Summarizes a study of key drivers of electric vehicle adoption, with an emphasis on vehicle-charging scenarios and infrastructure and an eye toward identifying options that can maximize benefits from greater EV use to both consumers and the grid.
Sebastian Groh
Our Colombo media workshop was a two-day residential event featuring a combination of background briefings from local and international experts and entrepreneurs on energy markets and developments in the South Asian off-grid sector. The workshop offered an opportunity to explore the Smart Villages concept and study nascent Smart Village projects and relevant technologies from around the world
More info: http://e4sv.org/events/south-asia-media-dialogue-workshop/
Summarizes a study of key drivers of electric vehicle adoption, with an emphasis on vehicle-charging scenarios and infrastructure and an eye toward identifying options that can maximize benefits from greater EV use to both consumers and the grid.
Sebastian Groh
Our Colombo media workshop was a two-day residential event featuring a combination of background briefings from local and international experts and entrepreneurs on energy markets and developments in the South Asian off-grid sector. The workshop offered an opportunity to explore the Smart Villages concept and study nascent Smart Village projects and relevant technologies from around the world
More info: http://e4sv.org/events/south-asia-media-dialogue-workshop/
Master Electricians Australia is spearheading a national campaign for mandatory safety switches on all circuits in all Australian homes.
Each year, around 15 people are killed in preventable electrical accidents in Australian homes. Around 20 times that number are hospitalised with severe burns or other injuries. These deaths and injuries can almost certainly be prevented – with the flick of a switch.
Providing electricity to the unconnected 1.1 billion people in developing countries is one of the top political priorities of the international community, yet the costs of reaching this objective are very high. The present paper examines whether the objective and the associated costs are justified by the value that target beneficiaries assign to electricity. We provide experimental evidence on the revealed willingness-to-pay (WTP) for three types of off-grid solar electricity devices. Our findings show that households are willing to dedicate a substantial part of their expenditures to electricity. In absolute terms, though, the WTP does not suffice to reach cost-covering prices. Different payment schemes, which we randomized across our sample, do not alter the WTP significantly. If universal electricity access is to be achieved, direct subsidies might be necessary. We argue that from a public policy perspective it is more rationale to promote off-grid solar than grid-based electrification because of its better cost-benefit performance.
Data centers come in all shapes and sizes. Many are embedded within multi-use buildings. Some are small enough to be tucked away in closets, while others take up an entire floor of a building. Numerous data centers are even large enough to fill up an entire building.
Energy, Sustainability, Energy transition, Leadership
Independent (Siemens sponsored) National Survey of the Energy Professionals in the USA Utility sector on State of the Utility.
Presentation: The Water-Energy Nexus: A Global Problem, with Local Solutions
April 22, 2010
Austin, Texas
Meeting: Leveraging Efficiency through Philanthropic Investment in the Water-Energy Connection
Three Disruptive Leadership Opportunities for Washington State to “Live in th...Larry Smarr
11.03.18
Keynote Talk
Washington Innovation Summit:
New Decade, New Partnerships, New Solutions
Title: Three Disruptive Leadership Opportunities for Washington State to “Live in the Future”
Microsoft Executive Conference Center
Redmond, Washington
Updated Policy Brief: Cooperatives Bring Fiber Internet Access to Rural AmericaEd Dodds
Originally published in 2017, our report, Cooperatives Fiberize Rural America: A Trusted Model for the Internet Era, focuses on cooperatives as a proven model for deploying fiber optic Internet access across the country. An update in the spring of 2019 included additional information about the rate co-ops are expanding Internet service, and now we’ve updated it again, with a new map and personal stories from areas where co-ops have drastically impacted local life.
Master Electricians Australia is spearheading a national campaign for mandatory safety switches on all circuits in all Australian homes.
Each year, around 15 people are killed in preventable electrical accidents in Australian homes. Around 20 times that number are hospitalised with severe burns or other injuries. These deaths and injuries can almost certainly be prevented – with the flick of a switch.
Providing electricity to the unconnected 1.1 billion people in developing countries is one of the top political priorities of the international community, yet the costs of reaching this objective are very high. The present paper examines whether the objective and the associated costs are justified by the value that target beneficiaries assign to electricity. We provide experimental evidence on the revealed willingness-to-pay (WTP) for three types of off-grid solar electricity devices. Our findings show that households are willing to dedicate a substantial part of their expenditures to electricity. In absolute terms, though, the WTP does not suffice to reach cost-covering prices. Different payment schemes, which we randomized across our sample, do not alter the WTP significantly. If universal electricity access is to be achieved, direct subsidies might be necessary. We argue that from a public policy perspective it is more rationale to promote off-grid solar than grid-based electrification because of its better cost-benefit performance.
Data centers come in all shapes and sizes. Many are embedded within multi-use buildings. Some are small enough to be tucked away in closets, while others take up an entire floor of a building. Numerous data centers are even large enough to fill up an entire building.
Energy, Sustainability, Energy transition, Leadership
Independent (Siemens sponsored) National Survey of the Energy Professionals in the USA Utility sector on State of the Utility.
Presentation: The Water-Energy Nexus: A Global Problem, with Local Solutions
April 22, 2010
Austin, Texas
Meeting: Leveraging Efficiency through Philanthropic Investment in the Water-Energy Connection
Three Disruptive Leadership Opportunities for Washington State to “Live in th...Larry Smarr
11.03.18
Keynote Talk
Washington Innovation Summit:
New Decade, New Partnerships, New Solutions
Title: Three Disruptive Leadership Opportunities for Washington State to “Live in the Future”
Microsoft Executive Conference Center
Redmond, Washington
Updated Policy Brief: Cooperatives Bring Fiber Internet Access to Rural AmericaEd Dodds
Originally published in 2017, our report, Cooperatives Fiberize Rural America: A Trusted Model for the Internet Era, focuses on cooperatives as a proven model for deploying fiber optic Internet access across the country. An update in the spring of 2019 included additional information about the rate co-ops are expanding Internet service, and now we’ve updated it again, with a new map and personal stories from areas where co-ops have drastically impacted local life.
