CRESUM-HYRES and ACERA project training workshop - 17th September 2020
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.
Micro-grids tailored to the community's resources, needs, and aspirations - 17th September 2020
About this Event
The Global Challenge Research Fund and EPSRC-funded project, Creating Resilient Sustainable Microgrids through Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (CRESUM-HYRES) and the Royal Society-funded ACERA projects organised this workshop on socio-economic issues of micro-grids in developing countries.
Introduction
The world is undergoing an energy transition to a more environmentally friendly and resilient future. The technology is now available to achieve Goal 7 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) “Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all”. But the major constraints to achieving SDG 7 and the energy transition are often not technical, but political and socio-economic. This one-day online conference brought together researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the latest findings on the socio-economics of creating resilient sustainable micro-grids.
This conference was part of CRESUM-HYRES project, particularly the working package 2: the socio-economic component of the project (WP2) which has been undertaken for the last several years. The socio-economic component of the project focuses on five interacting components: evaluating the potential range of energy uses within a community and matching technologies to both present and future needs; involvement of end user participation in research, design, acceptance and adoption; ensuring long-term sustainability and resilience through creation of the appropriate incentive structures to install and maintain the MGs; ethical dimensions of the project; and capacity building within the partnership. It involves all the partners in Africa and Indonesia
Aim of the Conference
Drawing on results from a major renewable energy research project in Indonesia and Africa, the aim of the conference was to build a network of knowledge to facilitate successful creation of micro-grids.
Speakers
Speakers included: Prof. Jon Lovett (University of Leeds), Tony Susandy (Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of Indonesia), Prof. Francis Kemausuor (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana), Nelson Tashobya (AOT Consultant), Dr Mary Suzan Abbo (Center for Research of Energy and Energy Conservation - CREEC), Dr Cheng Wen (University of Leeds), Dr Saut Sagala (Resilience Development Initiative).