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Rapidly introduce low-power LED lamps in household
lighting applications and power these using PV solar
panels.
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Encourage teachers, university dons, clergymen, company
employers, and responsible civil servants to be involved
in social development projects, in addition to their main-
stream job functions.
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Future energy supply will be through hydrogen, produced
by the electrolysis of water using freely available energy
sources such as solar and wind. Encourage research and
development in this direction withineach country.
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Encourage tree-planting projects on a large scale in order
to re-absorb CO
2
from the atmosphere. This will prevent
desertificationinsomecountriesandhelpinwaterandsoil
management, the reduction of flash floods and landslides,
etc., minimising natural disasters and creating a pleasant
environment.
10.13 Summary
This chapter described how solar power could assist in the social
and economic development of developing and developed countries
using various applications at different power levels. The largest
impactindevelopingcountriesintheshorttermwillcomefromdrip
irrigation and community water-pumping systems combined with
solar village concepts introduced recently for social development.
Solar energy can be used as the first wave of actions to improve
agriculture and enhance food production. In the second wave of
actions, small industries could be established to benefit from an
enhanced food production process and a healthy export business
could be developed. Other large-scale solar power applications
are also presented, and relevant recommendations are made
in order for developing countries to move towards becoming
energy-independent and fully developed. The recommendations for
developed countries are also presented to help them move towards
a low-carbon economy in the future.