Social Media for Good and Profit - Cause Marketing Case StudySiteLab Interactive
SiteLab presents a cause marketing campaign case study for client Sunkist Growers, the leading international supplier of fresh fruit, and the oldest operating citrus cooperative in America, owned by thousands of citrus growers across California and Arizona. Learn how they used social media to propel their brand and do social good by partnering with retailers across the country to encourage families to raise money for charities close to their hearts.
July 23, 2013: Companyprofilesandconferences.com added a new company report on "Strategic SWOT Analysis Report of Central Iowa Power Cooperative" which gives in depth information and data about the company and its operations.
The GCR - Global Clinic Rating, the leading provider of healthcare clinic ratings worldwide, aggregated and analyzed dental clinics throughout the Philippines during 2016 including clinics in Makati, Paranaque, Malolos, Caloocan, Cubai and Angeles City.
Comval BK: Minahang Bayanihan: Small Scale Mining InitiativesArticle33
Minahang Bayanihan Program:
The South Cotabato Small Scale Mining Initiatives
Compostela Valley - Bantay Kita - Article 33 Indonesia
SUBNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE
Davao City, The Philippines, August 22-23, 2013
Joey Bermudez from the Management Association of the Philippines delivers his keynote address on how the global financial crisis has the Philippines. (Jan 29, PACAP Community Development Forum: Microfinance Amidst the Global Financial Crisis"
Crowdfunding for PV micro-grids in rural IndiaBoris Lopicich
Several policies have been implemented in the past decades, intending to solve the problem of low rates of energy access in rural India. One of the most popular solutions, although still in the early stages, is low-carbon electricity generation through off-grid solar Photo-Voltaic (PV) power plants. The lack of funding for these types of infrastructure projects, however, is a major obstacle to providing electricity to over 45 per cent of the rural population currently lacking it, and a “bottom-up” approximation from the private sector is necessary to overcome the current scenario.
However, the study of current and new funding mechanisms is not possible without taking a systemic approach that shows different levels and stages of the innovation process. The present report also pays attention to other dimensions of the current paradigm of energy efficiency investments, including aspects such as regulatory laws, and social and technological context, which have straight influence in the rates of rural electrification. The new configuration of actors in the electric market is also examined. Multiple new players have assumed a fundraising role and, properly regulated, could be drivers of the transition toward sustainable energy for all. Many have focused on solar appliances, small entrepreneurs and final consumers, while others put their efforts into micro-grid projects and partnerships with solar companies. The latter are the subject of this research.
Having this purpose in mind, the present report looks primarily to clarify whether and to what extent Crowdfunding Platforms (CFPs) can be an alternative to existing funding mechanisms for off-grid projects in rural India; aiming to analyse barriers that potential donors – especially from overseas – may face. Current methods employed by practitioners to circumvent these obstacles are examined, concluding that changes in regulatory laws would help to provide with more incentives to private donors and foreign lenders to be part of the Indian energy transition by investing in CFPs.
Before we kick-off a new line-up of insightful studies and conversations on energy this 2021, we take a snapshot of the previous working papers which were featured last year.
These studies were produced under the Access to Sustainable Energy Programme-Clean Energy Living Laboratories (ASEP-CELLs) project implemented by the Ateneo School of Government (ASOG), and funded by the European Union.
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Coupling Universal Energy Access with Financial Sustainability: the Case of L...Jacopo Pendezza
Modern energy access is an essential precondition for economic development. It is essential for poverty reduction, improvement of human health, women’s empowerment, education. With access to reliable and affordable energy services, local entrepreneurs and companies of any size can generate local jobs, income and, thereby, promote local development, in particular in rural and peri- urban areas. The major barriers toward improving rural electricity connectivity in Africa include: absence of national grid in large part of the country, high cost of delivering electricity to rural areas, high upfront investment costs; scattered settlements in the rural areas leading to long and costly distribution lines. Other challenges are harsh terrains and inaccessibility due to underdeveloped infrastructure leading to high cost of rural electrification projects; high operating costs of grids in rural areas due to low population density.
For these reasons, several experts suggest that the extension of the main grid is not the most economical viable solution to grant energy access to rural communities. In most of the case, and especially in Tanzania, the best option is the realization of renewable source powered mini-grid (both grid-connected and off-grid). This option, if carefully analyzed, allows to reach more and more rural clients and at the same time to increase the share of renewable energy production.
Experience, however, has shown that it is not enough to simply create a new mini-grid and hope for local economic activities to pick up just by themselves. Countless electrification projects have suffered from a low demand response from the commercial sector that ended up affecting plans and expectations. This usually determines two significant consequences: First, the hoped-for impact of electrification programmes on the development of local communities often struggles to materialize. Secondly, the electrification schemes suffer from a lack of new customers able to pay for their electricity connection and use the new availability of electricity for productive purposes. Such developments have undermined the entire economic viability, and thus sustainability, of many electrification programs in developing countries. This paper explores the concrete steps to be put in place in order to increase the financial sustainability of a mini-grid, in order to couple universal access to modern energy services with sound financial sustainability of the systems providing electricity. To show that, it will take in account a feasibility study that CEFA is doing the Luganga site, Tanzania.
Renewable Energy Power Projects for Rural Electrification in IndiaMohit Sharma
As demand for energy is increasing around the world & in India, there is a positive growth trend coming in the renewable energy sector also. There are many rural and remote areas which are energy deficient.
