• Publication 16 August 2021 Rural electrification in Sub Saharan Africa in a context of fluctuating oil-prices Solar PV is one among other low carbon technologies for rural electrification in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). Solar PV systems have for almost 30 years been disseminated in SSA, resulting in more than half a million installations concentrated in a few countries. While PV systems have technically matured and markets have gradually developed, PV for rural electrification has often been perceived with scepticism from potential users, donors, government officials and researchers, and solar PV has in…
• Publication 16 August 2021 Sustainable energy for slums? Using the Sustainable Development Goals to guide energy access efforts in a Kenyan informal settlement Urban and peri-urban communities across the Global South face considerable energy access challenges with over one billion people living without adequate access to basic services such as energy, water, and healthcare. Lack of access to modern energy services has cascading effects on the United Nations 2030 Agenda and the achievement of the corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this article we address this issue, using the SDGs as a framework to evaluate how policies and plans…
• Publication 16 August 2021 Local value capture from the energy transition: insights from the Solar PV industry in Kenya
• Publication 16 August 2021 Cooling emissions and policy Synthesis report: Benefits of cooling efficiency and the Kigali Amendment As we face the growing climate emergency, where the world is starting to warm itself with self-reinforcing feedbacks, and tipping points are fast approaching, it is instructive to look to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer for guidance and inspiration. The Montreal Protocol is widely acknowledged as the world’s most successful environmental treaty. It solved the first great threat to the global atmosphere from chlorofluorocarbons and other fluorinated gases that…
• Publication 16 August 2021 District energy in cities initiative
• Publication 16 August 2021 Urban environment and building energy efficiency
• Publication 16 August 2021 District energy in cities initiative
• Publication 16 August 2021 District energy in cities initiative This report contains the rapid assessment of the Indian city of Rajkot undertaken alongside four other district cooling rapid assessments of Bhopal, Coimbatore, Pune and Thane. This report sets out a high-level analysis of the current impacts of space cooling in Rajkot, the potential of district cooling and its benefits in the city, policy options to accelerate district cooling and the high-level feasibility of specific district cooling projects. Through the District Energy in Cities Initiative…

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