ECEGR-4910 : Off-Grid Electricity

Electrical and Computer Engineering | College of Science and Engineering | UG

  1. Center for Environmental Justice and Sustainability
  2. Sustainability in Academics
  3. Sustainability Courses
  4. Courses
  • LSAP Goal 1 Response to the Cry of the Earth
  • LSAP Goal 2 Response to the Cry of the Poor
  • LSAP Goal 3 Ecological Economics
  • LSAP Goal 4 Adoption of Sustainable Lifestyles
  • LSAP Goal 5 Ecological Education
  • LSAP Goal 7 Community Resilience and Empowerment
  • 1 No Poverty
  • 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  • 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • 10 Reduced Inequalities
  • 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  • 13 Climate Action

About this Course

Worldwide approximately 800 million people lack access to electricity. This course focuses on technological solutions to energy poverty, which primarily afflicts people living in less economically developed countries. Topics include: design and analysis of off-grid electrical systems such as renewable energy-powered energy kiosks, solar home systems and micro grids; energy poverty; development practices. Data and case studies from systems in Zambia, Kenya and elsewhere are used to enrich the course.