Energy and Sun : : Sustainable Energy Solutions for Future Megacities / / ed. by Ludger Eltrop, Thomas Telsnig, Ulrich Fahl.

• MitwirkendeR: Ahati, Jiarheng,; Annegarn, Harold J.,; Baur, Frank,; Born, Lukas,; Braun, Nina,; Busch, Mirjam,; Derreza-Greeven, Cassandra,; Detzel, Andreas,; Dobbins, Audrey,; Eltrop, Ludger,; Erhorn, Hans,; Fahl, Ulrich,; Falahat, Somaiyeh,; Franke, Bernd,; Goyal, Vineet Kumar,; Guy, D. Mothusi,; Haasz, Thomas,; Hennecke, Christian,; Hofstaetter, Wolfgang,; Horam, Phungmayo,; Höhne, Jakob,; Jain, Angela,; Kimmich, Christian,; Kochendörfer, Bernd,; Kohler, Franziska,; Li, Niu,; Liu, Ming,; Marathe, Sheetal Dattatraya,; Pahl-Weber, Elke,; Peng, Xiaoyan,; Porzig, Michael,; Rommel, Jens,; Sagebiel, Julian,; Schrade, Johannes,; Speck, Mike,; Stelzer, Bertine,; Telsnig, Thomas,; Tomaschek, Jan,; Wehage, Philipp,; Werthmann, Christine,; Wössner, Simon,; Zehner, Carsten,; Zhao, Chenxi,; Özdemir, Enver Doruk,
• HerausgeberIn: Eltrop, Ludger,; Fahl, Ulrich,; Telsnig, Thomas,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin : : JOVIS Verlag GmbH, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Future Megacities ; 1
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (248 p.) :; zahlr. farb. Abb.

Solar energy is in focus worldwide. So is the role of cities and public governments for creating a more sustainable urban future. This volume highlights the role of solar energy and other solar related energy technologies for a low carbon and sustainable energy system, particularly for cities and ci...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Preface
• Index
• Introduction
• Energy and Sun – Sustainable Energy Solutions for Future Megacities
• Solar And Sustainable Energy Technologies
• Governance of Solar Photovoltaic Off-grid Technologies in Rural Andhra Pradesh: Some Implications from the Field
• Peri-Urban Linkages: Improving Energy Efficiency in Irrigation to Enable Sustainable Urban Transition
• The Role of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plants for South Africa’s Electricity Generation
• Driven by the Sun: The Joined Biogas, Charcoal and Erosion Prevention Project – An Option for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• Solar Powered Schools for Hyderabad, India – An Attempt for Decentralised Energy Production
• Solutions For Buildings And Settlements
• Energy and Space – Housing Design in Urban Context in the MENA Region
• Assessment of the Energy Performance of Buildings – A Simplified Calculation Approach to Visualise Potentials and Benefits
• Extra Low Energy Housing: Urumqi as a Model City for Central Asia
• Solar Energy, Empowerment, and Sustainable Housing: A South African Case Study
• Energy-Efficient Micro-Urban Prototypes – The Context of Iranian Cities
• System Analytical And Integration Approaches
• Solar and Other Options to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions: The Reduction Potential in the Residential Sector in Hyderabad, India
• Solar Energy Technologies – GHG Abatement Costs and Potentials for Gauteng, South Africa
• Technological and Economic Challenges in Making Urumqi’s PVC Industry More Energy Efficient
• Direct and Indirect Solar Energy Usage in Gauteng, South Africa: An Energy System Perspective
• Potential of Photovoltaic Systems for Social and Economic Empowerment in Peri-Urban and Rural Areas in South Africa
• The Projects of the Programme on Future Megacities in Brief
• Authors
• Imprint