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Contact:VijayModi(Director):modi@columbia.edu EdwinAdkins(GeospatialPlanningSpecialist):jea98@columbia.edu

Atoolkitforgeospatialelectrificationplanning

The‘SustainableEnergyforAll’(SE4All)initiativewaslaunchedbytheUnitedNationsin2011,aimingforuniversalaccesstomodernenergyservicesby2030.Hundredsofmillionsworldwidestilllackelectricity.TheSustainableEngineeringLabhas years of experience and an innovative, inexpensive, and highly practical mix of tools to help with geospatialelectrificationplanningforincreasedaccess.SELalsohasmorethantenyearsoffieldworkandprojectimplementationexperienceintheareasofdevelopmentplanningandgeo-spatialdatagathering inmanycountries inAfrica,SoutheastAsia, theSouthPacificandLatinAmericaandtheCaribbean(LAC).TheSELteamprovidestraininginmanytechnicalaspectsofgeo-spatialdatagatheringandmanagement,includinggridandsocialinfrastructuremapping,algorithmicmodeling.TheSELteamalsohasexperienceimplementingandmanaginginnovativesmartsolarmicro-grids.

Ourapproachhasseveralstrengths:

• Toolsandtechniquesfordatagatheringandmanagement.Ourtoolshavebeenusedforcapturingdatainthefieldforelectricgridlines,transformersandotherequipment,aswellasvillages,households,schoolsandclinicsandothersocialinfrastructure.Thisapproachiscost-effective,buildscapacitylocally,andensuresthatdatasetscanbeupdatedinanongoingfashionasprogramsareimplemtented.

Gridlineandequipmentmapping(Nigeria)

• Adecisionsupporttoolforelectrificationplanning.Thetoolcanhelptoselectelectrificationtechnologies(grid,

mini-grid,homesystems);estimatecostsatlocalandaggregatelevels;addressknowledgegaps;andprioritizeandplaninvestmentsforuniversalelectricityaccess. Thisofferselectricutilities,energyministries,andgovernmentplanners,aswellasinternationaldonors,developmentpartners,lendersandtheprivatesector,avaluableplanningframework for electrification planning. The outputs allow project implementers to integrate, sequence, andgeographically and temporally target investments in a manner that achieves more efficient and effectiveelectrification.

Nationalgridandoff-gridelectrificationcostandtechnicalmodeling(Myanmar)

• Supportsoff-gridandminigridplanning.Ourapproachedhasbeenusedtoplanelectrificationforoff-gridsystemsawaitinggridconnectivity,forruralareas,aswellasforisolatedandhard-to-reachpopulations.

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Contact:VijayModi(Director):modi@columbia.edu EdwinAdkins(GeospatialPlanningSpecialist):jea98@columbia.edu

Smartsolarmicro-gridservesremote,isolatedcommunity(Bolivia)

• Digitalfieldsurveying.qSELhasbeenaleaderintheuseofinnovative,digitalsurveyingtoolsandplatformstohelpimprovethespeedandefficiencyofdatagatheringprogramsaspartoftheshiftawayfrompaper-basedsurveying.The approachhelps planners to combine geo-locateddemands (residential, social infrastructure), data for griddistributioninfrastructure(MVlinesandtransformers),aswellasothergeographicinformation(renewableenergyresources,environmentallyprotectedareas).

Toolsforfieldsurveying(Indonesia)

• Trainingisakeypartofourapproach.Wehaveadeepbackgroundandfocusontrainingandcapacitybuilding,

includingsupportandinstructionforallofourtoolsandmethodstolocalizedata,toolsandplanning.

Fieldandclassroomtrianing(PapuaNewGuinea)

PleasecontactJohnPeacockat(jhp30@columbia.edu)torequestanappointmentandtobeplacedonourmailinglist.Periodicupdatescanbefoundatqsel.columbia.eduAsofFall2016,SustainableEngineeringLaboratoryisnowQuadracciSustainableEngineeringLaboratory(qSEL)throughagenerousgiftfromtheWindhoverFoundation.TheLaboratoryDirectorisProf.VijayModiofDepartmentofMechanicalEngineering,SEASandEarthInstitute,ColumbiaUniversity.