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= Overview<br/> =
 
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<p style="text-align: justify">The International Conference on [http://www.microenergysystems.tu-berlin.de/conference/ “Micro Perspectives for Decentralized Energy Supply” (MES)] was established as an international forum to discuss the micro perspective of the technical, economic, social, and environmental aspects of microenergy systems. <span id="more-512"></span><br/></p><p style="text-align: justify">The MES conference brings together leading academics from the social sciences, economics, natural sciences, and engineering, as well as practitioners (e.g. project developers and implementers, entrepreneurs).</p><p style="text-align: justify">[http://www.microenergysystems.tu-berlin.de/conference/microenergy-systems/ Microenergy Systems] provide solutions for single households or micro enterprises (e.g. solar home systems, improved cooking stoves, biogas plants), as well as technologies for several households or communities. For a long time, they have been regarded as transitional solutions towards centralized energy supply in developing countries, or as a negligible niche market in developed countries. In recent years, there have been growing expectations that decentralized energy systems will play an important role in shifting energy policy, as well as in contributing to poverty reduction and improved health, education, and overall quality of life. The MES conference will explore the technical, social, and economic factors and context conditions that can enable MES to meet these expectations.<br/></p><p style="text-align: justify"><br/></p>
 
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= Program Documentation<br/> =
 
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== Tuesday, February 26<br/> ==
 
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=== Mini Grids as New Market Opportunities: Experiences from Science and Private Sector<br/> ===
 
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In cooperation with [http://www.giz.de/ GIZ], Practitioner Workshop<br/>
 
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=== Financing Decentralized Energy Supply for Low-Income Markets<br/> ===
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<p style="text-align: justify">The International Conference on [http://www.microenergysystems.tu-berlin.de/conference/ “Micro Perspectives for Decentralized Energy Supply” (MES)] was established as an international forum to discuss the micro perspective of the technical, economic, social, and environmental aspects of microenergy systems. <span id="more-512"></span><br/></p><p style="text-align: justify">The MES conference brings together leading academics from the social sciences, economics, natural sciences, and engineering, as well as practitioners (e.g. project developers and implementers, entrepreneurs).</p><p style="text-align: justify">[http://www.microenergysystems.tu-berlin.de/conference/microenergy-systems/ Microenergy Systems] provide solutions for single households or micro enterprises (e.g. solar home systems, improved cooking stoves, biogas plants), as well as technologies for several households or communities. For a long time, they have been regarded as transitional solutions towards centralized energy supply in developing countries, or as a negligible niche market in developed countries. In recent years, there have been growing expectations that decentralized energy systems will play an important role in shifting energy policy, as well as in contributing to poverty reduction and improved health, education, and overall quality of life. The MES conference will explore the technical, social, and economic factors and context conditions that can enable MES to meet these expectations.</p>
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In cooperation with [http://www.giz.de/ GIZ], Workshop<br/>
 
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| style="background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204)" | [http://www.microenergysystems.tu-berlin.de/conference/2013/01/28/financing-decentralized-energy-supply-for-low-income-markets/ Short description]<br/>
 
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== Wednesday, February 27th<br/> ==
 
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=== Enabling energy supply for low-income markets through mini-grid solutions<br/> ===
 
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In cooperation with [http://www.reiner-lemoine-institut.de/ Reiner Lemoine Institute], Mini-grid Workshop<br/>
 
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=== PEP-Information Exchange “PV-Hybrid on the Philippines” ===
 
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In cooperation with the [http://www.sustainableenergyforall.org/events-outreach/practitioner-network Energy Access Practitioner Network of United Nations Foundation], Practitioner Workshop
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<span style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0); line-height: 21px;">► </span>[[Micro_Perspectives_for_Decentralized_Energy_Supply_-_Conference_2013_Tuesday,_February_26|Tuesday, 26 February 2013]]
  
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<span style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0); line-height: 21px;">► </span>[[Micro_Perspectives_for_Decentralized_Energy_Supply_-_Conference_2013_Wednesday,_February_27|Wednesday, 27 February 2013]]
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<span style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0); line-height: 21px;">► </span>[[Micro_Perspectives_for_Decentralized_Energy_Supply_-_Conference_2013_Thursday,_February_28|Thursday, 28 February 2013]]
  
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<span style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0); line-height: 21px;">► </span>[[Micro_Perspectives_for_Decentralized_Energy_Supply_-_Conference_2013_Friday,_March_1|Friday, 1 March 2013]]
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'''Exhibition: '''Teaching Technology Tools – Building a global energy training laboratory.<br/>
 
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'''Opening Session: '''Sustainable Energy Access for all. Chances and Challenges from the Microperspective.<br/>
 
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<span style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; font-size: 0.85em">► </span>[http://www.microenergysystems.tu-berlin.de/conference/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Preliminary-Programm_1302251.pdf MES Conference 2013 Program]<br/>
  
