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Research project

Replication of Rural Decentralised off-grid Electricity Generation through Technology and Business Innovation

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor AbuBakr Bahaj

Professor of Sustainable Energy

Research interests

  • Renewable Energy (Solar photovoltaics, Marine energy, Wind energy)
  • Low carbon cities and infrastructure
  • Energy for Development
Connect with AbuBakr

Email: [email protected]

Other researchers

Professor Patrick James

Professor of Energy and Buildings

Research interests

  • His work looks at energy across scales from the dwelling, to the neighbourhood, city or region. Patrick undertakes studies in the UK, China, sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East.
Connect with Patrick

Email: [email protected]

Professor Jane Falkingham

VP Engagement and International
Connect with Jane

Email: [email protected]

Professor Zoe Matthews

Prof of Global Health&Social Statistics

Research interests

  • Maternal, newborn and adolescent health
  • Health workforce and health systems
  • Sustainable development goals
Connect with Zoe

Email: [email protected]

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Energy and Climate Change Group

The research group seeks engineering solutions for reliable, affordable and sustainable energy stemming from renewable resources.

Research outputs

How does energy matter? Rural electrification, entrepreneurship, and community development in Kenya
Antoine Vernet, Jane N.O. Khayesi, Vivian George, Gerard George & Abubakar S. Bahaj, 2019, Energy Policy, 126, 88-98
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.11.012
Type: article
The impact of an electrical mini-grid on the development of a rural community in Kenya
Abubakr Bahaj, Luke Blunden, Christopher D Kanani, Patrick James, Isaac Kiva, Zoe Matthews, Heather Price, Hildah M Essendi, Jane Falkingham & Gerard George, 2019, Energies, 12(5)
DOI: 10.3390/en12050778
Type: article
Small hydropower development in Tibet
Mingyue Pang, Lixiao Zhang, Abubakr Bahaj, Kaipeng Zu, Yan Hao & Changbo Wang, 2017, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.06.115
Type: article
Infrastructural challenges to better health in maternity facilities in rural Kenya: community and health worker perceptions
H. Essendi, F. Amoako Johnson, N. Madise, Z. Matthews, J. Falkingham, A. Bahaj, P. James & L. Blunden, 2015, Reproductive Health, 12(103), 1-11
DOI: 10.1186/s12978-015-0078-8
Type: article
Social structure, Reasonable Gain, and Entrepreneurship in Africa
G. George, R. Kotha, P. Parikh, T. Alnuaimi & A.S. Bahaj, 2015, Strategic Management Journal
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2381
Type: article