Private companies are encouraged by Government creating opportunities by various governmental schemes like Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojna, Distributed Decentralized Generation and support in finance, distribution, technology, land, etc. As every area has its dynamics and differs from others in terms of topography, density of population and energy needs, there is a need of study for specific features related to a region (like a cluster of 19 villages in Gaya, Bihar requiring about 750kw Plant studied here) with the help of surveys, financial tools and earlier standards. Other renewable sources and areas are also covered in the book. The confidential information is edited-redacted.
What if some Utilities in Western Europe, Japan, Australia and USA by 2020 lost about 50% of their demands; and obviously the revenues associated with those operations? The Prosumers are here and they are looking for Regulatory Solutions!!!
FUTURE RESILIENCE OF THE UK ELECTRICITY SYSTEM ARE WE RESILIENT TO MEET THE N...Peter Jones
The Energy Research Partnership (ERP) has brought together a range of stakeholders from across the energy sector to develop a common view on the future resilience of the UK Electricity System.
This work has identified a range of emerging trends that are changing the way we operate the electricity system and will need to be acted upon to assure we have a resilient electricity system in the future. In response to these trends a number of recommendations have been made that require action over the next decade to assure resilience of the electricity system in the future.
Electricity is one of the most important drivers of socio-economic development, yet up to 250 million Indians are not connected to the national grid, and the majority of rural consumers have grossly unreliable power supply. More than solar lanterns and home systems that power a few lights and fans, among the most efficient ways to provide reliable electricity in remote areas is through local mini-grids. India has several run by energy service companies and usually funded by philanthropic capital.
Most of these enterprises have not been able to scale-up their impact meaningfully because the risk of the national grid entering their markets can render their mini-grid unviable. Rather than seeing “grid versus mini-grid” as a policy choice, Beyond Off-Grid: Integrating Mini-Grids with India’s Evolving Electricity System explores ways we can encourage more of both: to have the grid operate in partnership with a network of distributed mini-grids to accelerate electrification.
What does the roadmap for this ‘interconnection’ of our energy system look like? How can we leverage both government and private investment? What are the different interconnection models and their commercial, technical and regulatory implications? Where do mini-grids go from here? This timely report – commissioned by the Asha Impact Trust in collaboration with Shakti Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation – provides a multi-layered perspective to address these questions based on extensive research, wide-ranging policymaker interactions, and our investment experience evaluating mini-grid operators.
Why access to modern Energy is a necessary condition for Human Development?
MATIKE NGONG ROLLIN
Chairman of Global actions for local development Organizations,
Morris Cooke, an electrical engineer and advisor to the Power Authority of New York, pointed out this notable difference between rural and urban life to Congress. In his now famous “12-Minute Memo,” he made the case for the federal government to get involved in rural electrification: how it would increase farm production (irrigation/milk refrigeration), improve the standard of living, and how it could be accomplished at a reasonable cost.
WEBINAR | RESILIENCE RELIABILITY ENERGY PROJECTS NEPAL | Research Collaborat...Smart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
www.e4sv.org/events/webinar-resilience-reliability-energy-nepal
The successful provision of energy services depends on the creation of resilient and reliable energy projects. Their resilience depends on the whole system’s ability to handle shocks and stresses, such as natural hazards and the effects of climate change. Meanwhile, the reliability of schemes depends on the on-going relationship between communities and technology. This can, in turn, contribute to broader community resilience. This webinar explores these interlinkages in the context of Nepal, and is being held jointly with HPNet - the Hydro Empowerment Network (www.hpnet.org)
WEBINAR | RESILIENCE RELIABILITY ENERGY PROJECTS NEPAL | Reliability of Micr...Smart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
www.e4sv.org/events/webinar-resilience-reliability-energy-nepal
The successful provision of energy services depends on the creation of resilient and reliable energy projects. Their resilience depends on the whole system’s ability to handle shocks and stresses, such as natural hazards and the effects of climate change. Meanwhile, the reliability of schemes depends on the on-going relationship between communities and technology. This can, in turn, contribute to broader community resilience. This webinar explores these interlinkages in the context of Nepal, and is being held jointly with HPNet - the Hydro Empowerment Network (www.hpnet.org)
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
www.e4sv.org/events/webinar-resilience-reliability-energy-nepal
The successful provision of energy services depends on the creation of resilient and reliable energy projects. Their resilience depends on the whole system’s ability to handle shocks and stresses, such as natural hazards and the effects of climate change. Meanwhile, the reliability of schemes depends on the on-going relationship between communities and technology. This can, in turn, contribute to broader community resilience. This webinar explores these interlinkages in the context of Nepal, and is being held jointly with HPNet - the Hydro Empowerment Network (www.hpnet.org)
WEBINAR | THE MINIGRID GAME | Introduction and Case Studies - Ayu Abdullah, E...Smart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-minigrid-game
Minigrids. They're one of the most attractive models for remote community electrification. They're scalable, and flexible, and capable of supplying power at levels that really permit productive use to be made of the power. But at the same time, they raise alot of questions - what is the most appropriate structure, size, payment system etc for a particular local community. Getting these things wrong has led to systems failing, or not having the development impact they were intended to have.
To try to address some of these issues, Energy Action Partners have devised their Minigrid Game. This is a collaborative role-playing game built around a representation of a minigrid system, intended to be used as an educational and collaborative planning tool in designing a community-sized minigrid system. The game is designed to be used within a process that explores minigrid planning and operational decisions.
The Minigrid Game is a completely novel way for communities to develop workable solutions to the unique challenges of managing a community minigrid, such as system sizing, tariff-setting, and demand-side management. By playing as a group, the players can also improve their understanding of energy technology, practice negotiation and consensus-building skills, and most importantly, have fun.
