The Cool Coalition has teamed up with SEforALL to present a webinar series to showcase leadership and solutions from individuals, organizations, governments, private sector to accelerate the transition towards net zero cooling.
This webinar series draws on the This Is Cool campaign which shows what can be done across the world to make net-zero cooling for all a reality.
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10:30 - 10:40 Opening and Welcome
Jem Porcaro, Senior Advisor, SEforALL
10:40 - 10:55 Forecasting electricity consumption/demand in off-grid communities
Simone Fobi, PhD Candidate, Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University
Tobias Engelmeier, Managing Director, TFE Energy
· Introduction to eGuide’s Electricity Consumption Prediction service for Africa
· Data in Action: Kenya case study
10:55 - 11:10 Estimating creditworthiness and consumer affordability in off-grid communities
Madeleine Gleave, Chief Data Scientist, Nithio
· Introduction to Nithio’s approach to assessing affordability
· Data in Action: Nigeria case study
11:10 - 11:25 Agricultural productivity / resources
Karen Byrnes, Director of Partnerships, Atlas AI
· Atlas AI’s approach to assessing agricultural productivity
· Data in Action: Ethiopia case study
11:25 - 11:55 Q&A
Moderated by Jem Porcaro, Senior Advisor, SEforALL
11:55 - 12:00 Closing (SEforALL)
Opening remarks: Olivia Coldrey, Head of Energy Finance and Clean Cooking, Sustainable Energy for All
Presentation of the knowledge brief: Cooper Wetherbee, Analyst, Climate Finance Team, Climate Policy Initiative
Panel discussion:
Questions and answers
16:00-16:05 Welcome, introductions, and review of agenda and goals/objectives
Hadley Taylor, Programme Manager Policy and Regulations, SEforALL
16:05-16:15 Opening remarks
Ahmad Salihijo, Managing Director, Rural Electrification Agency (REA)
Wiebe Boer, Chief Executive Officer, All On
16:15-16:20 SEforALL's role supporting the Solar Power Naija Project and Achieving Economies of Scale in the Solar Value Chain
Damilola Ogunbiyi, CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of UN-Energy
16:20-16:40 Presentation of project and key findings
Hadley Taylor, Programme Manager and Adesunloye Adekanye, Africa Energy Consultant, SEforALL
16:40-17:10 Panel discussion – Localizing value chains while accelerating deployments; discussing the dual objectives of the Solar Power Naija Project
Moderator: Frank Aigbogun, Chief Executive Officer, BusinessDay Media
Speakers:
17:10-17:25 Q & A moderated by Frank Aigbogun, Chief Executive Officer, BusinessDay Media
17:25-17:30 Closing by Hadley Taylor, Programme Manager, SEforALL
About the This Is Cool webinar series
The Cool Coalition has teamed up with SEforALL to present a webinar series to showcase leadership and solutions from individuals, organizations, governments, private sector to accelerate the transition towards net zero cooling.
This webinar series draws on the This Is Cool campaign which shows what can be done across the world to make net-zero cooling for all a reality.
Solutions providers that would like to be featured in this catalogue are encouraged to contact Luc Severi at SEforALL and Rahul Srinivasan at the World Bank. They should have a track record on supporting the health sector and with practical solutions that can be rapidly deployed to support un- and under-electrified health facilities in their COVID-19 response.
Luc Severi, Senior Energy Access Specialist, SEforALL
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown