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to produce electricity and cultivate unused lands is a good example.
Imagine the desert lands available around the globe; covering the
areas of the edge of deserts and connecting these power stations
with electric cables could be done easily. The world is not short
of energy, but humankind should work to introduce safe energy
sourcesandphaseoutharmfulenergytechnologiesfromthesociety
[3, 4]. We have the responsibility to build a safe and peaceful world
for ourfuture generations.
10.11 Recommendations for Developing Countries
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Establish a policy to install solar thermal hot water
systems on well-developed buildings and gradually phase
out electric geysers that consume power from the national
grid.
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Rapidly introduce low-power LED lamps to use in solar
home systems and other relevant lighting applications in
order to reduce power consumption.
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Establish installations of small systems in large numbers.
Expand activities on solar home, solar thermal, and small
drip irrigation systems to accelerate village electrification
and development.
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Establishtheinstallationoflargesystemsinsmallnumbers.
Learn the technology rapidly and update the national
grid to a high standard, minimising the current level
of transmission losses. All renewable applications are
complementary and, therefore, relieve the national grid
from high power demand.
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Use large community solar water-pumping systems and
applysolarvillageconceptsforrapiddevelopment.Develop
the infrastructure rapidly around the water-pumping sys-
tems with all possible support, allowing needy people to
stand on their own feet.
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Replace diesel pumps used in already established water-
pumping systems using solar water pumps. Install solar
waterpumpsateverysuitablesourceofwaterandincrease
food production.
