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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
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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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OUTLETS
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• Smart Villages Blog
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• International press – SciDev, Guardian,
BBC, Economist
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