People have the power: appropriate technology and the implications of labour-intensive making by Oropallo, Gabriele

“…When fossil fuels are turned into other forms of energy, they power machines that easily outdo humans in productivity, just as the Luddite conservatives lamented in the age of the Industrial Revolution. Appropriate technology (AT) is an approach proposed to escape both energy-intensive lifestyles and unemployment-yielding mechanization. …”
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Cost comparison for a stand-alone residential photovoltaic systems between silicon and cadmium in Malaysia by Viagneswaran, A., Hassan, Mohd. Yusro, Abdul Rahman, Hasimah, Majid, Md. Shah

“…The PV is often the most appropriate technology to meet the energy demand of isolated communities. …”
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