energy policy

15

Jun

Financing innovative sustainable energy solutions

In a previous blog post we discussed the concept of the “financing gap” – essentially the huge mismatch between available funds at international level for deployment of rural energy access projects and the actual projects & project developers like ourselves. From June 2 – 5 2015, team member Setu Pelz and myself attended and exhibited at […]
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21

Apr

WTH is the W-E-F Nexus?

Some time ago I wrote about how KUDURA could be a triple-win solution for a sustainable development – it tackles economic, social and environmental challenges simultaneously.  Furthermore KUDURA operates in the area of the “Poverty-environment” nexus, formulated in 2005 by the UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative, which states that: “Poor people depend on the environment for their livelihoods and well-being. Improved […]
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15

Jul

How much light is enough?

Kerosene lamps provide limited light, emit bad-smelling smoke and soot and are plagued with injury and death caused by accidental fires. If one could replace them all with low cost solar lamps, one would remove the danger of accident, and improve rural life. This is essentially the model that drives the market of solar portable […]
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