Energy autonomy or self-sufficiency represents the most important generic term in the presently unfolding solar era. Regionally used energies, produced from selfsufficient resources, not only allow the liberation from heteronomy especially to the poorest and most sun-intensive areas of the world, but also serve the development of autonomous inter-linked structures right down to village level.
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Vinay Gupta
Free Science and Engineering in the Global Public Interest