Promoting energy efficiency in developing countries: The role of NGOs
Abstract
Developing countries need energy growth to spur economic growth. Yet energy activities contribute significantly to local water pollution and global greenhouse gas emissions. Energy efficiency offers the means to achieve the twin goals of sustainable economic/social development and environmental protection. Energy efficiency increases industrial competitiveness and frees up capital so it can be applied to other uses, such as health and education. The key to improving energy efficiency in developing countries will be acquiring and applying Western technologies, practices, and policies and building national institutions for promoting energy efficiency. Relevant energy-efficient technologies include the use of better electric motors, adjustable speed controls, combined cycle power cogeneration, improved lighting, better refrigeration technologies, and improved electric power transmission and distribution systems. Western countries can best help developing countries by providing guidance and resources to support nongovernmental organizations (NGOS) staffed by local experts; these institutions can capture the energy efficiency potential and ensure environmental protection in developing countries.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 10181873
- Report Number(s):
- PNL-SA-22527; CONF-9306226-1
ON: DE93018879; TRN: 93:019953
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Society of Women Engineers (SWE) national convention and student conference,Washington, DC (United States),21-27 Jun 1993; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; POLLUTION ABATEMENT; ENVIRONMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; ELECTRIC MOTORS; COGENERATION; LIGHTING SYSTEMS; POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; REFRIGERATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; 291000; 290201; CONSERVATION; ECONOMICS
Citation Formats
Wojtaszek, E I. Promoting energy efficiency in developing countries: The role of NGOs. United States: N. p., 1993.
Web.
Wojtaszek, E I. Promoting energy efficiency in developing countries: The role of NGOs. United States.
Wojtaszek, E I. 1993.
"Promoting energy efficiency in developing countries: The role of NGOs". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10181873.
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abstractNote = {Developing countries need energy growth to spur economic growth. Yet energy activities contribute significantly to local water pollution and global greenhouse gas emissions. Energy efficiency offers the means to achieve the twin goals of sustainable economic/social development and environmental protection. Energy efficiency increases industrial competitiveness and frees up capital so it can be applied to other uses, such as health and education. The key to improving energy efficiency in developing countries will be acquiring and applying Western technologies, practices, and policies and building national institutions for promoting energy efficiency. Relevant energy-efficient technologies include the use of better electric motors, adjustable speed controls, combined cycle power cogeneration, improved lighting, better refrigeration technologies, and improved electric power transmission and distribution systems. Western countries can best help developing countries by providing guidance and resources to support nongovernmental organizations (NGOS) staffed by local experts; these institutions can capture the energy efficiency potential and ensure environmental protection in developing countries.},
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