
Research & Initiatives
Our core research themes revolve around:​
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Energy Planning and Development:
Designing inclusive and just energy systems that prioritize social equity in access, affordability, and agency.
End-Use Electrification and Energy Access:
Investigating electric mobility, electric cooking, and productive uses of energy to support development goals.
Power System Reliability & Resilience:
Planning for reliable, resilient, and climate-informed grid systems—urban and rural, centralized and decentralized.
Interdisciplinary and Contextual Approaches:
Integrating technical, behavioral, and institutional insights to inform energy policy and technology adoption.
Ongoing: Energizing Communities: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Rural Electrification Planning
Supported by UW Royalty Research Fund
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Ongoing: Investigating Barriers to Household Clean Energy Transitions in Informal Settlements in Nairobi
Supported by eGUIDE initiative
Collaborators: QSEL, Columbia University, Dr. Austine Otieno (Technical University of Kenya), Paul Kyoma (Makerere University)
Ongoing: Advancing Community-Led Innovation in Distributed Renewable Energy Development
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Collaborators: Elise Harrington, UMN ; Maria Nantongo, MUBS & Nicholas Mukisa, MUBS
Ongoing: Multi-Stakeholder Perspectives of Electric Bus Service in Kigali, Rwanda
Supported by: BasiGo
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Collaborator: STIMA Lab, UMass Amherst
Ongoing: Comparing Gamification and Conventional Survey Approaches for Mini-Grid Demand Estimation in Fiji
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Collaborator: LEAPS, Arizona State University​​​​​​