Join us on Tuesday 15th to hear more about the game and its applications from Scott Kennedy, Executive Director and Ayu Abdullah, Southeast Asia Director of Enact Partners, and also for an opportunity for all partipants worldwide to play the game live during the webinar!
WEBINAR | ENERGY AND TRANSPORT | Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure in...Smart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
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https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-energy-and-transport
Transport is an often overlooked aspect of rural development and linkage to energy access and productive use of energy in the developing world, but it is of critical importance. Not only does transportation rely on a source of energy (and hence transport can itself become a productive use of energy), but an effective transport infrastructure is a critical part of allowing mobility, access to markets, establishment of distribution chains (both to access energy generating equipment as well as marketing services, goods and products).
In this webinar, we were joined by experts presenting on diverse aspects of this complex challenge, including Prof Gina Porter and Dr Arash Azizi of the University of Durham, Dipak Gyawali, former Minister of Water Resources in Nepal and Chair of the Nepal Water Conservation Foundation, and Dr Ben Campbell from the UK Low Carbon Energy Development Network. As usual, we provided an opportunity for the participants joining the webinar to put questions to the speakers, for them to be answered during the session.
WEBINAR | EDUCATION & YOUTH | Children and Energy - Jiska de GrootSmart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
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https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-education-and-young-people
One of the most powerful benefits of energy access in rural communities in the developing world is the potential impact on education. Whether a simple solar lantern permits an extra hour of homework and study after dark, or whether a more sophisticated community energy and ICT project permits remote education and training to take place. And one of the most important, but often under-represented, groups of community stakeholders are young people.
This LCEDN/Smart Villages webinar aims to create a wide-ranging discussion on these issues, with experts presenting their experiences and work on diverse aspects of the energy/youth/education equation.
Our presenters this month include Dr Jiska de Groot and the team at the Energy Research Centre at the University of Cape Town, Craig Gibbs from JET Education Services in South Africa, Prof Jo Tacchi and Dr Amalia Sabiescu from Loughborough University, and Rachita Misra and Huda Jaffer from the SELCO Foundation.
In addition to presentations on their experiences, the webinar included an opportunity for Q&A with all webinar participants.
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-education-and-young-people
One of the most powerful benefits of energy access in rural communities in the developing world is the potential impact on education. Whether a simple solar lantern permits an extra hour of homework and study after dark, or whether a more sophisticated community energy and ICT project permits remote education and training to take place. And one of the most important, but often under-represented, groups of community stakeholders are young people.
This LCEDN/Smart Villages webinar aims to create a wide-ranging discussion on these issues, with experts presenting their experiences and work on diverse aspects of the energy/youth/education equation.
Our presenters this month include Dr Jiska de Groot and the team at the Energy Research Centre at the University of Cape Town, Craig Gibbs from JET Education Services in South Africa, Prof Jo Tacchi and Dr Amalia Sabiescu from Loughborough University, and Rachita Misra and Huda Jaffer from the SELCO Foundation.
In addition to presentations on their experiences, the webinar included an opportunity for Q&A with all webinar participants.
WEBINAR | EDUCATION & YOUTH | Communication and Social Change - Jo Tacchi & A...Smart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-education-and-young-people
One of the most powerful benefits of energy access in rural communities in the developing world is the potential impact on education. Whether a simple solar lantern permits an extra hour of homework and study after dark, or whether a more sophisticated community energy and ICT project permits remote education and training to take place. And one of the most important, but often under-represented, groups of community stakeholders are young people.
This LCEDN/Smart Villages webinar aims to create a wide-ranging discussion on these issues, with experts presenting their experiences and work on diverse aspects of the energy/youth/education equation.
Our presenters this month include Dr Jiska de Groot and the team at the Energy Research Centre at the University of Cape Town, Craig Gibbs from JET Education Services in South Africa, Prof Jo Tacchi and Dr Amalia Sabiescu from Loughborough University, and Rachita Misra and Huda Jaffer from the SELCO Foundation.
In addition to presentations on their experiences, the webinar included an opportunity for Q&A with all webinar participants.
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-crowd-power
If you are a start-up or a smaller energy access firm looking to raise funds, then energy-targeted crowdfunding may just be for you.
Raising the necessary finance for start-up and scale-up energy access ventures on terms that make commercial sense is one of the biggest challenges in the sector. In the search for appropriate finance, innovative energy access projects are increasingly turning to crowdfunding to address their financing need.
Energy4Impact has spent the last 3 years looking into the challenges and opportunities in crowdfunding energy access. In this webinar, they will share some of their findings and recommendations, covering donation, reward, debt and equity crowdfunding. Energy4Impact will be joined by crowdfunding platform partner Lendahand, as well as crowdfunded entrepreneurs Sosai Renewable Energies of Nigeria to present their experiences.
This month, our presenters/discussants will be Energy4Impact's Davinia Cogan, who has been managing their crowdfunding research programme, Koen The, CEO of Lendahand Ethex and Habiba Ali, Managing Director of Sosai RE. In addition to presentations on their experiences, the webinar will include a panel discussion on the various challenges and opportunities of crowdfunding energy access between the presenters, as well as - of course - an opportunity for Q&A with all webinar participants.
WEBINAR | CROWD POWER | Sosai RE Crowdfunding Experience - Habiba AliSmart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-crowd-power
If you are a start-up or a smaller energy access firm looking to raise funds, then energy-targeted crowdfunding may just be for you.
Raising the necessary finance for start-up and scale-up energy access ventures on terms that make commercial sense is one of the biggest challenges in the sector. In the search for appropriate finance, innovative energy access projects are increasingly turning to crowdfunding to address their financing need.
