Micro Perspectives for Decentralized Energy Supply - Documentation 2015

Documentation

​​► Thursday.2C 10 April 2014

​​► Friday, 11 April 2014

​​► Reflections

Thursday, 10 April 2014

​​► For presentations please click on the respective session highlighted in blue.

09:00	Opening Keynote & Introductory Remarks Dr. Daniel Kammen (RAEL), Dr. Michael Jakob/Dr. Jan Steckel (Postdam Institute for Climate Impact Research)
10:45	ICT and Energy ► Nordman B.: Optimizing Device Operation with a Local Electricity Price ► Weber K.: End-Use Load Monitoring of a Community Microgrid in Rural East Malaysia: Challenges Faced During a Period of Rapid Development ► Ameli A.: An Optimized Load Frequency Control of a Decentralized Energy System Using Plug-in Electric Vehicles ► Nique M.: The Synergies between Mobile Phone Access and Off Grid Energy Solutions Demand Assessments ► Van der Straeten J.: Financing Energy Efficiency and Climate Adaptation Measures on Household Level in Kyrgyzstan - Market Based Approaches for a Post-Soviet Country? ► Warda A. & Taylor H.: Demand Assessment of Solar Electrification in Off-Grid Rural Communities of Pakistan through Micro financing of Solar Home Systems ► Gadhia D.: Case Study of Decentralized Energy Project- Smoke-free Village
13:30	Minigrids - Case Studies ► Khan H.: Experience from First Solar Mini Grid Service in Bangladesh ► Deorah S.& Lath A.: Prospects for Electricity Access in Rural India using Solar Photo-Voltaic based Mini-Grid Systems ► Chowdhury S.: Off-grid Rural Area Electrification by Solar-Diesel Hybrid Mini-grid in Bangladesh: Design Considerations Cooking ► Ortiz W.: The Influence of the End Users’ Context on the Dissemination of Domestic Biogas Systems in Developing Countries ► Sesan T.: Slow and Steady But Not to Scale: Lessons from a Context-responsive Approach to Market-based Stove Development in Western Kenya ► Tumwesige, V.: Feasibility Study Assessing the Impact of Biogas Digesters on Indoor Air Pollution in Households in Uganda
15:15	Minigrids – Participatory Energy Ecosystems ► Groh S.: Swarm Electrification - Suggesting a Paradigm Shift through Building Microgrids Bottom-up ► Abdullah M.: A Simulation Gaming Approach to Micro-Grid Design and Planning: Participatory Design and Capacity Building ► Khan R.: DC Nanogrids: A Low Cost PV Based Solution for Livelihood Enhancement for Rural Bangladesh Planning and Governance ► Terrapon-Pfaff J.: The Role of Gender Concerns in the Planning of Small-scale Energy Projects in Developing Countries ► Scott A.: Fuel Oil Volatility – Complications for Evaluating A Proposed Power Purchase Agreement for Renewable Energy in Nome, AK ► Richter K.: Barriers and solutions to the Development of Renewable Energy Technologies in the Caribbean
17:00	Presentation of BREG and MES ► Sebastian Groh & Brian Edlefsen Lasch: The Battle of Edison and Westinghouse Revisited: A Comparative Analysis of AC/DC Micro-grids for Rural Electrification
17:30	Poster Session ► Yusup Kamalov: Alternative Fresh Water Sources for Remote Settlements ► Alireza Raghami: A Novel Control Strategy for Power Sharing Enhancement of an Inverter-Based Microgrid ► Mitalee Gupta: Sustainable Energy Access for the Poor: A Means for Promoting Climate Change Adaptation of Communities ► Daye Eom: System Analysis of Electricity Infrastructure Evolution Using Hybrid Method Simulation Tool ► Andrés González–García: A Decision Support Model for Roadmaps Towards Sustainable Energy Universal Access for Policymakers and Utilities ► Dominique Diouf: Exploring the Barriers to Impact Investing in the Sustainable Energy Area in West Africa

Friday, 11 April 2014

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10:15	Panel Discussion ► Kate Steel (Google), Lesle Marincola (Angaza Design) and Michael Nique (GSMA): Innovating at the Nexus of Big Data and Energy Access
11:30	Microfinance ► Realpe N.: How to  Scale Up Green Microfinance? A Comparative Study of Energy Lending in Peru ► Pillarisetti S.: Microfinancing Decentralized Solar Energy Systems in India: Innovative Products through Group Approach ► Da Silva I.: Innovative Energy Access for Remote Areas - The LUAV Light Up a Village Project Lighting ► Verastegui A.: How Big is Small? Enough to not Breathe Oil! The Peruvian case of diesel-fuelled wick lamps for lighting ► Lam N.: Characterizing Kerosene Demand for Lighting India and Evaluating the Impact of Measures Affecting Access and Dependence ► AitkenR.: Night Fishing with Solar Powered LED Lights on Lake Tanganyika
14:15	Community Energy Supply ► Kirchhoff H.: Identifying Hidden Resources in Solar Home Systems as the Base for Bottom - Up Grids ► Muchunku C.:The Energy Centre Model - An Approach to Village Scale Energy Supply ► Newell P.:Lessons from the Edge Value Chain Analysis ► Suresh K.: Advanced Solar Irrigation Scheduling for Sustainable Rural Development: A Case of India ► Beermann H.: Value Chain Thinking and Energy Projects ­ - A Problem-Centred Value Chain Approach to Energy Based Upgrading of Rice Farmers in the Philippines ► Batteiger A.: Towards a Waste Management System for Solar Home Systems in Bangladesh
16:00	Closing Events and Keynote Insights from the Global North ► Paul Savage (Nextek Power Systems): The Evolution of Distributed Electrical Power Insights from the Global South ► Dr. Rezwan Kan (UIU Bangladesh): Solar PV in Bangladesh: The Way Forward ► Conference Summary