Bioenergy for Sustainable Development in Africa
This contribution to the current global discussion about the sustainability of bioenergy addresses the fact that this debate often ignores the needs and opinions of developing countries. The book specifically addresses bioenergy development opportunities
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Rainer Janssen • Dominik Rutz Editors
Bioenergy for Sustainable Development in Africa
Editors Dr. Rainer Janssen WIP – Renewable Energies Sylvensteinstraße 2 81369 Munich Germany [email protected] www.wip-munich.de
Dipl.-Ing. Dominik Rutz M.Sc. WIP – Renewable Energies Sylvensteinstraße 2 81369 Munich Germany [email protected] www.wip-munich.de
ISBN 978-94-007-2180-7 e-ISBN 978-94-007-2181-4 DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-2181-4 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011941607 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
The book “Bioenergy for Sustainable Development in Africa” is a response to the current global discussion on sustainability of bioenergy which often neglects the needs and perspectives of developing countries. In five parts on “Biomass Production and Use”, “Biomass Technologies and Markets”, “Biomass Policies”, “Sustainability of Biomass Production and Use”, and “Financing and Socio-Economic Issues” the book addresses in 31 chapters bioenergy development opportunities for Africa and related risks. Contributions to this book are based on the experience of selected authors from Africa, Europe, and other continents, including researchers, investors, policy makers and other stakeholders such as representatives from NGOs. This publication builds upon the results of the “COMPETE Bioenergy Competence Platform for Africa” which was supported by the European Commission in the Sixth Framework Programme for Research from January 2007 to December 2009.
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Acknowledgements
The editors would like to thank all authors that contributed to this book on Bioenergy for Sustainable Development in Africa as well as all partners of the COMPETE Bioenergy Competence Platform for Africa, which was supported by the European Commission in the Sixth Framework Programme for Research from 2007 to 2009. We would also like to thank our colleagues at WIP Renewable Energies for their continuous support of our activities within the current global discussion about the sustainability of bioenergy in Africa.
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Contents
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Keynote Introduction: Traditional and Improved Use of Biomass for Energy in Africa ..................................................... Edward M.W. Smeets, Francis X. Johnson, and Grant Ballard-Tremeer
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Biomass Potential in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions in Botswana ............................................................................... Mogodisheng B.M. Sekhwela and Donald L. Kgathi
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Jatropha: A Promising Crop
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