Energy4Impact has spent the last 3 years looking into the challenges and opportunities in crowdfunding energy access. In this webinar, they will share some of their findings and recommendations, covering donation, reward, debt and equity crowdfunding. Energy4Impact will be joined by crowdfunding platform partner Lendahand, as well as crowdfunded entrepreneurs Sosai Renewable Energies of Nigeria to present their experiences.
This month, our presenters/discussants will be Energy4Impact's Davinia Cogan, who has been managing their crowdfunding research programme, Koen The, CEO of Lendahand Ethex and Habiba Ali, Managing Director of Sosai RE. In addition to presentations on their experiences, the webinar will include a panel discussion on the various challenges and opportunities of crowdfunding energy access between the presenters, as well as - of course - an opportunity for Q&A with all webinar participants.
WEBINAR | CROWD POWER | Crowdfunding Energy Access Ventures - Davinia CoganSmart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-crowd-power
If you are a start-up or a smaller energy access firm looking to raise funds, then energy-targeted crowdfunding may just be for you.
Raising the necessary finance for start-up and scale-up energy access ventures on terms that make commercial sense is one of the biggest challenges in the sector. In the search for appropriate finance, innovative energy access projects are increasingly turning to crowdfunding to address their financing need.
Energy4Impact has spent the last 3 years looking into the challenges and opportunities in crowdfunding energy access. In this webinar, they will share some of their findings and recommendations, covering donation, reward, debt and equity crowdfunding. Energy4Impact will be joined by crowdfunding platform partner Lendahand, as well as crowdfunded entrepreneurs Sosai Renewable Energies of Nigeria to present their experiences.
This month, our presenters/discussants will be Energy4Impact's Davinia Cogan, who has been managing their crowdfunding research programme, Koen The, CEO of Lendahand Ethex and Habiba Ali, Managing Director of Sosai RE. In addition to presentations on their experiences, the webinar will include a panel discussion on the various challenges and opportunities of crowdfunding energy access between the presenters, as well as - of course - an opportunity for Q&A with all webinar participants.
WEBINAR | DEC 2017 | Smart Villages Findings on Translating Research into Pra...Smart Villages
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In September 2017, the Low Carbon Energy for Development Network (LCEDN) held its annual conference on the topic of "Equity and Energy Justice" at Durham University, UK. As a follow-up to this conference, we held two webinars to share highlights from the conference.
The first webinar focussed on energy justice. This month, we examined a second theme from the conference, and focused on questions of how academic research can best have impact at the grassroots of energy access and productive use, how that "knowledge gap" can be closed, and what some of the most effective solutions might be for ensuring that research can be applied effectively and equitably.
The speakers included Practical Action's Sarah Begg, who has been leading a participatory learning study with LCEDN looking at how academic research impacts the grassroots. She will be joined by her colleague from Practical Action's Bangladesh office, Iffat Khan, who will present some of the specific outcomes and experiences of the study in Bangladesh. Finally, the Smart Villages Initiative will share the global perspectives they have been able to gather on bridging academic research and making it relevant to energy access practitioners, entrepreneurs, and rural communities.
Sarah Begg, Global Knowledge and Learning Officer, Practical Action
Iffat Khan, Knowledge and Business Development Specialist, Practical Action Bangladesh
Dr Bernie Jones, Co-Leader, Smart Villages Initiative
More more information, please visit e4sv.org
WEBINAR | DEC 2017 | Closing the Knowledge Gap - Solar Waste Disposal in Bang...Smart Villages
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In September 2017, the Low Carbon Energy for Development Network (LCEDN) held its annual conference on the topic of "Equity and Energy Justice" at Durham University, UK. As a follow-up to this conference, we held two webinars to share highlights from the conference.
The first webinar focussed on energy justice. This month, we examined a second theme from the conference, and focused on questions of how academic research can best have impact at the grassroots of energy access and productive use, how that "knowledge gap" can be closed, and what some of the most effective solutions might be for ensuring that research can be applied effectively and equitably.
The speakers included Practical Action's Sarah Begg, who has been leading a participatory learning study with LCEDN looking at how academic research impacts the grassroots. She will be joined by her colleague from Practical Action's Bangladesh office, Iffat Khan, who will present some of the specific outcomes and experiences of the study in Bangladesh. Finally, the Smart Villages Initiative will share the global perspectives they have been able to gather on bridging academic research and making it relevant to energy access practitioners, entrepreneurs, and rural communities.
Sarah Begg, Global Knowledge and Learning Officer, Practical Action
Iffat Khan, Knowledge and Business Development Specialist, Practical Action Bangladesh
Dr Bernie Jones, Co-Leader, Smart Villages Initiative
More more information, please visit e4sv.org
Given by Martin Kariongi
The second in our series of workshops designed to gather input from stakeholders involved in existing off-grid projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This event was held in Malaysia for the ASEAN countries, organised by Smart Villages and the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) in collaboration with Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS).
This presentation gives an overview of the activities taken in the remote village of Terrat, in Northern Tanzania, and the impact this has had on the population.
