Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Sustainable Energy Access for Communities
UCL (University College London) and American University of Beirut (AUB)
The course explored sustainable energy solutions for the millions of people who live without reliable access to electricity. Including: challenges for renewable energy; Defining access to energy; Moving to clean cooking; Alternative energy futures: an integrated approach; on or off grid solutions; energy efficiency; business models for off grid community solutions; managing supply and demand; community engagement approaches including citizens’ assembly; planning a community engagement event.
3 weeks, 3 hours per week
Dr Eileen Kennedy
Senior Research Associate, RELIEF Centre, UCL Knowledge Lab
UCL (University College London)
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Describe the complex levels of access to energy and the relationship between access to energy and meeting the SDGs
- Assess renewable energy solutions for communities
- Identify a path to energy transition for you and your community
- Experiment with energy efficiency
- Discuss business models for renewable energy solutions
- Explore approaches to engaging the community to move towards renewable energy
- Produce a plan for community engagement with renewable energy
Syllabus
Week 1: The meaning of energy access
- Challenges for renewable energy
- Defining access to energy
- Moving to clean cooking
- Alternative energy futures: an integrated approach
- On or off grid? A debate
Week 2: Renewable energy solutions for communities
- Energy efficiency: saving money, saving energy
- Exploring renewable options for communities
- Analysing household energy consumption
- Business models for off grid community solutions
- Mini grid case study and game
Week 3: Engaging the community
- The importance of community engagement in the transition to renewable energy
- Case studies in community engagement
- A citizen’s assembly on energy in Lebanon
- Creative ways to support stakeholder decision making
- Planning a community engagement activity
Issued on 13th June 2024
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