Engineering for Change has partnered with Dr. Henry Louie, Co-Founder of Kilowatts For Humanity, to bring our community a unique and comprehensive webinar series to tackle some of the most pressing issues in energy for under-served communities. Our Off-Grid Energy Webinar Series <https://engineeringforchange.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b828011d5efa3a4ac7941e0f4&id=4a936b8dba&e=240a01de03> presented by Dr. Henry Louie will help participants: - Understand the need for improved electricity access in rural communities - Learn the fundamental principles of off-grid system components such as batteries, solar arrays, hydro and wind turbines, and biomass systems and how they can be combined to provide reliable electricity - Find out how off-grid systems are designed, including best practices in load and resource estimation, component sizing and project life-cycle considerations Join us for the second part of the series, Why the Power Grid Isn't Everywhere: The Role of Grid Extension in Electricity Access, on November 14, and scroll down to view the first webinar, along with registration details for all upcoming webinars in the series. ------------------------------ *Why the Power Grid Isn't Everywhere: The Role of Grid Extension in Electricity Access* *November 14, 2018 | 11:00 am EST (convert to your time <https://engineeringforchange.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b828011d5efa3a4ac7941e0f4&id=67e959c2ff&e=240a01de03>)* Why is it that, after more than 100 years of effort, power lines have not made their way to every community on earth? Is it possible that certain communities will “leap frog” the power grid and instead use off-grid systems? This webinar describes the important and sometimes overlooked role of grid extension and grid enhancement in providing electricity access to remote communities. We will explore the advantages and disadvantages of grid extension compared to using off-grid systems. The webinar covers economic models for grid extension, and the technical challenges of supplying remote communities with grid-connected power. Please remember to join us November 14th (Wednesday) at 11:00 AM EST. *In this webinar you will learn:* - the role of grid extension in achieving universal electricity access - the conditions that make off-grid systems preferable over grid extension - the basic considerations in distribution line design - how to develop a cost model for grid extension and use it compare electrification options To join the webinar, please click the link below 10 minutes before the start and enter your registration information into the WebEx website: https://engineeringforchange.webex.com/engineeringforchange/onstage/g.php?M… <https://engineeringforchange.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b828011d5efa3a4ac7941e0f4&id=45ebd35036&e=240a01de03> If you have questions or concerns, please e-mail webinars(a)engineeringforchange.org Visit our website for more details and follow the Twitter trail from @engineeringforchange <https://engineeringforchange.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b828011d5efa3a4ac7941e0f4&id=64f7857901&e=240a01de03> with #E4CWebinars <https://engineeringforchange.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b828011d5efa3a4ac7941e0f4&id=5dd34f3dd0&e=240a01de03> Presented by: Dr. Henry Louie, Co-founder, Kilowatts for Humanity Glenn McKnight NARALO Secretariat mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com http://toronto.ieee.ca/ IEEE Toronto SIGHT Chair glenn.mcknight(a)ieee.org skype gmcknight twitter gmcknight 289-830 6259 .