Challenges and crowdsourcingas a way to gather new ideas

Siniša RodićProject Manager - Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy

Sanjin AvdićSector Leader - Energy and Environment

UNDP‘sINNOVATION PRIZE DRAFT POLICY!

How to fit into UNDP procedures (SOPs)?

OverviewTHE CORE PROBLEM –

3,000 Families in the most remote rural areas lack access to power in BiH

OUR THOUGHTS – How to find an sustainable and

affordable solution?

THE SOLUTION TO OUR THOUGHTS –A worldwide challenge

THE SOLUTION TO THE CORE PROBLEM –

Have a winner!/ Scaling-up

UNDP internal impact...

The Core Problem

• In Bosnia and Herzegovina more than one million persons displaced during the war have returned to reclaim their lives.

• For most of them, houses have been reconstructed and normal living conditions restored, but still more than 3,000 families in the most remote rural areas lack access to power.

• In most cases such an investment is not economically justified (for Power Utilities).

The Core Problem

Our Thoughts

• design and develop a sustainable, standalone&cost-effective solution

• off-grid renewable energy supply

• electricity generation of 2,25 kWh/day and 120 l/day of DHW

• be user friendly

• Investment costs not higher than € 5.000

The Challenge

• World-wide challenge

• Nesta – challenge service provider / administrator

• The winner will receive a $20,000 cash prize

• UNDP Bosnia and Herzegovina will pilot the winning solution in a rural area for up to 50 returnee families

Judging Criteria

• investment costs• energy output• battery capacity• hot water capacity• reliability• average running costs• maintenance costs• simplicity of use and replication potential

Road to the Winner

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solutions received

1st shorlisting – UNDP BiH

2nd shorlisting – Nesta

tested solution

the Winner

• Renewable Energy Kit was tested in period from August 3, 2013 until September 20, 2013

• The test confirmed that selected solution meets all criteria set by the challenge (it is even better!).

• This system works much better than I was expecting, even though it was not expected that laundry machine will work – it works too. I have enough energy for the needs of my family.

Rodic Zoran

the Winner

• Mr. Nikola Sakan /Telefon Inzenjering - Belgrade, Serbia

UNDP internal impact

Lessons learned...

• It is time consuming!

• ...it is a long path, full of small barriers, from idea to realization!

• Your biggest investment is the time and effort you have to contribute to this process.

• ...you do not know whether you will succeed or not!!

Lessons learned...

THANK YOU!Energy and Environment

UNDP CO Bosnia and Herzegovinasinisa.rodic@undp.orgsanjin.avdic@undp.org