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Renewable Energy Technologies

for Rural Development

U n i t e d N a t i o n s C o n f e r e n c e o n T r a d e a n d D e v e l o p m e n t

U N C T A D C u r r e nt S tud i e s o n S c i e nc e , T e c h n o l o g y and I nn o v at i o n . N º 1

UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT

UNCTAD CURRENT STUDIES ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

Renewable Energy Technologies for

Rural Development

UNITED NATIONS

New York and Geneva, 2010

UNCTAD CURRENT STUDIES ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION. NO.1

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Acknowledgements

This paper was prepared by Jim Watson of the Sussex Energy Group and Tyndall Centre

Climate Change and Energy Programme, SPRU – Science and Technology Policy Research,

University of Sussex and Oliver Johnson of the Sussex Energy Group, SPRU – Science and

Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex. It was finalized by Dong Wu of the

UNCTAD secretariat. Anne Miroux and Mongi Hamdi provided overall guidance. It was

edited by Jennifer Rietbergen and Nadège Hadjemian designed the cover. Elvira Chudzinski

provided administrative support.

The paper benefited from comments and suggestions provided by Judith Cherni (Imperial

College, London), Yacob Mulugetta (University of Surrey), Rob Byrne and Alexandra

Mallett (Sussex Energy Group, SPRU, University of Sussex).

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