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Two new podcasts with ecol on energy access

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:51:19 +0000

Tune into two podcasts with Gunther on energy access at the Knowledge Archives and in a discussion with Natalia Realpe Carrillo, Shonali Pachauri, and Sebastian Groh on five years of the Multi-Tier Framework to measure energy access.

Article on The Conversation about reaching the rural poor via grid or solar

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:47:52 +0000

What kind of electricity makes sense in rural Africa to make the most of available budgets? Maximiliane and Jörg address this question in a contribution on The Conversation.

VoxDev article amongst most read in 2020

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 08:02:00 +0000

An article by Jörg and two colleagues on the use of improved cookstoves as an instrument of effective climate policy was among the ten most read articles of 2020 on VoxDev, a platform for economists, policymakers, practitioners, donors, the private sector and others interested in development to discuss key policy issues.

Further energy research from our team featured in a new article in The Economist

Sat, 23 Feb 2019 16:50:28 +0000

In this article in the Economist, study results by our team and University of Passau are discusssed in the context of debates about grid extension to rural areas in developing countries as compared to off-grid alternatives.

Our Senegal research features in an article in The Economist

Thu, 19 Apr 2018 20:57:01 +0000

Under the headline “How the other half cooks“, The Economist features in its print edition from early April a report on the efforts to coax people towards cleaner cooking fuels. The article describes the situation on the ground in rural Senegal, more specifically a study region of one of our ongoing research projects, and discusses findings from our studies on the uptake of improved cookstoves.

New practitioner-oriented article on findings from an improved cookstove study

Mon, 08 Jan 2018 08:05:15 +0000

In a short article in the peer-reviewed practitioner journal Boiling Point, Gunther and Jörg discuss insights derived from a recent study in Senegal into potential intervention design and communication approaches for entry-level improved stoves.

Guest contribution to the German online newspaper ZEIT online [in German]

Mon, 08 Jan 2018 07:55:12 +0000

Der Anschluss ans Stromnetz soll die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung Afrikas vorantreiben. Studien zeigen: Es klappt nicht wie erhofft. Fortschritt bringt der Strom trotzdem. Ein Gastbeitrag auf ZEIT online von Jörg Peters und der RWI-Kollegin Katja Fels.

Lighting up rural Africa: How much do the poor value electricity and can they afford paying for it?

Wed, 19 Jul 2017 20:52:18 +0000

This blog article discusses findings from a field experiment conducted in rural Rwanda where we evaluated the revealed willingness to pay for different off-grid solar technologies. The discussion feeds into our work as part of the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative (SETI) network.

World Bank Blog contribution: How much does Sub-Saharan Africa need the grid?

Wed, 12 Jul 2017 17:54:02 +0000

An intense debate continues on how best to provide electricity to the 1.1 billion people currently without access to it – Jörg discusses this topic in a World Bank blogpost together with Michael Toman from the Development Research Group and Energy and Environment Team at World Bank.

Improved Biomass Cooking to Fight Climate Change and Poverty

Sat, 16 Apr 2016 04:20:19 +0000

Another blog post on the potentials of improved cookstoves at the website of our partners from Environment for Development (EfD).

Q&A on Investments in Cookstoves with Jörg in WASHplus Weekly

Tue, 02 Feb 2016 21:58:35 +0000

This week, the WASHplus newsletter features a Q&A on Investments in Cookstoves with Jörg. Check it out.

About the ecol blog

Mon, 03 Feb 2014 08:37:41 +0000

This blog is meant to irregularly post news on our projects and research, on job opportunities and upcoming events as well as on contributions to discussions on development policy issues.