Politecnico di Milano Energy & Innovation driven actions in Africa

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1 Politecnico di Milano Energy & Innovation driven actions in Africa Prof. Emanuela Colombo, UNESCO CHAIR in ENERGY for Sustainable Development Rector s Delegate to Cooperation and Development Politecnico di Milano

2 Politecnico di Milano PolMI is a Public State University founded in 1863 relying on a strong cooperation with the local industrial sector Engineering (since 1863) Architecture (since 1865) Industrial Design (since 2000) International QS Ranking for TU 26 th in the world 7 th in Europe 1 st in Italy

3 Research, Energy & Sustainable Development diverse energy PoliMI Energy Transition Access to Energy nuclear fusion for the mix in 2050 Integrated and Hybrid solutions To switch on Stars but also Lights for unleashing Sustainable Development

4 Energy & Sustainable Development Energy is essential to Socio economic development Quality of life for the people Global security Environmental protection GOAL 7 COP21 COP22 COP 23 SE4ALL Energy Services Development

5 The Energy issue in Africa From The Energy Paradox to the Energy Power 16% of population => 6% TPES, 3% EE, 5% C02 30% of global O&G discoveries and top potential for REs Technical losses in the power sector are twice the average Sales lost for SMEs are huge (5 15 % of the total sales) Few Energy Not Reliable Electricity tariffs are among the highest in the world No domestic market: 2/3 investment are for export Not affordable 67% population rely on biomass (fuelwood/ charcoal) 40% rise in bioenergy => forestry stocks + health 0,6 0,8 billion still affected by poor energy access in 2040 Not clean nor safe Not improving fast!

6 POLIMI Strategic Partnerships in Africa.from Consultancy to Partnership Civil Society Public institution Polimi & Academia Private Sector Internatio nal Organisati ons

7 The POLIMI approach to energy in Africa The energy sector is complex, multidisciplinary & interrelated TARGETS HOLISTIC 1. QUALIFIED EDUCATION / TRAINING 2. HIGH LEVEL RESEARCH BASIC APPLIED STRATEGIES OUTCOMES CREATIVE INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS IMPORTED NATIVE/FRUGAL 3. KNOWELDGE, TECHNOLOGICAL SHARING & SCIENCE DIPLOMACY TRANSFER COOPERATION

8 Some examples in education 1 Education in EU 1.1 Energy for Development track in MSc Energy Engineering (since 2010) New competences and new attitude for sustainable energy solutions (even beyond technology) 100 students enrolled 1.2 Engineering for Sustainable Development Honours Programme MULTIDISCIPLINARY CROSS FERTILIZATION GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT MULTISTAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVE Parallel training programme to enhance and develop the systemic and cross discipline skills of future engineer An Inter School experience in line with the Agenda 2030 and UNSDNS FIELD EXPERIENCE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE 20 top students selected

9 Some examples in education 1 Education in/for AU 1.3 Capacity building & international cooperation Training and Study Workshops & Discussion Joint project works & TOT COMPETENCE CAPACITY RESTITUTION PHASE UNIDO Trieste and Tunisi EUEI PDF AEEP Kigali, Vienna, Tlemcen UN HABITAT East Africa TWAS Trieste

10 Some examples in education 1 Education in/for AU 1.4 Capacity building & international cooperation Advanced Training Course : Deployment of renewable energy solutions attendant only from North Africa (NA) Growing presence from Sub Sharian Africa African Innovation Leaders: G7 Exchange & Empowerment Program for enabling Innovation within the Next Production Revolution Outreach Countries: Tunisia, Kenya & Ethiopia, Niger & Nigeria To boost Africa embracement of the Next Productive Revolution while while promote an equitable and long lasting prosperity within the framework of the SDGs and enforcing the EU-AU cooperation

11 Some examples in education 1.5 Advocacy with international organisations UN HABITAT Sustainable Building Design for Tropical Climate 1 Education and Beyond in AU WORLD BANK Special Feature Sustainable Energy Annual Report: The Power of Human Capita Renewable Energy for Unleashing Sustainble Development Springer BOOK Department ABC Department of Energy Department of Energy With UNIDO

