axial para la generación de energía hidroeléctrica.
Bengali Bulletin Falak latest Issue
Fakal is an appropriate technology based half yearly Bengali publication of Practical Action, Bangladesh.
Best practices for sustainable development of micro hydro power in developing countries
This report synthesises the experience of micro hydro developments in Sri Lanka, Peru, Nepal, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. It attempts to draw out the best practice from this experience.
Biodiesel - Biodiésel
Este informe explica lo que es biodiésel, sus ventajas y desventajas.
Biofuels for transport
Massive and unregulated large-scale production of biofuels would be potentially destructive for the environment, a threat to food security, and will affect sustainable development and the livelihoods of the poor.
Biofuels for transport
Massive and unregulated large-scale production of biofuels would be potentially destructive for the environment, a threat to food security, and will affect sustainable development and the livelihoods of the poor.
Biogas - Le Biogaz
Le biogaz est un combustible bien implanté dans un certain nombre de pays utilisé pour la cuisson et l’éclairage.
Biogas Digest - Volume I Biogas Basics
Manual describes the basics of producing and using Biogas from dung and organic waste materials.
Biogas Digest - Volume II Application and Product Development
Important factors, providing a checklist for the planning and procedure for product development of a biogas plant.
Biogas Plants in Animal Husbandry
One of the main areas of use for biogas is on farms.
Biogas Plants in Animal Husbandry
Guide addressing the planners and providers of stock-farming and agricultural-extension services in developing countries.
Biogas Promotion in Kenya
A review of experience with a detail factors that have influenced the adoption of biogas in Kenya.
Biogas technology and integrated development: experiences from Sri Lanka
Traditionally the biogas technology was looked at as a source of energy for the rural population mainly for lighting, though it possessed several other benefits. The Practical Action South Asia project recognised the need to look at the biogas technology in an integrated manner to reap the...
Biogas Use in Reconstruction
Biogas technology can provide essential energy services in a post-disaster context.
Biomass as a Solid Fuel
Solid biomass includes wood, sawdust, and crop waste which can be used directly or processed into briquettes and charcoal.
Biomass as a Solid Fuel - La biomasse Comme Combustible Solide
Charbon de bois est largement utilisé comme combustible domestique pour la cuisson dans de nombreuses villes dans les pays en développement, comme c'est plus propre et plus facile à utiliser que le bois.
Boiling Point 45: low-cost electrification
Rural energy development in Nepal - Community micro-hydro power in Kenya - Tariffs for rural grid electrification - Fuel for lighting - Demand side management for rural Nepal - ‘Micro-privatising’ rural power distribution in India - Electricity for the urban poor - Windpower: Small is beautiful...
Boiling Point 49: forests, fuel and food
Sustainable commercial firewood in Brazil and Nicaragua - Super-insulated housing for Northern Asia - Insulative ceramics for improved cooking stoves - Policy decisions to conserve forest reserves in Tanzania - Fuelling development - Linking rural energy transitions and developmental needs in...
Boiling Point 50: scaling up and commercialisation of household energy initiatives
Scaling up biogas in Nepal - Ten top tips for successful scaling up - Rocket stoves for sub-Saharan Africa - Designing stoves for mass production - The Ecostove - Promoting improved household energy in China - Is gender a key variable? - Strengthening community partnerships - Dissemination of...
Boiling Point 51: sharing information and communicating knowledge
Upesi rural stoves - Locally-made solar panels for small appliances - Sharing knowledge and spreading information using the Internet - Promoting solar cookers - Improved cookstove experiences from India - Rocket stove in Southern Africa and Uganda - Improving life for rural communities in the...
Boiling Point 52: health, safety and household energy
Health and climate impacts of solid fuels - Spreading biomass stove technologies - Pollution in rural Zimbabwe - Direct contact hazards of cookstoves - Alcohol stoves in refugee communities - Inkawasi stoves in Peru - Rocket Lorena stoves in Uganda - CSD14 - Effects of ventilation - Methanol...
Bridging the funding gap to ensure energy access for the poor
Presented at ""Financing energy access for the poor"", a Practical Action event at the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) 15, New York 2007.
Build Manual: ARTI Floating Dome Biodigester
Compact biogas plant which uses waste food rather than manure as feedstock, to supply biogas for cooking.
Build Manual: ARTI Floating Dome Biodigester - Tutorial De Construction: Bio-Dgesteur ARTI à Toit Coulissant
Compact usine de biogaz qui utilise des déchets alimentaires plutôt que du fumier comme matière première, de fournir du biogaz pour la cuisson.
Cable Selection - Cable Selection in small Off-grid Solar Energy Installations
An idea for cable selection in small off-grid solar energy installation process to ensure that voltage drop should always be kept below 5%.
Cable Selection - Selección de Cables en Instalaciones pequeñas de Energía Solar Aislada
Une idée pour le choix des câbles dans les petits hors-réseau processus d'installation solaire énergie.
Certificates for all students who take part in the wind power challenge
Certificates for all students who take part in the wind power challenge
Certificates to give to the students who win the wind power challenge
Certificates to give to the students who win the wind power challenge
Charcoal Production
Charcoal is widely used as a domestic fuel for cooking in many towns and cities in developing countries as it is cleaner and easier to use than wood.
Charcoal Production - Production du Charbon de Bois
Charcoal is widely used as a domestic fuel for cooking in many towns and cities in developing countries as it is cleaner and easier to use than wood.
Chimney Stoves and Smoke Hoods
Nearly half the world cooks on three-stone fires or basic stoves causing indoor air pollution. This brief looks at ways to reduce pollution.
Chimney Stoves and Smoke Hoods - Stovu Zenye Dohani Na Vifuniko Vya Moshi
Nearly half the world cooks on three-stone fires or basic stoves causing indoor air pollution. This brief looks at ways to reduce pollution.
Civil Works Guidelines for Micro Hydropower in Nepal
A book to look at the technical aspects including civil works guidelines of designing a micro hydro scheme in Nepal.
Climate change and energy poverty in Africa
An analysis of the interconnecting themes between climate change and energy access for the poor in sub-Saharan Africa
Climate change and the challenge of energy poverty
Climate change mitigation and the ending of energy poverty are not incompatible goals. Governments have the duty to ensure that the poor are able to fulfil their basic needs, including those dependent on energy. At the same time developing countries need support to develop in a carbon neutral...
Community Based Micro-Hydro Village Electrification Scheme Technology and Approach
Booklet on community based micro hydro village electrification scheme technology to explain how science is used in technology development.
Cook Electric: The Ghandruk Experience
This case study shows how micro-hydro can be used to provide electricity for cooking in Nepal.