This is a re-upload of the original file, which was corrupt on Slideshare
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ACEF2017 Smart Villages Energy as a Catalyst to Holistic Rural DevelopmentSmart Villages
Smart Villages presentation at ADB's Asia Clean Energy Forum 2017 in Manila, by Dr Bernie Jones, on the topic of how energy and other technological and social innovations can act as catalysts for rural development - for more information see www.e4sv.org
ACEF2017 Global Insights into Innovative Climate Smart Energy for AsiaSmart Villages
Smart Villages presentation at ADB's Asia Clean Energy Forum 2017 in Manila, by Molly Hurley Depret, on the topic of how energy and other technological and social innovations can act as catalysts for rural development - for more information see www.e4sv.org
Presented by: Dr Rosie Day, Senior Lecturer of Environment and Society in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham
Multi-source connectivity as the driver of solar wind variability in the heli...Sérgio Sacani
The ambient solar wind that flls the heliosphere originates from multiple
sources in the solar corona and is highly structured. It is often described
as high-speed, relatively homogeneous, plasma streams from coronal
holes and slow-speed, highly variable, streams whose source regions are
under debate. A key goal of ESA/NASA’s Solar Orbiter mission is to identify
solar wind sources and understand what drives the complexity seen in the
heliosphere. By combining magnetic feld modelling and spectroscopic
techniques with high-resolution observations and measurements, we show
that the solar wind variability detected in situ by Solar Orbiter in March
2022 is driven by spatio-temporal changes in the magnetic connectivity to
multiple sources in the solar atmosphere. The magnetic feld footpoints
connected to the spacecraft moved from the boundaries of a coronal hole
to one active region (12961) and then across to another region (12957). This
is refected in the in situ measurements, which show the transition from fast
to highly Alfvénic then to slow solar wind that is disrupted by the arrival of
a coronal mass ejection. Our results describe solar wind variability at 0.5 au
but are applicable to near-Earth observatories.
Slide 1: Title Slide
Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Slide 2: Introduction to Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Definition: Extrachromosomal inheritance refers to the transmission of genetic material that is not found within the nucleus.
Key Components: Involves genes located in mitochondria, chloroplasts, and plasmids.
Slide 3: Mitochondrial Inheritance
Mitochondria: Organelles responsible for energy production.
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA): Circular DNA molecule found in mitochondria.
Inheritance Pattern: Maternally inherited, meaning it is passed from mothers to all their offspring.
Diseases: Examples include Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) and mitochondrial myopathy.
Slide 4: Chloroplast Inheritance
Chloroplasts: Organelles responsible for photosynthesis in plants.
Chloroplast DNA (cpDNA): Circular DNA molecule found in chloroplasts.
Inheritance Pattern: Often maternally inherited in most plants, but can vary in some species.
Examples: Variegation in plants, where leaf color patterns are determined by chloroplast DNA.
Slide 5: Plasmid Inheritance
Plasmids: Small, circular DNA molecules found in bacteria and some eukaryotes.
Features: Can carry antibiotic resistance genes and can be transferred between cells through processes like conjugation.
Significance: Important in biotechnology for gene cloning and genetic engineering.
Slide 6: Mechanisms of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Non-Mendelian Patterns: Do not follow Mendel’s laws of inheritance.
Cytoplasmic Segregation: During cell division, organelles like mitochondria and chloroplasts are randomly distributed to daughter cells.
Heteroplasmy: Presence of more than one type of organellar genome within a cell, leading to variation in expression.
Slide 7: Examples of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Four O’clock Plant (Mirabilis jalapa): Shows variegated leaves due to different cpDNA in leaf cells.
Petite Mutants in Yeast: Result from mutations in mitochondrial DNA affecting respiration.
Slide 8: Importance of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Evolution: Provides insight into the evolution of eukaryotic cells.
Medicine: Understanding mitochondrial inheritance helps in diagnosing and treating mitochondrial diseases.
Agriculture: Chloroplast inheritance can be used in plant breeding and genetic modification.
Slide 9: Recent Research and Advances
Gene Editing: Techniques like CRISPR-Cas9 are being used to edit mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA.
Therapies: Development of mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT) for preventing mitochondrial diseases.
Slide 10: Conclusion
Summary: Extrachromosomal inheritance involves the transmission of genetic material outside the nucleus and plays a crucial role in genetics, medicine, and biotechnology.
Future Directions: Continued research and technological advancements hold promise for new treatments and applications.
Slide 11: Questions and Discussion
Invite Audience: Open the floor for any questions or further discussion on the topic.
Introduction:
RNA interference (RNAi) or Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing (PTGS) is an important biological process for modulating eukaryotic gene expression.
It is highly conserved process of posttranscriptional gene silencing by which double stranded RNA (dsRNA) causes sequence-specific degradation of mRNA sequences.
dsRNA-induced gene silencing (RNAi) is reported in a wide range of eukaryotes ranging from worms, insects, mammals and plants.
This process mediates resistance to both endogenous parasitic and exogenous pathogenic nucleic acids, and regulates the expression of protein-coding genes.
What are small ncRNAs?
micro RNA (miRNA)
short interfering RNA (siRNA)
Properties of small non-coding RNA:
Involved in silencing mRNA transcripts.
Called “small” because they are usually only about 21-24 nucleotides long.
Synthesized by first cutting up longer precursor sequences (like the 61nt one that Lee discovered).
Silence an mRNA by base pairing with some sequence on the mRNA.
Discovery of siRNA?
The first small RNA:
In 1993 Rosalind Lee (Victor Ambros lab) was studying a non- coding gene in C. elegans, lin-4, that was involved in silencing of another gene, lin-14, at the appropriate time in the
development of the worm C. elegans.
Two small transcripts of lin-4 (22nt and 61nt) were found to be complementary to a sequence in the 3' UTR of lin-14.
Because lin-4 encoded no protein, she deduced that it must be these transcripts that are causing the silencing by RNA-RNA interactions.
Types of RNAi ( non coding RNA)
MiRNA
Length (23-25 nt)
Trans acting
Binds with target MRNA in mismatch
Translation inhibition
Si RNA
Length 21 nt.
Cis acting
Bind with target Mrna in perfect complementary sequence
Piwi-RNA
Length ; 25 to 36 nt.
