Five Questions: Joe Butchers discusses Community Scale (Micro) Hydropower Solutions in Nepal

11 October 2018

In this “5 quick questions” blog we introduce community micro hydro and talk to Joe Butchers (pictured in Nepal) who is a PhD student at the Faculty of Engineering at Bristol University. Joe’s research focuses on understanding both the technical, social and economic aspect of micro-hydro in Nepal, in order to improve the reliability and sustainability of systems.

Micro-hydro or community scale hydro is a renewable energy solution which goes back a long time not least...

Energy Development plans in the Kenyan Counties: Highlights from the Transforming Energy Access workshop

12 September 2018

We are delighted to share a blog written by Victoria Chengo, a Research Assistant of one of the LCEDN's collaborative partners the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) , which features highlights of a Transforming Energy Access stakeholder workshop held in Kisumu, Kenya from 10th-11th April 2018.

The workshop was co-organised by ACTS, the LCEDN, and the National Environment Trust Fund (NETFUND)-Kenya. The workshop's theme was capacity...

The Better Solar Network next steps

31 July 2018

We are delighted to publish the third and final blog written by Mariana Cover, who is undertaking a three month placement with Better Solar supporting the development of an international network working to support social and environmental justice across global solar supply chains. The placement is funded by the LCEDN and is based at the University of Edinburgh.

After three months of hard work, the Better Solar Network has been formed and launched!

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Project launched: Research collaborations for community energy resilience

30 July 2018

The LCEDN is partnering with the applied research programme on Energy and Economic Growth (EEG) led by Oxford Policy Management and funded by UK Department for International Development to catalyse new research collaborations on community energy resilience in low-income countries. The project is supported by the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC)...

LCEDN team welcomes Harry Jia as Summer Research Student

23 July 2018

The LCEDN team is delighted to welcome Harry Jia as a Summer Research Student over the next 10 weeks (funded by an EPSRC Vacation Research Bursary). He will contribute to several ongoing research projects. Harry has written the blog post below to introduce himself and outline what he hopes to achieve.

I am very excited to begin my role with the EPSRC vacation bursary and to assist with several funded projects throughout my 10-week stay at Loughborough University. My...

EEG launches call for applications for new Ethiopia country programme

16 July 2018

The DFID-Funded Energy and Econopmic Growth programme have recently announced a call for Research proposals for work in Ethiopia.

Widening energy access and securing reliable energy services is fundamental to the Government of Ethiopia’s Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP II) to transform the country into a major manufacturing hub, and to address some of the intractable development and poverty challenges the country faces.

Following consultations with key government...

Highlights from the PAUWES Research 2 Practice Forum, Algeria

7 June 2018

In this blog, PhD students Hannah Mottram (University of Sheffield) and Peter Thomas (Bristol University), provide highlights of their participation in the 2018 PAUWES Research 2 Practice Forum held from 16 to 18 April 2018 in Tlemcen, Algeria.

Participants from over 40 countries discussed the latest research in the nexus of energy, water and climate change with the overall objective of ensuring the aims of Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals are...

Building a Solar Network

31 May 2018

We are delighted to publish the second blog written by Mariana Cover, who is undertaking a three month placement with Better Solar supporting the development of an international network working to support social and environmental justice across global solar supply chains. The placement is funded by the LCEDN and is based at the University of Edinburgh.

Mariana Cover

Building a Solar Network

Renewable energies have been promoted as one of the...

Reshaping Nepal – Developments in Renewable Energy Technologies

11 April 2018

In this blog, Farah N. Samuel, an MSc student of the Durham Energy Institute (pictured right), provides highlights from her participation in the 5th International Conference on Developments in Renewable Energy Technology 2018, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Travelling to Nepal was not a priority on my travel list this year, however, as a representative of Durham University, I was privileged to attend two conferences in Nepal, between March 28-31, 2018 on gender and energy and...

Falling in love with Kathmandu - 5th International Conference on Developments in Renewable Energy Technology 2018

10 April 2018

In this blog, Dr Jonathan Cloke (National Network Manager, LCEDN) reports on the success of the 5th International Conference on Developments in Renewable Energy Technology (ICDRET) 2018, and falling in love with Kathmandu... The main image (right) shows a wind-turbine on top of the Swayambhunath Buddhist Template in Kathmandu.

It was a motley crew from the LCEDN that made their diverse ways to Kathmandu for the ICDRET 5th conference in Kathmandu, as part of the UK...

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