Promoting Education and Research on Energy Efficient Lighting and Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development (EARLI)
Research summary
The overall objective of the project is to support Higher Education Institutions in Tanzania, Mozambique and Ethiopia to provide education that promotes sustainable socio-economic development. Application of renewable energy and adoption of energy-efficient lighting products and systems have the great potential to reduce the increasing energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions. Tanzania, Mozambique, and Ethiopia have large potential of renewable energy and energy saving by applying energy efficient techniques. The project will support the development of much needed technical expertise and experience in the field of energy efficient lighting.
Description
Project Background:
Demand of electricity in Tanzania, Mozambique and Ethiopia is growing in fast pace but the supply has not been able to catch up with the pace of demand. In all three countries, lighting is the major consumer of electricity. Most of the current lighting designs, lamps and lighting technologies used in these countries are inefficient. However, this region has large potential of renewable energy and energy saving by applying energy efficient techniques. Application of energy efficient lighting systems and practices not only reduces electricity demand but also reduces greenhouse gas emissions. There is lack of lighting related knowledge, skills, technical expertise and experiences among the professionals in the partner countries.
Project goal:
The overall objective of the project is to support Higher Education Institutions in Tanzania, Mozambique and Ethiopia to provide education that promotes sustainable socio-economic development. The project will support the development of much needed technical expertise and experience in the field of energy efficient lighting. In addition,the project involves non-academic partners such as energy fund, electricity authority, energy authority, standards agency in project activities as associate partners, thus strengthening cooperation between universities and the public sector. The project activities are designed to improve the quality of quality of pedagogical capacities, research and teaching capacities, and human resource capacities of partner institutions in Tanzania, Mozambique, and Ethiopia.
Expected key results
1. Improved access to higher education and research information
2. Improved quality of higher education and research environment
3. Strengthened role and relevance of HE in development and society
The project is funded through Finnish development cooperation aid and belongs to the Higher Education Institutions Institutional Cooperation Instrument (HEI ICI) administered by EDUFI, the Finnish National Agency for Education.
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Research info
Research title
Promoting Education and Research on Energy Efficient Lighting and Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development (EARLI)
Research timeline
1.1.2016 - 1.12.2018
Keywords
capacity building energy fund energy-efficient lighting higher education renewable energy sustainable socio-economic development
Region
Africa
Countries
Ethiopia, Finland, Mozambique, Tanzania, United Republic Of
Institution
Aalto University
Electrical Engineering and Automation
Helsinki, Finland
Funding instrument
Ministry for Foreign Affairs (ICI, HEI-ICI, N-S-S), Business Finland
Head of research
Pramod Bhusal,
Research team
Pramod Bhusal
Partners
University of Dar es Salaam (UDS)-Tanzania, Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM)- Mozambique, Addis Abeba University (AAU)-Ethiopia
Contact information
Pramod Bhusal,
Pramod.bhusal@aalto.fi
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Record last updated
11.2.2019