Expressed in Germ Cells
Regulates trnasposomes activity
MECHANISM OF RNAI:
First the double-stranded RNA teams up with a protein complex named Dicer, which cuts the long RNA into short pieces.
Then another protein complex called RISC (RNA-induced silencing complex) discards one of the two RNA strands.
The RISC-docked, single-stranded RNA then pairs with the homologous mRNA and destroys it.
THE RISC COMPLEX:
RISC is large(>500kD) RNA multi- protein Binding complex which triggers MRNA degradation in response to MRNA
Unwinding of double stranded Si RNA by ATP independent Helicase
Active component of RISC is Ago proteins( ENDONUCLEASE) which cleave target MRNA.
DICER: endonuclease (RNase Family III)
Argonaute: Central Component of the RNA-Induced Silencing Complex (RISC)
One strand of the dsRNA produced by Dicer is retained in the RISC complex in association with Argonaute
ARGONAUTE PROTEIN :
1.PAZ(PIWI/Argonaute/ Zwille)- Recognition of target MRNA
2.PIWI (p-element induced wimpy Testis)- breaks Phosphodiester bond of mRNA.)RNAse H activity.
MiRNA:
The Double-stranded RNAs are naturally produced in eukaryotic cells during development, and they have a key role in regulating gene expression .
Earliest Galaxies in the JADES Origins Field: Luminosity Function and Cosmic ...Sérgio Sacani
We characterize the earliest galaxy population in the JADES Origins Field (JOF), the deepest
imaging field observed with JWST. We make use of the ancillary Hubble optical images (5 filters
spanning 0.4−0.9µm) and novel JWST images with 14 filters spanning 0.8−5µm, including 7 mediumband filters, and reaching total exposure times of up to 46 hours per filter. We combine all our data
at > 2.3µm to construct an ultradeep image, reaching as deep as ≈ 31.4 AB mag in the stack and
30.3-31.0 AB mag (5σ, r = 0.1” circular aperture) in individual filters. We measure photometric
redshifts and use robust selection criteria to identify a sample of eight galaxy candidates at redshifts
z = 11.5 − 15. These objects show compact half-light radii of R1/2 ∼ 50 − 200pc, stellar masses of
M⋆ ∼ 107−108M⊙, and star-formation rates of SFR ∼ 0.1−1 M⊙ yr−1
. Our search finds no candidates
at 15 < z < 20, placing upper limits at these redshifts. We develop a forward modeling approach to
infer the properties of the evolving luminosity function without binning in redshift or luminosity that
marginalizes over the photometric redshift uncertainty of our candidate galaxies and incorporates the
impact of non-detections. We find a z = 12 luminosity function in good agreement with prior results,
and that the luminosity function normalization and UV luminosity density decline by a factor of ∼ 2.5
from z = 12 to z = 14. We discuss the possible implications of our results in the context of theoretical
models for evolution of the dark matter halo mass function.
Observation of Io’s Resurfacing via Plume Deposition Using Ground-based Adapt...Sérgio Sacani
Since volcanic activity was first discovered on Io from Voyager images in 1979, changes
on Io’s surface have been monitored from both spacecraft and ground-based telescopes.
Here, we present the highest spatial resolution images of Io ever obtained from a groundbased telescope. These images, acquired by the SHARK-VIS instrument on the Large
Binocular Telescope, show evidence of a major resurfacing event on Io’s trailing hemisphere. When compared to the most recent spacecraft images, the SHARK-VIS images
show that a plume deposit from a powerful eruption at Pillan Patera has covered part
of the long-lived Pele plume deposit. Although this type of resurfacing event may be common on Io, few have been detected due to the rarity of spacecraft visits and the previously low spatial resolution available from Earth-based telescopes. The SHARK-VIS instrument ushers in a new era of high resolution imaging of Io’s surface using adaptive
optics at visible wavelengths.
The increased availability of biomedical data, particularly in the public domain, offers the opportunity to better understand human health and to develop effective therapeutics for a wide range of unmet medical needs. However, data scientists remain stymied by the fact that data remain hard to find and to productively reuse because data and their metadata i) are wholly inaccessible, ii) are in non-standard or incompatible representations, iii) do not conform to community standards, and iv) have unclear or highly restricted terms and conditions that preclude legitimate reuse. These limitations require a rethink on data can be made machine and AI-ready - the key motivation behind the FAIR Guiding Principles. Concurrently, while recent efforts have explored the use of deep learning to fuse disparate data into predictive models for a wide range of biomedical applications, these models often fail even when the correct answer is already known, and fail to explain individual predictions in terms that data scientists can appreciate. These limitations suggest that new methods to produce practical artificial intelligence are still needed.
In this talk, I will discuss our work in (1) building an integrative knowledge infrastructure to prepare FAIR and "AI-ready" data and services along with (2) neurosymbolic AI methods to improve the quality of predictions and to generate plausible explanations. Attention is given to standards, platforms, and methods to wrangle knowledge into simple, but effective semantic and latent representations, and to make these available into standards-compliant and discoverable interfaces that can be used in model building, validation, and explanation. Our work, and those of others in the field, creates a baseline for building trustworthy and easy to deploy AI models in biomedicine.
Bio
Dr. Michel Dumontier is the Distinguished Professor of Data Science at Maastricht University, founder and executive director of the Institute of Data Science, and co-founder of the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) data principles. His research explores socio-technological approaches for responsible discovery science, which includes collaborative multi-modal knowledge graphs, privacy-preserving distributed data mining, and AI methods for drug discovery and personalized medicine. His work is supported through the Dutch National Research Agenda, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, Horizon Europe, the European Open Science Cloud, the US National Institutes of Health, and a Marie-Curie Innovative Training Network. He is the editor-in-chief for the journal Data Science and is internationally recognized for his contributions in bioinformatics, biomedical informatics, and semantic technologies including ontologies and linked data.
