An overview of alternative energy sources for lesser-developed countries

Technical Report · Wed Aug 07 04:00:00 EDT 1974

OSTI ID:7193753

This report presents an overview of alternative energy sources of types that could be of significant value to lesser-developed countries (LDCs) in adjusting to the impact of sharply higher world market prices of petroleum. It presents a highly condensed review of non-conventional energy technologies, together with some limited commentary on the relevance of the more conventional technologies in new lesser-developed country (LDC) economic settings. It also provides a summary on a country-by-country basis of the current economic posture and energy resources array in fifteen LDCs selected as being broadly representative--geographically and in terms of petroleum-price impacts--of the quite wide range of situations that need to be considered. (GRA)

• Research Organization: Little (Arthur D.), Inc., Cambridge, Mass. (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7193753
• Report Number(s): PB-239465; ADL-C-77105
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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