Engineers Design an Upgrade for Kenyas Informal Retailers
This article is adapted from a presentation the author gave to IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference at Santa Clara...
Engineering for Change
Interest: Energy
When the sun goes down, the day ends. No work after dark, no studying. That’s the reality for one quarter of the world’s population that lives without electricity. Inventive design and the falling cost of solar power is lighting up homes that the traditional energy grid has left dark. Power solutions that can scale are filling in the grid gaps with solar, hydro, wind and biogas. With alternative energy solutions, the world is lighting up.
Interest: Energy
Calcium May Make a Better Battery than Lithium
In about 20 years, more than half of all light-duty vehicles sold worldwide are expected to be electric. The search for a better battery is important to power that...
Research Brief: Repurposing Old Electric Vehicle Batteries i...
Converting tired old electric vehicle batteries into energy storage for homes with solar panels could reduce household carbon dioxide emissions by 21 percent, saving about 1 ton of CO2...
India Is Cooking Clean with Supportive Policy and Business
Favorable public policies and motivated business ventures converge to place clean cooking technologies into Indian kitchens. When Yash Parmar began designing a clean cooking device, his goal was clear....
Applications Are Open: The UN Calls for Engineers to Advise ...
Apply to the Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition Application deadline: February 28th The United Nations Secretary General has requested applications from experienced engineers to advise policies that...
Five Questions for Russel Collins and Nitisha Agarwal, Creat...
The first thing to know about the Himalayan Rocket Stove is that it can cook a meal, but it was built to heat a home. The stove burns wood...
Engineering Is Key to Easing the Supply Crunch of Critical M...
The supply of critical materials has emerged as a theme in the transition to clean energy. The manufacture of electric vehicles, solar photovoltaic panels and wind-power generators requires more...
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Africa’s Energy Future May Be Mixed
Kenya broke ground on an ambitious project in 2016, a standard gauge railway running from the port city of...
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The Future of Rural Energy Is Hybrid Renewable Systems
An uptick in research into hybrid renewable energy systems has demonstrated their benefits. These systems combine one or more...
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The World’s Most Expensive Consumer Electricity
This is the waste left over after using the world’s most expensive electricity. See if you recognize it. You...
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Reinventing the Steam Engine
Carl Bielenberg found inspiration in the technological innovations of the Industrial Revolution to alleviate global energy poverty. One look...
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Bioethanol for Refugees: A Startup’s Plan for Weeding Lake Victoria
Looking out from the Kenyan shores of Lake Victoria, a green carpet of water hyacinth floats with the tides....
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Sachs: Foot-Dragging, Not Know-How, Blocks Clean Energy
The transition to clean energy is held up by the fossil fuel sector, not by any technical mystery, Dr....
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Five Questions with Rachita Misra at SELCO Foundation
Rachita Misra began working with the SELCO Foundation in Bangalore, Karnataka (India) five years before the coronavirus pandemic. Trained...
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Microgrids Have a Role in the Global Energy Transition, If They Can Lower Costs
I was skeptical when I first heard about the potential of microgrids to solve challenges in global energy access....
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From GravityLight to NowLight: A Startup Pivots as Technology Improves
Editor’s note: From GravityLight to NowLight, a startup has overhauled its Internet-famous gravity-powered light. The result is a pivot...
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Seven Off-Grid Refrigeration Prototypes: Finalists from EWB-USA’s Chill Challenge
Draft animals and wood fires count among the power sources for new, extremely low-cost technology proposed in a worldwide...
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