Energy Access Project
Globally, 1.1 billion people lack basic electricity, and billions more lack access to the reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy systems that form the backbone of job creation, growth, and improved social well-being.
The Energy Access Project focuses on building platforms and networks that can deliver knowledge to help inform key decision-making. It brings world-class researchers to bear on the highest priority questions of the day and works to provide policy-makers, project developers, investors, civil society, and impacted communities with tools and analysis to help drive energy system development and transformation.
Recent Updates
5 Takeaways from 4th Annual SETI Conference
Energy researchers from across the world converged on Santiago, Chile on May 15-17, 2019, for the 4th Annual Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative Conference. Sponsored in part by the Energy Access Project at Duke University, the event represents an important opportunity for showcasing new and largely unpublished cutting-edge research covering a range of energy topics. The gathering infuses practitioner and policy-making communities to highlight the most pressing energy issues facing countries all over the world. Here are the five major lessons we’re taking away from the event.
Improving Electricity Access Through Microgrids in Africa
Analyzing economic sustainability of microgrids
Merle Nye: Getting a Handle on the Nigerian Solar Market
Merle Nye spent his summer interning at M-Kopa in Lagos, Nigeria.
Themes
Meet the Energy Access Project Team
Meet our team of researchers and policy experts.
Photo credit: Energy Access Project
Photo Credit: Energy Access Project
Student Opportunities
Learn how the Project is supporting students from Duke and around the world to engage energy access challenges firsthand.
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