Overview
- Provides the theoretical basis and a practical design approach on how to address the issue of energy access in low- and middle income contexts
- Focuses on the design of sustainable (Product-Service System) business models to deliver Distributed Renewable Energy solutions in an effective and efficient way
- Presents an innovative design method (and a set of related tools) to develop Distributed Renewable Energy systems based on the promising concept of Sustainable Product-Service System (S.PSS)
Part of the book series: Green Energy and Technology (GREEN)
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About this book
This open access book addresses the issue of diffusing sustainable energy access in
low- and middle-income contexts.
Access to energy is one of the greatest challenges for many people living in low-
income and developing contexts, as around 1.4 billion people lack access to electricity.
Distributed Renewable Energy systems (DRE) are considered a promising approach
to address this challenge and provide energy access to all. However, even if promising,
the implementation of DRE systems is not always straightforward.
The book analyses, discusses and classifies the promising Sustainable Product-Service
System (S.PSS) business models to deliver Distributed Renewable Energy systems in an
effective, efficient and sustainable way. Its message is supported with cases studies and
examples, discussing the economic, environmental and socioethical benefits as well
as its limitations and barriers to its implementation. An innovative design approach is
proposed and a set of design tools are supplied, enabling readers to create and develop
Sustainable Product-Service System (S.PSS) solutions to deliver Distributed Renewable
Energy systems.
Practical applications of the book’s design approach and tools by companies and
practitioners are discussed and the book will be of interest to readers in design, industry,
governmental institutions, NGOs as well as researchers.
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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System Design for Sustainable Energy for All
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Front Matter
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Method and Tools for SD4SEA
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Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Designing Sustainable Energy for All
Book Subtitle: Sustainable Product-Service System Design Applied to Distributed Renewable Energy
Authors: Carlo Vezzoli, Fabrizio Ceschin, Lilac Osanjo, Mugendi K. M’Rithaa, Richie Moalosi, Venny Nakazibwe, Jan Carel Diehl
Series Title: Green Energy and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70223-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-70222-3Published: 28 May 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09939-8Published: 02 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-70223-0Published: 17 May 2018
Series ISSN: 1865-3529
Series E-ISSN: 1865-3537
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXIII, 208
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 79 illustrations in colour
Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Engineering Design, Sustainable Development, Sustainability Management