CRESUM HYRES and ACERA project training workshop - 10th September
In September last year, the CRESUM-HYRES and the ACERA Royal Society Capacity Building projects collaborated to run a series of free, virtual training workshops to share research by the project and its partners.
The workshops ran on the 4th, 10th and 17th September.
Renewable energy technologies & resilient generation capacity for micro-grids - 10th September 2020
UKRI-funded GCRF project CRESUM-HYRES presents a virtual workshop to showcase work achieved in line with UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.
About this Event
Globally, one in five people still lack access to modern electricity, and 3 billion people rely on traditional fuels for heating and cooking. In line with United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7, the UKRI-funded GCRF project CRESUM-HYRES and the Royal Society-funded ACERA project organised a virtual workshop to showcase some of the work done by the project, our partners, and prominent researchers in the area to increase access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
Furthermore, this virtual workshop (as part of three online CRESUM-HYRES events scheduled in September 2020), provided the opportunity for stakeholders, engineers, technicians, scientists, researchers, and scholars to disseminate information on recent advancements and achievements in renewable energy generation for development of resilient MICRO-GRIDS in developing nations. This virtual workshop focussed on sustainable generation included three sessions dedicated to:
1. Opportunities for renewable energy technologies in developing nations
2. Sustainable generation activities in CRESUM-HYRES
3. Case studies on renewable energy generation for rural development
The workshop included a plenary session by the eminent Chemical Engineer Prof JB Joshi from ICT Mumbai, focussing on the opportunities for renewable energy generation in India. Topics covered in the workshop included opportunities for using bioenergy, solar PV and solar thermal as well as hybrid renewable energy technologies, assessments of available resources and simulation of proposed solutions.
The workshop disseminated progress from the GCRF/EPSRC funded CRESM HYRES project on Creating Resilient Sustainable Micro-grids through Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems. The workshop also discussed links between interdisciplinary energy related international projects currently running at Leeds and funded through BBSRC, EPSRC, Innovate UK and the Royal Society.
Plenary Speaker: Prof JB Joshi (ICT) India
Keynote speakers: Dr Vishwaneth Dalvi (ICT, India), Mary Suzan Abbo (CREEC, Uganda)
CRESUM-HYRES speakers include Prof Jon Lovett (UoL), Dr Valerie Dupont (UoL), Dr Rolf Crook (UoL), Dr Hu Li (UoL), Dr Andrew Ross (UoL).