In African rural villages, every time a phone runs out of battery, people walk to the next town with a generator and pay a high cost for recharges. At the end of the day, children do their homework with only light from candles or dangerous kerosene lamps. This energy poverty is the daily routine for […]
Extreme heavy rain is a frequent problem during the monsoon season and hundreds of schools have to shut down periodically. To address this, the non-profit organization Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha has developed 54 solar-powered boat schools that provide uninterrupted education all year round for children in the flood-prone areas of Bangladesh. Onboard solar PV modules generate […]
Climate protection and the shift to a decentralized, renewable energy supply are among the greatest challenges of our time. The energy transition offers a unique opportunity to place people at the heart of our energy systems through engagement and ownership in a way that large, centralized utility companies never could. And yet, the public is seldom directly engaged or informed of the many […]
The Energy Transition Game (ETG) is a role-playing social simulation (that is, a multi-player serious game with a focus on direct interaction among participants) developed to engage a wide group of stakeholders in experiencing social, economic and environmental challenges of transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Its aim is to highlight the human […]