A clean, affordable, reliable supply of energy for basic needs is widely seen as a necessary for lifting people out of poverty and improving well-being. SEI examines how energy needs for human and economic development can be met in a way that is compatible with long-term sustainable development.
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Project / This project examined the potential of a dual-pronged approach to developing technical and social alternatives to charcoal in Zambia.
Other publication / Biofuels offer clear environmental benefits over fossil and biomass household fuels – but how do they affect the wider lives of farmers and users?
Project / The IMARA program aimed to increase the resilience of marginalized households to climate-change-related shocks.
Journal article / The introductory essay to a special issue of Biomass and Bioenergy, edited by Francis X. Johnson and others.
Journal article / This special issue fills research gaps on sustainability implications of liquid biofuel production, applying an ecosystem services perspective.
Journal article / This paper looks at users' experience of connecting to and using electricity services from a 60 kW solar mini-grid in Mpanta, Zambia.
SEI report / An overview of the development scenarios for Rwanda SEI researchers co-created with stakeholders and explored using the LEAP and WEAP tools.
SEI brief / Analysis of barriers to greater cooperation on energy in Southern Africa, and the potential to overcome them.
Journal article / Understanding the barriers to the uptake of ethanol stove technologies by eliciting users' perception, adoption, and use patterns of ethanol
