Presentation by John Holmes, EASAC, Smart Villages Technology Workshop, Cambridge 14 January 2014 The purpose of the workshop was to bring together leading UK researchers to discuss emerging technologies for the sustainable production and use of energy in rural communities in developing countries, and to take a ‘look ahead’ at scientific developments and technologies that might be influential over the next 10 - 20 years. It was held under the auspices of the ‘smart villages’ initiative, a three - year project to advance sustain able energy provision for development in off - grid villages in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

1. The Smart Villages Initiative
Dr John Holmes
EASAC Energy Programme Secretary
MCSC/CMEDT Research Consultant

2. The Scale of the Energy
Challenge
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1.3 billion people without access to
electricity, mainly in rural communities
3 billion people use traditional fuels for
household energy
1.5 million people die each year from indoor
air pollution caused by traditional fuels
Oil prices in real terms are 5 x what they were
when OECD countries were at a similar stage
of development

3. Universal access to
electricity by 2030
IEA World Energy Outlook: new
connections in rural areas
30% grid extension
70% from micro-grids and
home-based approaches
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4. Energy as catalyst for
development
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Sustainable
energy
access as
catalyst for
development
education
Local
business
Health &
welfare
Democratic
engagement

5. Smart villages
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Focus: mini/micro-grid and home-based
approaches
Policy advice: an insightful, bottom-up view of the
challenges of village energy provision for
development, and how they can be overcome
Workshops: bringing together top European,
African, and Asian scientists with local
stakeholders (entrepreneurs, villagers, NGO’s,
financers and policy makers etc.)
On-going dialogue: follow
up engagement activities;
EASAC briefings

6. Smart villages: support &
preparatory activities
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Links & collaborations: extensive round
of meetings in 2013 – much interest
Funding: Malaysian Commonwealth Studies Centre &
application to Templeton World Charity Foundation
Science Academies: national, regional and global
Scoping study in 2012: 20 case studies from Africa and
India
High-level Steering Panel and EASAC Reference Group

7. In-country workshops
June 2014
• Tanzania / East Africa
January 2015
• Malaysia / Southeast Asia
May 2015
• India / South Asia
November
2015
• Bolivia / South America
April 2016
• Ghana / West Africa
November
2016
• Mexico / Central America
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8. Follow up activities
Dissemination of workshop
report
Preparation of briefs and
briefing meetings
Training courses and master
classes
Entrepreneurial competition
Final event with key
stakeholders
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9. Additional Activities
Vision Paper
Booklet of essays
Pocket guide
Website
Final Workshops: Brussels and
Developing Country
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10. Cambridge: Forward Look
Energy:
production, use
and efficiency
Possible game-
changing
developments
over next 10-15
years
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Thank you