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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.

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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​​​​​​

Image by Jason Mavrommatis
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