colombo | nov-15 | closing remarks

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HOW WE CAN HELP YOU GENERATE OFF-

GRID AND SMART VILLAGE STORIES

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WHAT DO WE MEAN ABOUT SMART

VILLAGES STORIES?

ENERGY is central to: Food production

Education

Health

Communication

Business opportunities

Participatory democracy

Environmental preservation

A TREASURE TROVE OF STORIES!!

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1. NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Bioenergy bypassing Biomass: Generating electricity

while growing crops

‘ENERGY’

Alison G. Smith & Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley

Smart Villages Workshop, January 2014

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CO2

H2O

Light

exudates

[Fe(CN)6]-4

[Fe(CN)6]-3

CO2

e-

V

1

Vascular

plants

2 3

4

5

6

7

8

9 10

1

2 Soil

3 4

Roots

Bacteria

5 Anode

6

7

8 9 10

Cation permeable membrane

External resistor

Voltmeter

Cathode

Electron mediator

Bombelli et al. 2012 - Appl Microbiol Biotechnol

Tri-dimensional nest of carbon fibre

Rice plant

Actual photograph of the cathodic chamber

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Organic Photovoltaic Modules and biopolymer supercapacitors

for supply of renewable electricity.Olle Inganäs

1.2. NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Energy storage in renewable materials

Smart Villages Arusha Workshop, June 2014

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1.3. NEW TECHNOLOGIES: MICRO-HYDRO SOLUTIONS

Light-up Borneo Smart Villages Malaysia Workshop, January 2015

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1.3. NEW TECHNOLOGIES: MICRO-HYDRO SOLUTIONS

Light-up Borneo- Smart Villages Malaysia Workshop, January 2015

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1.4 FRUGAL TECHNOLOGIES (FLEXIBLE AND

INCLUSIVE)

THINKING OUTSIDE THE (HOT) BOX

Affordable solutions for low income communities

Jaideep Prabhu

Smart Villages Workshop, January 2014

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2.1. ENERGY IMPACT- SUSTAINABILITY

BGET- Smart Villages Malaysia Workshop, January 2015

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3. IMPACT STUDIES IN RWANDA AND BORNEO

Rwanda May 2015

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3. SUSTAINABILITY, GENDER

Energy for cooking

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SOURCES

US!

and contacts with:

• SE4ALL

• IRENA

• REN

• World Bank

• UNIDO, UNEP

• Shell

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• International press – SciDev, Guardian,

BBC, Economist

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