Abstract
This chapter discusses the applications of renewable energy technologies to domestic usage and to telecommunication and transport in developing countries. Solar cookers, liquid stoves, and wood stoves use solar energy, plant oil, and biomass, respectively, for cooking purposes. The possible refrigeration cycles of a solar-powered refrigerator are electrical driven, intermittent adsorption cycles, intermittent absorption cycles, continuous absorption cycles, the Platen–Munters diffusion absorption cycles, and desiccant wheel systems. The chapter also discusses solar-powered village-scale portable water systems. Water-related and chemical-related diseases are briefly discussed in the chapter. A brief description of the technologies that have had some success in the remote-area applications of water purification is provided in the chapter. Solar distillation, ultraviolet sterilization, and reverse osmosis are some of the important technologies for water purification. Two cases in the chapter describe the installation of solar telecommunication systems in two of the remotest areas of the world: Tucuman, Argentina, and Mexico. Finally, some examples of mobility and alternative fuel vehicles involving traditional draught animals and electric vehicles, respectively, are presented in the chapter.
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