CESET Project

Join the new project “Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Social Inclusion for a Just Energy Transition in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania (JustGESI)”, funded by the Ayrton Fund of UK Research and Innovation from 2025-2027. bit.ly/ResAssocJustGE…

Congratulations to @VaneBailo on being selected as 1 of 13 UK research projects that will address urgent global energy and climate challenges funded through the Ayrton Challenge Programme. @Urban_Inst Find out more here: shorturl.at/4fAAr

New report on training delivered by CESET team member Amare Assefa in September 2024 for Chipopoma community on small-scale hydropower plants to equip them with the knowledge and skills to operate and maintain their mini hydropower plant. @VaneBailo shorturl.at/lc0IS

On 25 September 2024 our CESET project held a workshop at the Royal Society in London to launch our policy recommendations on the role of community energy in mediating sustainable energy transitions. Watch the 'live' report of discussions. ⏬⏬⏬⏬⏬⏬⏬⏬ shorturl.at/iFBOI

@AranEales11420 has written a CESET report that examines communities' pivotal role in establishing and maintaining decentralised energy infrastructure, focusing on mini-grids in Sub-Saharan Africa. @VaneBailo Read it here: tinyurl.com/5fxw8p5d

@AranEales11420 has produced a CESET report that proposes a community energy system twinning initiative that focuses on fostering partnerships between successful community energy projects in the UK & emerging leaders in renewable energy access in Africa. shorturl.at/Wz7lf

Read CESET's policy recommendations for facilitating inclusive and just energy transitions and watch the lecture and keynote from our workshop at The Royal Society last month by CESET PI @VaneBailo and @YacobMulugetta on the CESET YouTube Channel ⏬⏬⏬ shorturl.at/yDKU4

CESET & @lborouniversity are organising a webinar to explore the strategies to realize resilient community energy systems which can withstand unforeseen natural hazards, climate change induced risks, socio-political disruptions. Wed 6 Nov 2024 1100-1230 shorturl.at/fxM0s

Webinar to explore strategies to realize resilient community energy systems which can withstand unforeseen natural hazards, climate change induced risks and socio-political disruptions. Wednesday 6th November 2024 11am to 12.30pm. Sign up - shorturl.at/DRu1O

How do we transition to renewable energy? Not only that, how do we do so in an inclusive & just way across the global north & south? Delighted to be with delegates from the UK & Africa today with @CesetProject exploring how community energy projects could do just that!

Hearing from community energy managers and their experience from Malawi - John Sailence introduces Chipopona hydro grid that harnesses the power from Manchewe Falls

@YacobMulugetta addressing the just transitions agenda at the final CESET workshop

@VaneBailo opening the final CESET workshop at The Royal Society in London

20% discount code until 23rd Oct 2024 for the new CESET book "Community Energy and Sustainable Energy Transitions - experiences from Ethiopia, Malawi and Mozambique" edited by @VaneBailo Enter the code at checkout on link.springer.com to apply discount - dN6G2oOSKIg4u4

3 funded in-person places available for ECRs / community energy managers "Realising the benefits of community energy for a just energy transition" (shorturl.at/PtrVv) Wed 25 September 24, 0900-1700 Royal Society, London Apply: Dr Simpson - v.l.simpson@sheffield.ac.uk

Join us online for the launch of the CESET policy brief and recommendations on Wednesday 25th September 2024 0930-1300. The event includes presentations from CESET PI @VaneBailo and a key note from @YacobMulugetta. Registration is free via eventbrite - shorturl.at/VRB87

Our new CESET book out!

Last month @VaneBailo and @TheUrbanVicky travelled to Addis Ababa to participate in the final CESET international conference “Applying community energy systems to influence energy transitions in Africa”. Watch the keynote presentations shorturl.at/wa7m2

Congratulations Dr Chrispin Gogoda on his new role as Battery Ambassador for Malawi funded by The Faraday Institution. The programme aims to promote battery technology and energy storage research and networking across sub–Saharan Africa shorturl.at/HERZl

The CESET team is delighted to announce that their edited volume "Community Energy and Sustainable Energy Transitions: Experiences from Ethiopia, Malawi, and Mozambique" has been published by Springer. The book is open access and can be accessed at: link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…