Recording of WE & WISIONS webinar on “Small wind for powering off-grid communities–Market assessment methodology and cases from Peru” ›

On August 5th we conducted together with our partnership network Wind Empowerment a webinar about insights to our research and projects in Peru on small wind energy for electrification of rural off-grid communities. In case you have missed the webinar, the recording is now available here. Click here to read more about the webinar

Abstract
Off-grid electrification solutions powered by renewable energy technologies are increasingly recognized as the most suitable alternative for reaching a great portion of the 800 million people lacking access to electricity today. In regions with suitable wind resources, and with appropriate planning, off-grid small wind turbines can provide significant contributions to closing the energy access gap.

How can the potential contribution of small wind for electrification schemes be assessed?
What should be considered in order to ensure that small wind turbines effectively contribute to close the energy access gap?
How can the benefits of small wind power be maximised?

Panellists

Alfie Alsop (Treasurer at Wind Empowerment executive board; PhD candidate at Strathclyde University)
Kimon Silwal (Secretary at Wind Empowerment executive board; Company manager KAPEG)
Heduardo Vargas (Co-founder Microgrids for Sustainability; Project engineer Waira Energia, Peru)
Jose-Armando Gastelo Roque (Co-founder Microgrids for Sustainability)
Gandhi Alva (Anthropologist; Head of Community Project Development Area at WindAid Institute)

Moderator
Willington Ortiz (Research associate at Wuppertal Institute; WISIONS initiative)

All the slides of the presentations can be found here: WEWISIONS Webinar BackgroundSlide 05092020