Powering sub-Saharan Africa's urban revolution: an energy transitions approach

Author(s) : Silver, Jonathan, Marvin, Simon Publication date : 27 September 2016 Publication type : Journal article Journal : Urban Studies Abstract : This paper develops a geographic understanding of urban energy transitions in sub-Saharan African towns and cities. In doing so this paper seeks to...

The potentials of carbon markets for infrastructure investment in sub-Saharan urban Africa

Author(s) : Silver, Jonathan Publication date : April 2015 Publication type : Journal article Journal : Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability Highlights : Examines the role of carbon financing across towns and cities in Africa. Provides a series of criticisms about current arrangements...

Business models for the delivery of modern thermal energy services: the cases of Ghana and Tunisia

Author(s) : Sustainable Thermal Energy Services Partnerships (STEPs) Publication date : May 2014 Publication type : Report Executive Summary : Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Cooking Fuel Program in Ghana In 1990, the Government of Ghana created a program to replace wood-based cooking fuels (wood and...

Literature review: rural business models in Asia

Author(s) : Parthan, Binu Publication date : March 2014 Publication type : Review The full review can be viewed here .

LCT Project Survey Report: Progress, challenges and lessons learnt to date

Author(s) : Cheruiyot, Mourine (African Centre for Technology Studies) Publication date : January 2016 Publication type : Report Introduction : The low cost energy efficient products for the bottom of the pyramid project, or LCT for short, is a project which focuses the development of energy...

A desk assessment of current products and players involved in the development and sale of domestic energy efficient products in Kenya

Author(s) : African Centre for Technology Studies Publication date : January 2016 Publication type : Review Executive summary : In recent years, there has been a significant increase in activities to provide energy to low-income households and communities in developing countries, through rural...

Improved cookstoves: next generation ideas

Author(s) : Open University (UK), African Centre for Technology Studies, Gamos, The Nairobi Women's Hospital, United International University, Institute for Globally Transformative Technologies Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Publication date : October 2016 Publication type : workshop report...

Smart Villages webinar, 29 September 2017: ‘Perspectives on energy justice: views from the UK, India, and Myanmar’

The webinar can be viewed here . On 11-12 September, the Low Carbon Energy for Development Network (LCEDN) held its annual conference on the topic of "Equity and Energy Justice" at Durham University, UK. As a follow-up to this conference, we have held two webinars (September and October 2017) to...

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