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Achieving prominence for gender in energy issues: reflections from GENI workshops held in New Delhi, India, 2-3 April 2018

5 April 2018

Gender & Energy Workshops April 2 nd & 3 rd , India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Posted by Dr Ben Campbell, LCEDN Co-Coordinator.

Two important workshops for the LCEDN’s work on ‘Mainstreaming Gender within Energy Research’ were held this week. A wave of enthusiasm about achieving prominence for gender in energy issues followed on from the International Conference on Development of Renewable Energy Technologies in Kathmandu (March 29-31st), supported by LCEDN and hosted by...

Measuring the actual value of electricity interventions: what social indicators can tell us

4 April 2018

We are delighted to feature the third and final blog that Olufolahan Osunmuyiwa (pictured below) has written, providing an overview of the research that she has completed during her three month placement on defining social and economic ‘indicators of impact’ that can be monitored and analysed before, during and after the introduction of decentralised energy governance, with Community Energy Malawi and the University of Strathclyde.

For so long,...

ICDRET 2018 Conference, Nepal

27 March 2018

Dr Joni Cook

The organisation team is looking forward to welcoming delegates to the 5th International Conference for Developments in Renewable Energy Technology (ICDRET) 2018 , to be held from 29-31 March, Kathmandu, Nepal.

ICDRET 2018 will be the 5th event in the ICDRET conference series that bring together academicians, researchers, engineers and industry experts involved in multiple disciplines of Renewable Energy Technologies.

The full programme for the Conference can be viewed...

Solar Home Systems, the Internet of Things and life in Rwanda. - A brief conversation with Iwona Bisaga, University College London

19 March 2018

Here, we continue this series of ‘Five Quick Questions’ blog posts, where we share some of our conversations with researchers and practitioners who are specialising in issues related to Low Carbon Energy and International Development, and introduce the people we meet and the issues they are concerned with or curious about. If you are doing some interesting new research or if you would like to recommend someone you think we should ask Five Questions to, please contact us. ...

Can decentralised energy governance shape socio-economic and behavioural outcomes of off-grid electricity interventions? Musings from Balaka

5 March 2018

We are delighted to feature the second blog that Olufolahan Osunmuyiwa (pictured below) has written, providing an overview of the research that she is completing during her three month placement on defining social and economic ‘indicators of impact’ that can be monitored and analysed before, during and after the introduction of decentralised energy governance, with Community Energy Malawi and the University of Strathclyde.

In the last decade,...

4 Reasons Subsidies Are Not A Dirty Word In Energy Access Efforts

2 March 2018

A thought-provoking blog on the importance of embracing market based subsidies in energy access by Justin Guay, Clean Energy, Clean Air ClimateWorks Foundation, is available here

Mariana Cover awarded placement with Better Solar on developing social/environmental justice across global solar supply chains

1 March 2018

We are delighted to announce that Mariana Cover (pictured) has been awarded a three month placement opportunity with Better Solar supporting the development of an international network working to support social and environmental justice across global solar supply chains. The placement is funded by the LCEDN and is based at the University of Edinburgh. Mariana joins the placement having recently completed an MSc in Environment and Development at the University of Edinburgh. Mariana...

Olufolahan Osunmuyiwa awarded placement on decentralized energy governance with Community Energy Malawi and the University of Strathclyde

1 March 2018

We are delighted to announce that Olufolahan Osunmuyiwa (pictured) has been awarded a three month placement opportunity on defining social and economic ‘indicators of impact’ that can be monitored and analysed before, during and after the introduction of decentralised energy governance, with Community Energy Malawi and the University of Strathclyde. Olu joins the placement after recently submitting her doctoral thesis which focuses on energy transitions, which she undertook at...

The Relevance of Information Access in Off-grid Households

19 February 2018

Below, Tonny Kukeera, who is currently completing the final few weeks of a three month academic placement at the National University of Lesotho, shares his final blog on the relevance of information access in off-grid households. The photograph attached shows Tonny collecting his award for winning the poster and pitch competition at the 2nd Africa-EU Renewable Energy Research and Innovations Symposium, held in Lesotho in January 2018 - many congratulations Tonny!

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Five Questions: Solar Waste? A brief conversation with Declan Murray, University of Edinburgh

23 January 2018

Five Quick Questions Series

One of the most interesting things about working for the LCEDN is undoubtedly the many conversations we hold with researchers and practitioners who are currently grappling with all manner of issues related to Low Carbon Energy and International Development. In this new series of ‘Five Quick Questions’ blog posts, we want to share some of these conversations, introducing you to the people we meet and the issues they are concerned with or curious...

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