Call for Papers due June 1.pdf

About the 1st Annual International Technical Workshop on Climate Risk: Facing the Challenges of Global Climate Regulation, Compliance and Innovation Wells, Maine, USA, October 20‐21, 2016 Long before ...

GIZ (2016) - Catalogue PV Appliances for Micro Enterprises.p...

ABSTRACT   The catalogue comprises roughly 140 factsheets for individual DC applications including technical specifications, information on the status of technology and market development and prices a...

Scaling up Mini-grids in India: Connecting the dots

The Prime Minister of India has been saying that electricity will be brought to all villages by 2018 with power available 24x7 to all households by 2019. The task, however, appears easier said than do...

Electricity for all — villages or households - Hindu Busines...

The article published in Hindu Business Line discusses the importance of household electrification and redefining the definition of village electrification in India.

Clean Energy Financing to Expand Women’s and Girls’ Access t...

WBG (2014) - Livewire - Measuring the Results of World Bank ...

This note is the first report of energy-sector results indicators reflecting the World Bank’s broad lending patterns during FY2000–13. To compile it, energy projects back to FY2000 were manually scree...

inferred costs calculation

Dear All,   I'm reading the Power Africa roadmap and it is referring to inferred costs of a connection (the cost for providing enough electricity into the grid so that actual connections get power). O...

SWITCHing to a Low-Carbon Future

By Diego Ponce de Leon Barido and Josiah Johnston Rolling black outs and high electricity prices were a common ritual in Nicaragua a decade ago. Schools and shops often languished for hours without po...

What is stopping the micro(off)-grid revolution?

Decentralised generation of electricity through micro-grids is a safe, reliable technology that complemented with an adequate regulation and innovations could be massively implemented in rural context...

Webinar: Business Models that Leverage the Diaspora to Expan...

Join us for a webinar on Business Models that Leverage the Diaspora to Expand Energy Access on Oct 14, 2015 8:30 AM EDT Please register at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/338405086941561369...

Access Merit Order - a new tool for effective realization of...

Dear readers,   Differ has developed a new tool to be used when devising electrification strategies aimed at realizing the SDG no. 7 in terms of universal access to electricity services - with the hig...

"Slow Money" for a small-scale world

The rise of slow-money for small-scale socially responsible projects might have a significant impact in consumer behaviour and therefore in the adaptation to climate change in developing countries. Ne...