12 Some examples in education 1 Open Education 1.4 Open Knowledge 1 A continuous flow of energy crosses our whole life. This course will take you on a journey of the world energy challenge. We hope to drive you in a journey of 50 hours that aims to change your perspective about the energy challenge, showing complexity & opportunity humankind might gain from accelerating the transition toward a more sustainable energy system. Politecnico di Milano worked together with

13 Some examples in education 1 Open Education 1.4 Open Knowledge 2 Sustainable building design for tropical climates: (1) principles & guidelines for EAC + (2) integrating design of buildings and technology systems The course is offered in the framework of the project: Promoting Energy Efficiency in Building in East Africa Politecnico di Milano worked together with 1:Polimi+SustArch _M10/about#video modal

14 Some examples in education 1 Open Education 1.4 Open Knowledge 3 Entrepreneurial without borders This course is addressed to people from anywhere in the world, particularly to students and young graduates. We welcome people from developing countries, as well as from industrialized economies. Politecnico di Milano worked together with 1:Polimi+SustArch _M10/about#video modal

15 Some examples in research 2.1 A comprehensive energy planning Design of sustainable distributed energy solutions Local context driven exploitation of local resources Including non technical elements Promoting scientific cooperation 2.2 Impact Evaluation Framework for energy solutions 2 Scientific Research Mozambique Palma and Pemba Angola Huila and Namibe Tanzania for hybrid minigrid Somalia, RDC, Lebanon for refugees Congo for modern cooking Malawi Energy facility Kenya, Chile Corporate Shared Value Tanzania for rural electrification

16 Some examples in research 2.3 The Energy4Growing project PoliSocial Award from a Run off river Micro hydropower plant To a Hybrid Mini Grid 2 Scientific Research Tanzania Rural School If you can t measure it you can t improve it Train the people to use it by their own Technical and NON Technical Benefit Metering & Monitoring Capacity Building Cooperation Courtesy of Prof. Marco Merlo

17 Some examples in research The DAFNE project Horizon 2020 Scientific Research A Decision Analytic Framework to explore the Water Energy Food NExus in complex and transboundary water resources systems A multi step procedure Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia & Mozambique extensive, quantitative analysis of the effects of alternative planning options heterogeneous and competing interests in transboundary river basins facilitating comparison and negotiation Omo and Zambesi river basins Funding 3 M euro

18 Some examples of partnerships in Africa 3.1 EDULINK call, ENERGISE project ( ) Enlarge Network in education and research for energy engineering FED/2013/ : funding euro Funding 0,5 M euro Objectives Promoting innovative curricula in Sustainable Energy Engineering: Intensive courses for Faculty members Joint curricula development MSc in Sustainable Energy Engineering E collaborative platform South South Knowledge Transfer Countries Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia Academic Partners Jimma University, Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology, Technical University of Kenya, Technical University of Mombasa 3 Joint Public Funded Projects Courtesy of Unesco Chair in Energy 4 Sustainable Development

19 Some examples of partnerships in Africa 3.2 EDULINK call, LENSes Africa ( ) (=> ERASMUS PLUS) A Multi polar Network for curricula and lifelong learning capacity development focused on Sustainable Energy Systems Design & Engineering Funding 1 M euro DCI AFS/ 2013/ : funding euro Objectives To contribute to curriculum and lifelong learning capacity development To create a network to support African HEIs teachers to deliver didactic curricular courses and lifelong learning modules and supporting exchanges among HEIs and practitioners in Africa and Europe;. Countries South Africa, Botswana, Uganda, Kenya Academic Partners Brunell University & TUDelft Makerere University Cape Pensisula University of Technology and University of Botswana 3 Joint Public Funded Projects Courtesy of Prof. Carlo Vezzoli

