Apply by September 17 for “Careers Beyond Borders” Boot Camp
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Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition 2026
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Beyond Vehicle Adoption: Building the Evidence Base for E-Mobility as a Driver of Economic Transformation
SETI 2026 Plenary session Beyond Vehicle Adoption: Building the Evidence Base for E-Mobility as a Driver of Economic Transformation Register Now! Date: Thursday, August 6, 2026 Time: 9:10–10:45 AM (US Eastern Time) | 4:10–5:45 PM (East Africa Time, EAT) Location: :...
The just energy transition cannot happen without state-owned companies
The just energy transition cannot happen without state-owned companies State-owned companies control more than half of global fossil fuel production, yet the just transition movement has barely brought them to the table. This illuminem Voices piece from Duke's Sandeep...
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Call for Papers! SETI 2026 Annual Workshop
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Is Altérra’s ambitious effort to mobilize climate finance for the Global South working?
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Roadmap for how United States-India Critical Minerals Framework Can Deliver Results
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Nicholas School to Honor Professional Students in Recognition Ceremony
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Job Alert: Postdoctoral Associate
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India Must Not Let Methane Slip Through the Cracks
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The ABCs of Electricity Theft: Can Anti-theft Cables Improve Electricity Service?
The ABCs of Electricity Theft: Can Anti-theft Cables Improve Electricity Service? Electricity service quality is a major challenge in developing countries, undermining both utility performance and consumer welfare. New evidence from the study of a large-scale...
Job Alert: Policy Analyst
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Solar Power Is Taking Off in Malawi: But Poor Households Need Financial Help to Make It Work for Them
Solar Power Is Taking Off in Malawi: But Poor Households Need Financial Help to Make It Work for Them Check out this article from The Conversation on solar power in Malawi and its impact on households. Share...
Summer 2026 Energy Access Internships and Research Projects
Summer 2026 Energy Access Internships and Research Projects The Energy Access Project at Duke University (EAP) provides funding to students that will spend their summer working on energy access or energy transitions in low- and middle-income countries with companies,...
Exploring Global Energy Futures: 2026 Energy in Emerging Markets Career Trek
Exploring Global Energy Futures: 2026 Energy in Emerging Markets Career Trek APPLY HERE The Global Energy Access Network (GLEAN) invites Duke students of all levels to apply for the 2026 Energy in Emerging Markets Career Trek to Washington, DC from February 17-18....
Submit Your Case Study before Jan 31: GLEAN Global Energy Access Volume is Back!
Submit Your Case Study before Jan 31: GLEAN Global Energy Access Volume is Back! Submit Case Study/Abstract After four years, GLEAN is thrilled to announce the return of its Case Studies on Global Energy Access! Do you have an existing essay you’re proud of, or a new...
Incentivizing Grid Reliability in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Incentivizing Grid Reliability: A Framework for Performance-Linked Electricity Improvements in Low- and Middle-Income Countries October 2025 Reliable electricity is the foundation of modern economies and essential to social and human development. Without it, firms...
EAP at GLEAN’s Researchers’ Roundtable Luncheon
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Reflections from the Energy Access and Development Panel @Energy Week at Duke 2025
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Duke Graduate Students Win Annual Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition
Duke Graduate Students Win Annual Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition Two teams of graduate students from Duke and a team from the University of Cape Town were collectively awarded $15,000 in the finals of the 2025 Energy in Emerging Markets Case...
Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition @Energy Week 2025
Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition @Energy Week 2025 Register Now! Date: Tuesday, November 4Time: 9 a.m. – 3 pmLocation: Fuqua School of Business, Duke University Join 5 finalist teams fromUniversity of Cape TownGSB,Cornell University, andDuke Universityand...
Five Key Takeaways: Incentivizing Grid Reliability in Developing Countries
Five Key Takeaways: Incentivizing Grid Reliability in Developing Countries While developing countries are increasingly connecting their populations to electricity, more than 3.5 billion people still lack reliable energy and the social and economic benefits that come...
Impact for Breakfast: Investing in Nature
Impact for Breakfast: Investing in Nature Register Now! Date: Thursday, October 16Time: 8:00 – 10:00 amLocation: Washington, DC As attention around climate investing grows, nature finance is growing as a distinct and essential field—focused on preserving and...
Info Session: Energy Access at Duke
Info Session: Energy Access at Duke Register Now! Date: Tuesday, October 21Time: 6:15 – 7:30 pmLocation: The Generator, Gross Hall (100C) Students, staff, and faculty, are you interested in energy access? Join the James E. Rogers Energy Access Project to explore...
Unlocking Grid Reliability – A New Incentive Framework to Address an Intractable Problem
Unlocking Grid Reliability – A New Incentive Framework to Address an Intractable Problem Register Now! Date: Tuesday, October 14thTime: 3:30 – 5 pmLocation: 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 500 in Washington, DC Electricity reliability has proven to be...
An inspiring Lunch Event with Guest Speaker Candise Henry from RTI International
An inspiring Lunch Event with Guest Speaker Candise Henry from RTI International We kicked off the academic year with an inspiring lunch event with guest speaker, Candise Henry, a Senior Energy Specialist, at RTI International, co-organized with the Global Energy...
Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition 2025
Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition 2025 Register Registration to Duke’s Annual Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition is NOW LIVE! Register** above by the 10th of September, 11:59 p.m. EDT (Thursday, September 11, 3:59 a.m. UTC). We are excited to...
Energy Transitions & Investment in Emerging Markets: Navigating Shifting Undercurrents – Summit Insights
Energy Transitions & Investment in Emerging Markets: Navigating Shifting Undercurrents Summit Insights April 2025 The Energy Transitions and Investment in Emerging Markets: Navigating Shifting Undercurrents summit was convened on April 8, 2025, during a moment of...
Exploring Global Energy Futures: 2025 Energy in Emerging Markets Career Trek
Exploring Global Energy Futures: 2025 Energy in Emerging Markets Career Trek The 2025 Energy in Emerging Markets Career Trek, held February 27–28 in Washington, DC, brought together Duke students from across disciplines and programs, eager to explore careers in global...
Reflection from Sayra Martinez: Exploring Energy Futures on the 2025 Career Trek
Reflection from Sayra Martinez: Exploring Energy Futures on the 2025 Career Trek April 2025 February 27-28 marked the 2025 Energy in Emerging Career Trek to Washington, DC, organized by Duke’s Global Energy Access Network (GLEAN) and the James E. Rogers Energy...
Reflections from Azar Hasanli: Exploring Energy Access Issues in Washington, D.C.
Reflections from Azar Hasanli: Exploring Energy Access Issues in Washington, D.C. April 2025 A group of Duke students from different undergraduate and graduate programs attended the Energy in Emerging Markets Career Trek in Washington, D.C., from February 27–28, 2025....2024 SETI Workshop
2024 SETI Workshop Ninth Annual Workshop of the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative (SETI) We are pleased to announce that the Ninth Annual Workshop of the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative (SETI) will take place from June 18-19 (2024), virtually via...
Energy Transitions & Investment in Emerging Markets: Navigating Shifting Undercurrents
Energy Transitions & Investment in Emerging Markets: Navigating Shifting Undercurrents Explore insights and highlights in the full event summary Date and Time: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 – 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Location: Duke University, Fuqua School of Business,...
Call for Papers! SETI 2025 Annual Workshop
Call for Papers! SETI 2025 Annual Workshop LEARN MORE The Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative (SETI) invites submissions of research manuscripts, extended abstracts, and policy session proposals for its Tenth Annual Workshop. Manuscript deadline: March 23, 2025...
2025 Energy in Emerging Markets Career Trek in Washington, DC
2025 Energy in Emerging Markets Career Trek in Washington, DC APPLY HERE The Global Energy Access Network (GLEAN) invites Duke students of all levels to apply for the 2025 Energy in Emerging Markets Career Trek to Washington, DC from February 27-28. Apply by Tuesday,...
Graduate Student Teams from Around the World Compete to Address Energy Business Challenges in Emerging Markets
Graduate Student Teams from Around the World Compete to Address Energy Business Challenges in Emerging Markets Read more Teams from Syracuse, Duke and McGill universities were collectively awarded $15,000 for developing energy business models for Ugandan e-mobility...
Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition 2024 – Final Rounds
Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition 2024 – Final Rounds Register Join us for the 12th annual Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition, where finalist teams will present their innovative proposals for Zembo, an e-mobility leader in Uganda! Network with...
How Can Energy Transitions Balance Growth, Decarbonization, and Human Development?
How Can Energy Transitions Balance Growth, Decarbonization, and Human Development? watch recording In Case You Missed It… Catch up on a recent high-level discussion at the Nest Climate Campus during New York Climate Week, which explored the challenges faced by low-...
Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition 2024
Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition 2024 Register Registration is Now Open for Duke’s Annual Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition! Registration is free and open until 11:59 PM EDT on September 16th. Join students from top graduate programs worldwide for...
Job Alert: Senior Policy Associate
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Resilience Monetization and Credits Initiative
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CRISP 2024 Research Award
CRISP 2024 Research Award EAP received a Duke Climate Research Innovation Seed Program (CRISP) award to research "Monetizing Resilience to Mobilize Climate Capital: Understanding the Value of Climate-Smart Agriculture in East...
Energy Transformation: With Energy Justice for All
Energy Transformation: With Energy Justice for All Rewind and tune in to the panel featuring Christine Folch, Connel Fullenkamp, and Jonathan Phillips as they discuss Energy Justice, exploring the relationship between climate policies and human development goals....
Meet Alix Peterson Zwane
Meet Alix Peterson Zwane The Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability this month welcomed investor, social entrepreneur and innovator Alix Peterson Zwane, Ph.D., as the first executive in residence with the James E. Rogers Energy Access Project...
The Emergence of ‘Resilience Credits’
The Emergence of ‘Resilience Credits’ Check out the NextBillion blog from Minister Rania Al-Mashat, Jyotsna Puri, and Jonathan Phillips laying out the measurement framework to support it. Share...SETI 2023 Workshop
SETI 2023 Workshop < Back to SETI home The Seventh Annual Meeting of the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative (SETI) – Virtual Sessions June 23-24, 2022 On June 23 – 24, 2022, SETI will meet for the virtual sessions of its seventh Annual Workshop on...