Second Africa-EU Renewable Energy Research & Innovation Symposium (RERIS) 2018 - Abstract

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Energy Socioeconomics

• Smart grids in the European Union: Assessing energy security, regulation & social and ethical considerations. Possible synergies with Africa
• Optimising Europe’s efforts to support Africa’ electrification
• A thermo-economic model for objective solar collector choice and sizing of a solar water heating system
• A qualitative analysis of renewable sources of energy used and policies in Lesotho
• Renewable Energy Law and Policy in Ghana: A Legal Analysis of the Support Schemes under the Regulatory Framework and Some Lessons from the EU Experience
• Solar PV training kit, a novel community outreach programme in Kenya
• Energy system planning models for cities: On the limits of existent modeling tools and a new approach for models tailored to the needs of developing countries
• Status of Rooftop PV Generation in South Africa
• Impacts of electrification under the perspective of the Multi-Tier-Framework in Southern Tanzania
• Capacitating the core: introducing social performance to the renewable energy sector in Africa
• Market Segmentation of Rural Electricity Consumers for Mini-Grid Business Development in Tanzania (Poster)
• Work-in-progress journey towards cost-reflective electricity tariffs in Lesotho (Poster)
• Stalemate or Priority: An Examination into the Energy Question in Zimbabwe (Poster)
• Using a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach to Evaluate Sustainability of Renewable Energy Generation Sources in Uganda (Poster)
• Multi-Feed Biomass Gasifier Project: Promoting good human and environmental health and food production (Poster)

Decentralized Renewable and Household Energy Solutions

• Integrating a Solar PV System with a Household based backup Generator for Hybrid Swarm Electrification in sub-Saharan Africa: case study of Nigeria
• Baseline Assessment for the Smooth Operation of Solar Mini Grid Facility in Umon Island and Bagana Community in Southern Nigeria
• Energy Efficiency Optimization of Biochar Cook Stoves through Computational Simulation
• Plasma gasification of biomass using nitrogen plasma reactor to produce synthesis gas for small scale-communities
• Storage as the weak link of the biomass supply chain
• Minigrid electricity service based on renewable generation for isolated or rural areas: sizing criteria, management and sustainability models, and case studies in Africa and Europe
• Parametric sensitivity in sunflower oil ethanolysis using Shea nut shell based catalyst
• Promoting rural electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa: Least-cost modeling of decentralized energy-water-food systems
• Assessment of decentralized hybrid mini-grids in Sub-Saharan Africa: Market analysis, Least-cost modelling, and Job creation analysis
• Development of a methodology to assess the lifespan of Pico PV systems
• Developing a Low Cost Real-Time SMS Feedback Tool for Off-grid Household Electricity Consumption (Poster)
• Energy decentralization in Rwanda (Poster)
• Scales of rural photovoltaics – considerations assisting deployment (Poster)
• Development of a pilot passive solar distillation plant for Dan-Jirima community health post, Kano-Nigeria (Poster)
• Comparison of Power Conversion Techniques for Rural Electrification (Poster)

Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission

• Prospects For Electricity Generation From The Wind Potential Of Zamala In Cameroon
• Printing Powder-based Photovoltaic Modules. An appropriate technology to make African countries energy-self sufficient
• Feasibility study of linear Fresnel solar thermal power plant in Algeria
• Aspen simulation of Hybrid Concentrated Solar Power - Biomass Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Process (Poster)

Energy Research, Innovation, Education and Entrepreneurship

• Entrepreneurship as a Leverage for Innovative Energy Technologies in Africa: An Investigation of the Entrepreneurial Framework in Zimbabwe
• Promotion of energy research, innovation and entrepreneurship by bilateral and international projects between Tunisian research center and private/public European institutions
• The Status of Large-Scale Solar Thermal Systems for Industrial Applications in South Africa and the Promotion of Solar Thermal Research at CRSES, Stellenbosch University
• De-Colonising Power Supply in Cameroon: A Community Entrepreneurship Approach
• Cost-Efficient and Simple Hands-On Experiments for Education in Renewable Energy Systems (Poster)
• Decentralized Energy-Water- Food systems in Africa: Space Analysis, Least-cost modelling of sack farming and establishment of renewable energy technologies in the Diepsloot slums of Johannesburg, South Africa (Poster)

Energy Resource Mapping and Planning

• An application of the Multilayer Perceptron: Estimation of Global Solar Radiation and the Establishment of Solar Radiation Maps of Togo
• Remote sensing techniques for village identification: Improved electrification planning for Zambia
• Analysis of Solar Radiation Models and Three-Dimensional Modelling Of Irradiance
• Sizing and performance prediction of solar-powered pump-pipe systems using empirical solar radiation and pump characteristic data as applied in Zimbabwe (Poster)
• Design and Construction of a Low-Cost Meteorological Station (Poster)