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Resilient and sustainable energy networks for developing countries

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor AbuBakr Bahaj

Professor of Sustainable Energy

Research interests

  • Renewable Energy (Solar photovoltaics, Marine energy, Wind energy)
  • Low carbon cities and infrastructure
  • Energy for Development
Other researchers

Professor Patrick James

Professor of Energy and Buildings

Research interests

  • His work looks at energy across scales from the dwelling, to the neighbourhood, city or region. Patrick undertakes studies in the UK, China, sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East.

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Energy and Climate Change Group

The research group seeks engineering solutions for reliable, affordable and sustainable energy stemming from renewable resources.

Research outputs

Small hydropower development in China : Growing challenges and transition strategy
Lixiao Zhang,
Mingyue Pang,
Abubakr Bahaj,
Yongchuan Yang,
& Changbo Wang
, 2021 , Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews , 137
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2020.110653
Type: article
Fortis Unum: Clustering mini-grid networks to widen energy access and enhance utility network resilience
Abubakr Bahaj,
Majbaul Alam,
Victoria Aragon,
Oscar Avukuse,
Abubakr Bahaj,
Luke Blunden,
Patrick James,
Keren Kabarere,
Patrick Karimi,
Charles Ndung'u,
Evans Makori,
Prossy Mutesi,
Samson Njoroge,
Daniel Nyandera,
Adrian Onsare,
Al-mas Sendegeya,
& Philip Turner
, 2021
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P0095
Type: report
Pathways to universal electricity access for rural communities in Africa
A. S. Bahaj,
M. Alam,
L. S. Blunden,
P. A.B. James,
& I. Kiva
, 2020
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/588/2/022047
Type: conference
New approach to determine the Importance Index for developing offshore wind energy potential sites: supported by UK and Arabian Peninsula case studies
AbuBakr S. Bahaj,
Mostafa Mahdy,
Abdulsalam S. Alghamdi,
& David J. Richards
, 2020 , Renewable Energy , 152 , 441--457
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.12.070
Type: article
The energy yield potential of a large tidal stream turbine array in the Alderney Race
D. S. Coles,
L. S. Blunden,
& A. S. Bahaj
, 2020 , Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society A , 378 (2178)
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2019.0502
Type: article
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