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<span style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; font-size: 0.85em">► </span>[http://www.microenergysystems.tu-berlin.de/conference/mes-2011/ Information on MES Conference 2011]<br/>
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9:00 am<br/>Welcome note''': '''Prof. Dr. Paul Uwe Thamsen, Vice President of Technische Universität Berlin<br/>
 
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9:15 am<br/>Keynote: [http://www.microenergysystems.tu-berlin.de/conference/2013/01/04/patricia-kawagga/ Patricia Kawagga] , Coordinator at [http://www.rea.or.ug/ Rural Electrification Agency], Uganda
 
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9:45 am<br/>Keynote: [http://www.microenergysystems.tu-berlin.de/conference/2013/01/04/daniel-kammen/ Daniel Kammen], Professor in the [http://erg.berkeley.edu/ Energy and Resources Group], [http://www.berkeley.edu/index.html University of California, Berkeley]
 
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==== Microenergy-Systems and Agriculture<br/> ====
 
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==== Potential Analysis of Microenergy Systems<br/> ====
 
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==== MES in Infrastructure Planning – The Challenge of Decentralization<br/> ====
 
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==== '''The Potential of Mini Grids and Critical Factors<br/>''' ====
 
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Universal energy access remains a challenge despite being essential in enabling human development. There are 1.3 billion people without electricity worldwide (International Energy Agency [IEA], 2011) while electricity is the essential basis for the improvement of elementary needs, like light, communication, education, health and safety. Further, electricity has been repeatedly linked to poverty reduction.
 
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Over 80% of the 1.3 billion lacking electricity live in rural areas and therefore, self-sustaining island systems (mini-grids) are mostly the only possibility to bring electricity and to grow local economy. In consequence of rising fuel prices, renewable energies have become more interesting to bridge the energy gap.<br/>
 
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===== '''Comprehensive Country Ranking for Renewable Energy Based Mini-Grids Providing Rural Off-Grid Electrification b''''''y C. Breyer – Reiner Lemoine Institut''' =====
 
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Mini-grids offer ideal conditions for a grid independent electricity supply. When they are renewable energy based, become a key element for rural electrification. Nevertheless there is not only a necessity of sustainable business models for energy supplying of hundreds of millions of people, but also a comparison of all countries need to be done in order to identify the most important players on this field.
 
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5
 
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Zambia
 
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19
 
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63.7
 
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75
 
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71.7
 
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1.09
 
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0.83
 
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13.7
 
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1.27
 
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45.8
 
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*The specific criteria for minigrids have to checked at the end locally<br/>
 
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*How was calculated the rural population???<br/>
 
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*Taking into account the number of rural electrification per country (%) and number of poverty (%)
 
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==== Transition to Renewable Energies through Mini Grids<br/> ====
 
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Coffee Break (Room no. H1035, Main building)<br/>
 
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==== The Complexity of Cleaner Cookstoves: Challenges ranging from Improving Livelihoods to Managing Carbon Credits ====
 
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*[http://www.microenergysystems.tu-berlin.de/conference/2013/01/04/christine-worlen/ Christine Wörlen], Expert in the field of renewable energy policies and energy systems integration in the global south and north
 
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*[http://www.microenergysystems.tu-berlin.de/conference/2013/01/04/diarra-mahamadou-karamoko/ Diarra Mahamadou Karamoko], [http://www.malifolkecenter.org/ Mali Folkecenter], Mali, and Expert in development and financing of renewable energy enterprises in Mali
 
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*[http://www.microenergysystems.tu-berlin.de/conference/2013/01/04/reiner-braun/ Reiner Braun], Executive Board at the German Scientists Association for Peace and Sustainability ([http://www.microenergy-foundation.com/natwiss/ NatWiss]) and the Managing Director of the Federation of German Scientists ([http://www.vdw-ev.de/index.php/en/ FGS])
 
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Overview

The International Conference on “Micro Perspectives for Decentralized Energy Supply” (MES) was established as an international forum to discuss the micro perspective of the technical, economic, social, and environmental aspects of microenergy systems.

The MES conference brings together leading academics from the social sciences, economics, natural sciences, and engineering, as well as practitioners (e.g. project developers and implementers, entrepreneurs).

Microenergy Systems provide solutions for single households or micro enterprises (e.g. solar home systems, improved cooking stoves, biogas plants), as well as technologies for several households or communities. For a long time, they have been regarded as transitional solutions towards centralized energy supply in developing countries, or as a negligible niche market in developed countries. In recent years, there have been growing expectations that decentralized energy systems will play an important role in shifting energy policy, as well as in contributing to poverty reduction and improved health, education, and overall quality of life. The MES conference will explore the technical, social, and economic factors and context conditions that can enable MES to meet these expectations.


Conference Documentation

► Tuesday, 26 February 2013

► Wednesday, 27 February 2013

► Thursday, 28 February 2013

► Friday, 1 March 2013



Further Information

► MES Conference 2013 Program

► Information on MES Conference 2011

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