Description
This sub-theme invites contributions with specific topics in energy access and renewables, the future of biofuels, solar, wind and geothermal sources of energy. Topics can also include:
i. Energy-mix,
ii. Energy transition,
iii. Electrification and storage systems.
iv. Participants are invited to present their perspectives, original ideas and improvements geared towards availability of clean and renewable energy technologies.
v. Papers that discuss policy frameworks for supporting access, affordability and utility of renewable energy are also invited.
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21/10/2026, 09:05The future of biofuels, solar, wind and geothermal sources of energy.Presentation
From its discovery to date, the large-scale production of electricity has significantly revolutionized how we live, work, and play. Production of significant quantities of electrical power is impossible without the invention of power plants.
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Despite their vital role in electrical energy production, like most industrial facilities, power plants release waste gases and other environmental... -
Jones Getembe (CelluBioClag Biorefinery Ltd)21/10/2026, 09:25The future of biofuels, solar, wind and geothermal sources of energy.Article / Full paper
Rural homes cooking service in Kenya is one of the most energy-intensive activities but, often relying on harmful polluting fuels. Moreover, every clean cooking system in the market is built for the elite, not for the rural poor. From some non-food indigenous tree leaves, I am refining a clean fuel solution that will transition rural households to cheap cleaner in-house air home cooking...
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21/10/2026, 09:45Energy-mix and energy transitionAbstract
Future wireless and smart-energy networks must jointly manage information uncertainty, fading, spectral resources, reliability, latency, and communication energy. Conventional energy efficiency measured in bit/J quantifies delivered rate per unit power but does not explicitly represent source uncertainty, the fraction of information recovered at the receiver, or simultaneous spectrum and...
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22/10/2026, 08:30Electrification and storage systemsAbstract
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Battery energy storage in Kenya is emerging in two distinct configurations—front-of-the-meter (FTM) utility-scale systems and behind-the-meter (BTM) customer-sited systems—each with different value streams, regulatory interfaces, and lifecycle implications. FTM storage is positioned to provide grid services such as capacity, energy arbitrage, and ancillary support, while BTM...
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22/10/2026, 08:50Energy-mix and energy transitionArticle / Full paper
Electric mobility is so fundamental to the realization of zero carbon transport that governments the world over have put in place mechanisms to facilitate transition from ICE-based propulsion, the challenges involved notwithstanding. Towards this end for Kenya, this study aimed to handle the following tasks: assessing the current e-mobility landscape – including opportunities and challenges...
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22/10/2026, 09:10The future of biofuels, solar, wind and geothermal sources of energy.Presentation
Title: GREENING KENYA’S FORESTRY OPERATIONS: SOLAR-BIOGAS HYBRID SYSTEMS FOR TREE NURSERIES, FOREST STATIONS AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES
Benjamin Kinyili
Kenyatta University
Email: kinyilibm@gmail.com Telephone: +254723393737ABSTRACT
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Background: Forestry operations require dependable energy for water pumping, seedling production, lighting, communication, staff facilities and community... -
22/10/2026, 11:25Energy-mix and energy transitionAbstract
Carbon markets have emerged as one of the principal mechanisms for mobilizing climate finance and accelerating the global transition to low-carbon development. The adoption of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement has created new opportunities for countries, project developers, investors, and policymakers to cooperate in achieving greenhouse gas emission reductions through market-based approaches....
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49. Multiscale MHD, Kinetic, and Dirac-Pauli Modeling of Solar-Wind-Magnetosphere Bow-Shock Dynamics22/10/2026, 11:45The future of biofuels, solar, wind and geothermal sources of energy.Abstract
The terrestrial bow shock is a collisionless plasma discontinuity that converts directed solar-wind energy into downstream thermal, magnetic, turbulent, and nonthermal particle energy before the flow reaches the magnetopause. This study reengineers a magnetohydrodynamic solar-wind-magnetosphere model into an explicitly multiscale framework in which global boundary dynamics, kinetic electron...
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22/10/2026, 12:05RenewablesAbstract
Carbon emissions are a growing environmental concern in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) as countries pursue economic growth, industrialization and increased energy access. Although the region’s emissions remain relatively low, rising energy demand, continued dependence on fossil fuels and expanding economic activity raise concerns about the sustainability of its development path. The increasing...
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22/10/2026, 14:25Specific topics in energy accessAbstract
The transition to renewable energy requires intensive capital investment governed by tightly coupled, interdependent contracts. In this high-stakes environment, procedural delays, cash-flow interruptions, and binary judicial remedies can swiftly push capital-intensive projects toward insolvency. Consequently, Multi-Tiered Dispute Resolution Clauses (MDRCs) have emerged as the premier...
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22/10/2026, 14:45RenewablesPresentation
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Dr Casiana Lwiwa (1Department of Physics, University of Pretoria, South Africa, 2Department of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Mkwawa University College of Education, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 3ARUA Centre of Excellence in Materials, Energy and Nanotechnology, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa)22/10/2026, 15:05The future of biofuels, solar, wind and geothermal sources of energy.Article / Full paper
Efficient energy management is a critical concern in renewable energy systems, emphasizing the need for innovative approaches to enhance performance and sustainability. This paper aims to optimize energy management by integrating Compound Parabolic Concentrators (CPC) with sensible heat storage (SHS) for low- and high-temperature applications. Building on previously published research that...
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