UID:
almahu_9949602168602882
Format:
1 online resource (125 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9783319922195
Series Statement:
SpringerBriefs in Energy Series
Note:
Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) -- About FEEM's Energy Scenarios and Policy (ESP) Research Programme -- About the Authors -- Abstract -- Introduction -- 1 The Challenge of Energy Access in Africa -- 1.1 Today's Landscape -- 1.1.1 Energy Demand, People and Sectors -- 1.1.2 Mapping Access to Modern Energy -- 1.1.3 Primary Energy and the Role of Traditional Biomass -- 1.1.4 Quality of Power Supply -- 1.2 Tomorrow's Open Questions -- 1.2.1 Future Energy Demand -- 1.2.2 More Power, for All -- 1.2.3 Grids, Mini-Grids, or Stand-Alone Systems? -- 1.2.4 The Changing Role of Fossil Fuels -- 1.2.5 The Future of Cooking -- References -- 2 The Role of Hydrocarbons in Africa's Energy Mix -- 2.1 Reserves and Producing Countries -- 2.1.1 Oil and Gas -- 2.1.2 Coal -- 2.2 Demand -- 2.3 Energy Trade (Out of Africa) -- 2.4 Insufficient Infrastructure -- 2.5 A Long-Term Perspective on Fossil Fuel Development -- 2.5.1 Natural Gas Potential -- 2.5.2 The Case of LPG for Cooking -- 2.5.3 Managing Air Pollution from the Energy Sector -- References -- 3 Prospects for Renewable Energy in Africa -- 3.1 Solar -- 3.2 Wind -- 3.3 Hydropower -- 3.3.1 Large Hydropower -- 3.3.2 Small Hydropower -- 3.4 Geothermal -- 3.5 Modern Bioenergy: Efficiency, Waste Valorisation, and Biofuels -- 3.6 Upscaling Renewables -- References -- 4 Energy Investments for Africa's Energy Transition -- 4.1 Electricity for All in Africa: Which Costs? -- 4.2 Reforming SSA Power Sectors to Facilitate Investments -- 4.2.1 The Reform of Power Utilities -- 4.2.2 The Reform of Energy Subsidies -- 4.3 The Role of International Public Finance Initiatives for Em-powering Africa -- 4.4 Making the Best of International Financial Assistance -- 4.5 The Role of Europe -- 4.6 The Actual Cost of Universal Access to Clean Cooking?.
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4.7 Beyond Energy Access: The Implications of Africa's Electrification for Climate Change -- References -- Conclusions -- Annex: Map of African Countries and Key Socio-economic and Energy Indicators.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Hafner, Manfred Energy in Africa Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2018 ISBN 9783319922188
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