Richard's entangled aventures in wonderlandRichard Gill
Since the loophole-free Bell experiments of 2020 and the Nobel prizes in physics of 2022, critics of Bell's work have retreated to the fortress of super-determinism. Now, super-determinism is a derogatory word - it just means "determinism". Palmer, Hance and Hossenfelder argue that quantum mechanics and determinism are not incompatible, using a sophisticated mathematical construction based on a subtle thinning of allowed states and measurements in quantum mechanics, such that what is left appears to make Bell's argument fail, without altering the empirical predictions of quantum mechanics. I think however that it is a smoke screen, and the slogan "lost in math" comes to my mind. I will discuss some other recent disproofs of Bell's theorem using the language of causality based on causal graphs. Causal thinking is also central to law and justice. I will mention surprising connections to my work on serial killer nurse cases, in particular the Dutch case of Lucia de Berk and the current UK case of Lucy Letby.
2. RAPIDLY GROWING ELECTRICITY SECTOR
GENERATION CAPACITY IS NEARLY 16,000
MEGAWATTS AND ELECTRICITY DEMAND HAS
HIT 80,000 GIGAWATT-HOURS
BUT PER CAPITA ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
IS ONLY 800 KILOWATT-HOURS PER ANNUM
GOV’T IS PUSHING TO REACH 90%
HOUSEHOLD ELECTRIFICATION BY 2017
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3. THE REMAINING UNCONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS
TEND TO BE REMOTE, DISPERSED AND POOR
THE KEY ELECTRIC POWER SERVICE
PROVIDERS ARE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES
WHICH ARE STILL IN THE MIDST OF A REFORM
PROCESS THAT BEGUN 15 YEARS AGO
ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES ALREADY SERVE
OVER HALF OF THE HOUSEHOLDS IN THE
COUNTRY (APPROACHING 12 MILLION HHS)
THE REMAINING UNCONNECTED HHS WILL
ALSO BE SERVED BY ECs.
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5. WILL ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF
REMAINING UNCONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS BY
FACILITATING THE FLOW OF AFFORDABLE
FINANCING FOR ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
NETWORK EXPANSION.
WILL ALSO FINANCE RENEWABLE ENERGY
PROJECTS SO THAT ECs CAN SOURCE MORE
OF THEIR GENERATION REQUIREMENTS FROM
LOCAL SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES.
WILL EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF THE GOV’T
ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE PARTIAL CREDIT
GUARANTEE (ECPCG) PROGRAM
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6. SUPPORTS EXPANSION OF A SUCCESSFUL
GOV’T GUARANTEE FACILITY THAT HELPS
ENHANCE THE FLOW OF COMMERCIAL CREDIT
TO THE ECs, BOTH FOR NETWORK
INVESTMENT AND FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY
PROJECTS THAT WILL DIRECTLY SUPPLY ECs.
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7. ASEP OR ACCESS TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
PROJECT IS A PARALLEL GRANT-FUNDED
PROJECT COMPLEMENTING PH-RED.
ASEP WILL PROVIDE PERFORMANCE-BASED
GRANT SUPPORT FOR REMOTE
ELECTRIFICATION E.G. SOLAR HOME SYSTEMS,
AND SMALL GRID-CONNECTED SOLAR POWER
PLANTS.
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8. THERE IS A NEED FOR THE ECS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND
THE MARKET THEY SERVE.
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT THERE ARE
GENDER DIMENSIONS OF ACCESS TO SERVICES.
THE WORLD BANK AND OTHERS HAVE FOUND THAT
ENERGY ISSUES AFFECT WOMEN AND MEN DIFFERENTLY,
AS MEN AND WOMEN HAVE DIFFERENT ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES IN HOUSEHOLDS, MARKETS, AND THEIR
COMMUNITIES.
OUTLINE SPECIFIC GENDER ISSUES RELEVANT TO THE
OUTREACH OF ECS
PROVIDE PRACTICAL GUIDELINES/RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR HOW EACH EC CAN BEST SERVICE MALE AND FEMALE
CURRENT AND NEW CUSTOMERS.
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10. How much time in a week do women (and girls)
spend in collecting firewood for household use?
Is it easy for a female customer with no stable
source of income (or seasonal income) apply for
electricity connection?
Are there gender preferences in
getting/connecting to electricity services?
Are female-headed household disadvantaged in
getting electricity connections? Repair services?
Do connection fees adversely affecting female-
headed households?
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11. Does the tariff structure consider the income of
poor female-headed households?
Are connection fees affordable for the rural poor
and poor female-headed households?
Are there gender aspects that affect commercial
aspects, especially related to the manner in
which the households acquire income and how
that income is then spent, and by whom?
Is there any gender difference/trend for current
late paying EC customers?
Are there viable options to improve affordability
for the poor households and those headed by
women?
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12. If a new energy technology is to be introduced,
what are the preferences, opportunities, and
constraints by women and men as users (and,
possibly, service providers in the case of
community-managed system)?
Would the new technology increase or reduce
women’s workload?
Do recurrent processes, like the billing cycle,
reflect monthly or weekly patterns of income
flows or other processes that are relevant for
households?
Do women have access to finance to start such
energy-based enterprises?
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13. Does the EC have a policy on gender?
Are women currently employed by the EC? In
what capacity?
Does the EC offer technical jobs for women
(e.g., electrician, management staff, meter
readers, customer service agents, office
clerks?
Do women have equal access to training
opportunities in the EC? Can the project offer
more training opportunity?
What is the level of awareness of gender–energy
linkages by energy agencies and utilities?
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