Publication to help students learn about renewable energy
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 | Dr Anirudh Singh presents copies of his latest book to the Deputy Director of Education, Mr Jai Narayan. |
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A new introductory book on renewable energy was released in Suva, Fiji on 9 November, 2012. The book was launched by Fiji's Deputy Director of Education, Mr Jai Narayan.
Titled ‘All about renewable energy - a basic renewable energy kit for decision-makers’, the 64-page publication introduces the basic concepts of renewable energy with a quick assessment of the relative merits of the different types of renewable energy.
The book has been authored by an academic from the University of the South Pacific, Dr Anirudh Singh, who said, “the book is a crash course in renewable energy for anyone who knows nothing about renewable energy and wants to find out as quickly as possible.”
The book provides an ideal primer for the study of renewable energy at any level, explained Dr Singh, as the language used is non-technical, and the physical principles are described in simple everyday English as far as possible.
He added that the multi-disciplinary nature of the subject of renewable energy is emphasised throughout.
According to the author, the publication will provide a resource material for students and others who may not have a scientific background for studies in the area of renewable energy.
“It will provide a first step for teachers to plan their curricula, and for students to learn about the basics of renewable energy without needing any special knowledge of physics or other sciences,” highlighted Dr Singh.
The launching ceremony was attended by more than 40 participants from the departments of Education and Energy, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, UNDP, universities and the private sector.
The book has evolved out of the activities of Project DIREKT - a renewable energy project undertaken by five universities from the ACP region and Germany.
Dr Singh elaborated that a part of the project was to provide enough knowledge and information to decision-makers in government, NGOs, and the private sector to make wise decisions about which renewable energy technology to acquire. It was later decided to convert this learning kit into text form. This book is the result.
The production of the book has been funded entirely by Project DIREKT, which is an EU-funded renewable energy project.
Copies of the book are available upon request from the Project DIREKT Technology Transfer Centre at USP.
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