Technologies for energy access
Micro-grid system seen at a rooftop in rural Uttar Pradesh (India). It provides 24/7 access to electricity. In the background, a substation of a high voltage electricity transmission system, not extended to this village, as yet (December 2016).
My insights
Blog post: “We deliver power whenever the sun is shining”. Findings from a reliability study on solar micro-grids in northern rural India
Electricity offered by micro-grids and other off-grid systems is generally considered a reliable alternative to erratic centralized grid power services in many rural and urban areas...Continue
My presentation at the InSIC seminar: Challenges in operating solar micro-grids in rural Uttar Pradesh
On the 16th October, I got the opportunity to present the pico-grid research project results at the seminar organised by the InSICContinue
Paikallisuus lähtökohdaksi energiantuotannossakin (in Finnish)
Mitä yhteistä on aurinkokennokännykkälaturilla matkailijan rinkan kyljessä, aurinkosähköllä toimivalla vedenpumppaamolla kuuman etelän maan pellon laidalla, tai tuulisähkövoimalalla rannikko kaupungin lahdella? Kaikki ovat erinomaisia siksi, että ne...Continue
Micro-electricity holds its position in the country of hundreds of millions of energy poor people
India Energy Access Summit 2018 in February in New Delhi gathered hundreds of people working with cleaner fuels and improved energy access for hundreds of millions...Continue
Blog post: Energy poverty breeds fantastic solutions and surprising behaviours
Access to truly green energy technologies with sufficient quality is a critical issue for the poorest. This text was publisehd on the SAIS-ISEP website on November...Continue
Sceneries from rural India
Uttar Pradesh is one of the most energy poor states in India, where around 10 million families do not have a access to electricity. Here are...Continue
Pico-grids
Local entrepreneur Boond has setup solar micro-grids in seven villages in Uttar Pradesh, India. A pre-paid meter is installed in household that enables monitoring of instantaneous...Continue