IEEE Lehigh Valley PES Meeting Wed, 9-Oct: Off-Grid Solar Power & Smart Village
Over 600 million people lack access to the electricity grid. This form of energy poverty disproportionately afflicts those living in developing countries, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia. Closer to home, tens of thousands of households, mostly on tribal lands are without grid electricity. Achieving universal electrification through grid extension is optimistically decades away, and in many rural areas may never occur. This talk describes approaches to providing off-grid electricity solutions in the form of renewable energy-powered mini-grids, microgrids, energy kiosks, and solar home systems. Dr. Louie will draw upon his experiences in Zambia and the Navajo Nation to explain the technology, development approaches, barriers and opportunities for rural electrification. Dr. Louie will also introduce IEEE Smart Village and give examples how IEEE members across the global are working toward ending energy poverty.
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- Date: 09 Oct 2024
- Time: 05:15 PM to 07:30 PM
- All times are (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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- 124 E Morton St
- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- United States 18015
- Building: Health Science & Technology (HST)
- Room Number: HST 101
- Click here for Map
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- Co-sponsored by Lehigh University contact: Wenxin Liu, 850-345-7278
- Starts 27 September 2024 10:00 AM
- Ends 09 October 2024 11:59 AM
- All times are (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Henry Louie
Henry Louie is the Father Francis Wood, S.J. Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Seattle University. Dr. Louie is a teacher, researcher, and practitioner of electricity access in rural, under-served off-grid communities. He has taught courses on electricity access at Copperbelt University (Zambia) as a Fulbright Scholar and at Navajo Technical University (Navajo Nation). His textbook, Off-Grid Electrical Systems in Developing Countries is used by universities around the world. Dr. Louie co-founded KiloWatts for Humanity, a non-profit organization providing off-grid electricity access in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Dr. Louie previously served on the IEEE PES Governing Board, IEEE Smart Village Steering Committee, IEEE Scholarship Plus Initiative Steering Committee, and as Chair of the IEEE PES/IAS Power Africa Steering Committee. He holds degrees from Kettering University (B.S.E.E.), University of Illinois (M.S.), and the University of Washington (Ph.D.).
Dr. Louie is the recipient of the IEEE PES Outstanding Power Engineering Undergraduate Educator Award, Region 6 Outstanding IEEE Member who Promoted Global Humanitarian Projects Award, Kettering University Civic Achievement Award.
Agenda
Presentation: Ending Energy Poverty through Off-Grid Solar Power and IEEE Smart Village
Event is open to everyone, including non-members and guests. There is no charge, but advance on-line reservations are required from tab on this page.
Prompt start 5:15 pm.
Refreshments: Pizza provided mid-event.
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 40.609883286370135, -75.37637806931411
Parking options: see maps attached to invitation eNotice:
https://www.lehigh.edu/~inpark/campusparkingzonemap070124.pdf
1 - Alumni Bldg Parking Pavilion: text LU11 to 25023
2 - Farrington Zone (Farrington Square Garage, Brodhead & Morton Lot): text LU183 to 25023. Enter license plate, time desired, and payment info. Note that parking is not free; use the "Text to Park" option with a code for payment. The cost is $1 per hour.
3 - New St. Garage. Bethlehem City owned. Take ticket at entrance, pay before exiting. Slight uphill to Morton St. Left to HST bldg. Take stairs in stone wall on your right to first floor entrance of HST.
4 - Some meter parking on Morton St may be available. Need Park Mobile app on your phone to park there. If you don't have it, suggest you download before arriving. You'll need a credit card and your car license information to register on the app.