14-10-2010, 11:06 AM
hydroelectric and thermal power (coal)
ABSTRACT
Energy is a critical component in the development of any country and more so in the context of developing countries. Rapid industrialization is often hampered by inadequate availability of energy. Communications, health, housing and other basic needs of society are also limited by insufficient availability of energy at various stages and sometimes to the point that even takes the whole process of planning in this sector to a halt.
Conventional hydroelectric and thermal power (coal) had played an important role in industrial development. However, the oil crisis since 1973 had brought to the concentration that renewable have a very important role at the time because the price of a non-renewable source can be changed often negatively the interests of development poorer countries. Often the technologies related to alternative energy sources are not as well developed and adjusted to have a high degree of efficiency in use. However, if one were to look at the economic cost and how some of these in an appropriate manner at a price which shows that many alternative energy sources and are able to compete with conventional energy sources. Solar and Wind Energy are natural sources such as renewable energy options and have been used so successfully in many countries.
On the other hand, there are many other sources of alternative energy such as biomass, bio fuels, hydrogen energy and the like when developed may have an important role in meeting energy needs in the countries of the region.
The paper demonstrates the use of some non-conventional resources of energy for power generation, including biomass, sunlight, wind, tides and fossils are available in abundance, to generate energy as a viable alternative to traditional hydro and thermal and fast depleting resources.
