Off-Grid Electrical Systems in Developing Countries by Dr. Henry Louie has a newly published second edition that adds 100 pages of material, including new attention to energy justice and energy equity. Photo: UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering (CC BY 2.0)
A surge in new power supplies presents an interesting challenge: What to plug in? The rural electrification rate in developing countries hovers above 60 percent, and by some...