In June 2017 AE4H hosted a 2.5-day workshop at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Potsdam Germany. The event brought together leading thinkers and innovators from the AE4H consortium to advance new research areas to sustain emerging needs of the energy access sector.
The ‘innovation lab’ – a non-traditional format to help participants focus on what they want to do new and how they might work together, rather than on sharing past results – was attended by an invited group of 53 experts from 31 institutions and 16 different countries, including academic researchers, entrepreneurs, energy policy makers and civil society leaders.
The AE4H Innovation Lab featured working sessions on a diverse set of themes including:
- Scaling micro-grid development
- Capacity-building at the last mile
- Supporting energy access entrepreneurs
- Establishing effective research to impact labs
- Working with local partners: private vs. public
- Inclusive business models for the ‘Bottom-of-Pyramid’ (BOP)
- Data, IoT and smart infrastructure deployment
- Global talent pool development and training
- End-uses and users of electricity
Keynote Speakers
| Dan Kammen Founding Director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley |
| Thomas Gottschalk
CEO of Mobisol Group |
