On 23 January 2018, Majd Jayyousi and Neil Simcock facilitated the “Energy, Electrification, Equity: the Role of Decentralised Electricity and Storage Systems in Meeting East Africa’s Community Needs” workshop that was held at Strathmore University in Nairobi. The workshop was organised under the EVALUATE project in collaboration with Strathmore Energy Research Centre. The purpose ofContinue reading “Report on EVALUATE Electrification Worksop in Nairobi”
Category Archives: Event reports
Transformative infrastructures symposium, Manchester, February 2018
Read more about about the final EVALUATE project event, held in Manchester.
An update on the energy poverty situation in Lithuania
Lithuanian Responsible Business Association hosted probably the first seminar on energy poverty in Lithuania. CURE’s Nora Mzavanadze reports
Energy poverty spring tour
Over the past few months EVALUATE work has been presented at a number of international conferences, as Harriet Thomson reports.
Addressing digital futures and the social impacts of energy efficient buildings
Nora Mzavanadze reflects on a half-day seminar organized by RMIT Europe in Barcelona, Spain on November 28th, 2016.
Report on Greater Manchester fuel poverty workshop
Neil Simcock recently attended a workshop focussed on the development of a fuel poverty strategy for Greater Manchester.
Notes from the EVALUATE workshop with stakeholders from the Czech energy sector
Saska Petrova reports on a recent EVALUATE project event held in Prague.
‘We have seen the future and it looks edgy’ – notes on Foresighting a Future for Cities
Joe Ravetz, the Co-director of CURE, reports on the CURE annual forum that was co-organised with cities@manchester. The event took place in Manchester on the 24th of June 2015.
Report from the ‘Beyond the Fracking Polemic’ panel discussion
Craig Thomas summarises the discussions that took place during a event organised by the Centre for Urban Resilience and Energy at the University of Manchester.
CHARISMA workshop report: Community retrofit for housing professionals
Jenni Cauvain, a team member of the CHARISMA project reflects on the current issues related to community retrofit and social housing in Greater Manchester, which were debated at the recently organised workshop.
