Calling African newcomers, Potential African MSc Scholars, Potential PhD Applicants and a couple new peer reviewed papers ...

[Mark Howells]

Dear All,

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EMP-AFRICA School: Led by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa an invitation is extended to African-based researchers who want to enter the world of open-source energy planning. If you'd be so kind, please do forward to anyone who you know may be keen! Announcing the 5^th Annual Energy Modelling Platform for Africa! (See attached for more info)
 

Peeps can apply for one of 5 independent tracks. Of which 3 are open-source. (So you can stay untainted here 🙂).

• Open-Source Spatial Electrification Tool (OnSSET.org/GloabalElectrificationPlatform.org)
• The Open-Source energy Modelling System (OSeMOSYS.org)
• national integrated assessment model of Climate, Land, Energy and Water Systems (CLEWS)

There are two open-access courses. Just calling those out, so they don't cause confusion; get Open-Washed; or Smear the Open-Goodness of the first three tracks 🙂. Those are:

• Model for the Analysis of Energy Demand (MAED) and Energy Balance Studio (EBS)
• The Financial Planning model, FinPlan

Spaces are limited, competition is high. But for those that get through it is FREE (thank you to those that sponsor, contribute in-kind and volunteer for this!!). In keeping with concurrently empowering a leading African University it is being held at the University of Namibia.

If you want to (re)post a link on social media, I'd super-duper grateful (Energy Modelling Platform for Africa (EMP-A) - 2023 | Events (uneca.org)).

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AFRICAN MSc scholarships: If you are an African and interested in picking up OSeMOSYS and CLEWs in an MSc and write a thesis on the same. Please consider applying for these funded positions (https://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/fees-funding/masters-funding/loughborough-development-trust-africa-scholarship/)

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Competitive PhD Scholarships: Finally, and open to all: we also have a few PhD scholarships at Loughborough University. If any open-source elements of www.ClimateCompatibleGrowth.com appeal and you feel inspired to advance, please feel free to write a proposal and contact me. It is a competition. So goodluck!

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And a couple of groovy new peer reviewed papers: 

• Towards 100% renewable energy systems: The role of hydrogen and batteries
  
• Techno-economic comparison of centralized and distributed power generation to support large-scale transport electrification in Costa Rica
• ​*DECO2—An Open-Source Energy System Decarbonisation Planning Software including Negative Emissions Technologies

(*The name of the new open-source planning software has to be inspired from the collective unconsciousness that ties us into the origins of open source energy modelling ...)

Best, Mark