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Using Satellite Data to Detect Diesel-powered Irrigation for Guiding Electrification in Ethiopia, Prof. June Lukuyu

In Sub-Saharan Africa, electricity access is progressing, but electricity use for economic growth remains stagnant. Powering economies sustainably is vital to enhancing livelihoods and is particularly challenging in agriculture-led rural economies, where the financial viability of electrification hinges on having sufficient demand to ensure sustainable revenues for utilities, which in turn provides economic benefits to consumers.

Wave Energy, Dr. Tim Mundon and Ms. Anna Edwards, Oscilla Power

Oscilla Power is focused on developing large scale wave energy converters (WEC’s) that can provide reliable, utility-scale energy, enabling significant reductions in carbon emissions. Our 100kW Triton-C system is currently located in Hawaii and is waiting to be installed at the Wave Energy Test Site off the Marine Corps Base Hawaii.