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  • ARE Position Paper: Women and Sustainable Energy
    ARE Position Paper: Women and Sustainable Energy
    Achieving universal access to clean electricity is crucial to human development, as electrification not only…
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  • PPEO 2018 summary report – Achieving Inclusive Energy Access at Scale
    PPEO 2018 summary report – Achieving Inclusive Energy Access at Scale
    Briefing paper summarising key findings and recommendations from the Poor People’s Energy Outlook (PPEO) 2018…
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  • The Energy Situation in Goudoubo Refugee Camp, Burkino Faso
    The Energy Situation in Goudoubo Refugee Camp, Burkino Faso
    This paper, one of a series developed by the MEI consortium partners, has been written…
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  • Renewable Energy Enables Climate Change Adaptation for Smallholders
    Renewable Energy Enables Climate Change Adaptation for Smallholders
    This policy brief supports Practical Action’s ‘Planting for Progress’ campaign, which focusses on our work…
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  • Accelerating access to electricity in Africa with off-grid solar – Executive Summary
    Accelerating access to electricity in Africa with off-grid solar – Executive Summary
    This report was prepared for the UK Department for International Development in support of preparations…
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  • Accelerating access to electricity in Africa with off-grid solar – Policy Paper
    Accelerating access to electricity in Africa with off-grid solar – Policy Paper
    Rapid expansion of the market for solar household systems requires an appropriate policy and regulatory…
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    Solar Pumping for Water Supply
    Solar Pumping for Water Supply: Harnessing solar power in humanitarian and development contexts (2020)

    Alberto Ibáñez Llario and Asenath W. Kiprono

    Open Access (free to read or download!)

    Solar power for pumping groundwater has a vast potential for improving the sustainability of water supply schemes. However, a lack of knowledge, capacity and expertise to design and implement such schemes is holding back their adoption. This book equips engineers and technicians with the knowledge for design, implementation and operation of sustainable solar powered water schemes.

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    Poor People's Energy Outlook 2019
    Poor People’s Energy Outlook (2019)

    Practical Action

    Open Access (free to read or download!)

    The culmination of five years’ research, exploring what it takes to realise the kinds of energy services that enable people living in energy poverty to thrive.

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    A Practical guide to Solar Photovoltaic Systems
    A Practical Guide to Solar Photovoltaic Systems for Technicians: Sizing, Instillations and Maintenance

    Jean-Paul Louineau

    A manual for quality development of stand-alone solar electric systems. This under-utilised generic technology can help address energy poverty.

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