20 Some examples of partnerships in Africa 3.3 DG ECHO funding => SECOND FUNDING ECHO/ SF/EDF/2012/01004 Sustainable energy technologies for food utilization SET4food ( ) SET4food ( ) Objectives To enhance the response capacity of humanitarian actors in identifying and implementing efficient and sustainable energy technologies for food utilization the action will facilitate the transfer of a technical knowledge on specific energy technologies; tested through 4 pilot projects and consolidated via e learning / inpresence training courses and public events An ENERGYCOOPERATION platform will be open Countries Somalia, RDCongo, Lebanon, Haiti Academic Partners COOPI Foundation, Polimi, UNHCR, FAO, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, SAFE 3 Joint Public Funded Projects Funding 1 M euro Courtesy of Unesco Chair in Energy 4 Sustainable Development

21 Some examples of partnerships in Africa 3.4 International Tender on capacity building ( ) Contract No PA/015/2013/2014: funding euro Funding 0,6 M euro Focus Support to the Government of Tanzania for Higher Technical Education Sector 5 engineering areas, 18 staff visit, 60 trainees at local level, 3 Polimi Objectives to widen access to engineering programmes and to improve their quality to introduce new engineering programmes which meet market needs to boost partnerships and linkages with industry to enhance the participation of women in engineering training programmes Country Tanzania Academic Partners Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology, Mbeya Institute of Science and Technology, Arusha Technical College Italian Embassy in Tanzania 3 Joint Public Funded Projects Courtesy of Unesco Chair in Energy 4 Sustainable Development

22 Some examples of partnerships in Africa 3 Joint Public Funded Projects 3.5 TEMPUS call, GIEP project Green Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme Funding 1 M euro 3.6 TEMPUS call, TRINEX project Knowledge Triangle platform for the Water Energy Food Nexus 3.7 POLISOCIAL AWARD, SPARK project Solar Photovoltaic Adaptable Refrigeration Kit Funding 1 M euro 3.8 ENPI CBC MED Programme, MED DESIRE MED Development of Support schemes for thermal solar EGYPT KENYA ETHIOPIA TANZANIA SOUTH AFRICA BOTSWANA UGANDA RD CONGO, SOMALIA, LEBANON, HAITI CAMEROON MENA region

23 Some examples of partnerships in Africa 3 Joint Private Funded Projects PoliMi is also supporting to the major Italian utilities & energy companies in the definition & implementation of tailored initiatives for local context in Africa 3.9 EDISON PhD research on electricity market scenarios 3.10 ENI Solar Photovoltaic Adaptable Refrigeration Kit 3.11 ENEL MED Development of Support schemes for thermal solar EGYPT RD CONGO NIGERIA ANGOLA MOZAMBIQUE KENYA TANZANIA ETIOPIA

24 Some examples of international recognition 3 Partnerships 3.10 Advocacy, Science Diplomacy and Networking Unesco Chair in Energy for Sustainable Development Department of Energy To promote Teaching and Education working on curricula & international exchanges To foster Scientific Research on related topics contributing to human promotion and social development To enhance Technology transfer and community service fostering industry university cooperation To enforce Transversal partnerships and dissemination Activating a virtual network of knowledge to share international experiences

25 Some examples of partnerships 3 Partnership 3.11 Advocacy, Science Diplomacy and Networking Stories of Cooperations at PoliMI: The White Paper collects research & educational activities, workshop & international cooperation which shaped the cooperation history of PoliMI AEEP Second Stakeholder Forum, 16/17 May 2016 G7 Energy event in ROME with PoliMI

26 Some examples of partnerships 3 Multistakeholder Partnerships 3.9 Advocacy, Science Diplomacy and Networking Italian Cooperation: Guidelines for energy project in Development ICA & AfDB: Background paper to the 13 th ICA Annual Meeting, Rome 20 th October 2017 IEA Scientific support on the 2014 and 2017 WEOs Department of Energy Departments of Energy, Management Engineering & Mechanical Engineering Department of Energy

27 The only way to discover the true boundary of possible is to proceed a bit further into the impossible Blaise Pascal Energy is only a mean not an end Thank you for your attention! People act as the gear transforming Technologies, Finance, Business Models & Policies into opportunities for mutual learning & effective actions for sustainable energy solutions