the smart villages initiative: overview - jan 2014
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Presentation by John Holmes, EASAC, Smart Villages Technology Workshop, Cambridge 14 January 2014TRANSCRIPT
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The Smart Villages Initiative
Dr John Holmes
EASAC Energy Programme Secretary
MCSC/CMEDT Research Consultant
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The Scale of the Energy Challenge
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1.3 billion people without access to electricity, mainly in rural communities
3 billion people use traditional fuels for household energy
1.5 million people die each year from indoor air pollution caused by traditional fuels
Oil prices in real terms are 5 x what they were when OECD countries were at a similar stage of development
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Universal access to electricity by 2030
IEA World Energy Outlook: new connections in rural areas
30% grid extension
70% from micro-grids and home-based approaches
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Energy as catalyst for development
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Sustainable energy
access as catalyst for
development
education
Local business
Health & welfare
Democratic engagement
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Smart villages
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Focus: mini/micro-grid and home-based
approaches
Policy advice: an insightful, bottom-up view of the
challenges of village energy provision for
development, and how they can be overcome
Workshops: bringing together top European,
African, and Asian scientists with local
stakeholders (entrepreneurs, villagers, NGO’s,
financers and policy makers etc.)
On-going dialogue: follow
up engagement activities;
EASAC briefings
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Smart villages: support & preparatory activities
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Links & collaborations: extensive round
of meetings in 2013 – much interest
Funding: Malaysian Commonwealth Studies Centre &
application to Templeton World Charity Foundation
Science Academies: national, regional and global
Scoping study in 2012: 20 case studies from Africa and
India
High-level Steering Panel and EASAC Reference Group
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In-country workshops
June 2014 • Tanzania / East Africa
January 2015 • Malaysia / Southeast Asia
May 2015 • India / South Asia
November 2015
• Bolivia / South America
April 2016 • Ghana / West Africa
November 2016
• Mexico / Central America
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Follow up activities
Dissemination of workshop report
Preparation of briefs and briefing meetings
Training courses and master classes
Entrepreneurial competition
Final event with key stakeholders
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Additional Activities
Vision Paper
Booklet of essays
Pocket guide
Website
Final Workshops: Brussels and Developing Country
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Cambridge: Forward Look
Energy: production, use and efficiency
Possible game-changing
developments over next 10-15
years
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Thank you