{"id":400,"date":"2024-01-23T13:17:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T20:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/lightworks\/?page_id=400"},"modified":"2024-01-23T13:17:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T20:17:12","slug":"power-to-the-people-with-minigrids-innovative-technologies-and-investment-strategies-that-are-bringing-solar-energy-to-rural-communities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/lightworks\/lightspeed-solutions-2\/all-webinars\/power-to-the-people-with-minigrids-innovative-technologies-and-investment-strategies-that-are-bringing-solar-energy-to-rural-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Power to the People with Minigrids: Innovative Technologies and Investment Strategies that are Bringing Solar Energy to Rural Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2 my-6 mt-lg-8\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Power to the People with Minigrids: Innovative Technologies and Investment Strategies that are Bringing Solar Energy to Rural Communities<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><strong>September 11, 2019<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Power to the People with Minigrids - Bringing Energy to Rural Communities\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/359388441?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-gray-1-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-82fff619 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--uds-size-3);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--uds-size-3);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--uds-size-3);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--uds-size-3)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0\">Moderator<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Prof. Nathan Johnson<\/strong>, Assistant Professor Polytechnic School of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0\">Panelists<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Erika Lovin<\/strong>, Innovation Lab Lead CrossBoundary Advisory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Humphrey Wireko<\/strong>, Senior Associate CrossBoundary Energy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sandra Kwak<\/strong>, CEO 10Power<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>George Ndubi<\/strong>, Technical O&amp;M Lead PowerGen Renewable Energy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0 my-6 mb-lg-10 mt-lg-8\">\n\t\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join LightWorks at ASU and SSF with CrossBoundary, and rural microgrid developers in a 90-minute webinar exploring innovations in profitably financing off grid (Minigrids) energy solutions in remote villages that can spark economic development and lead to sustainable rural energy markets and fight poverty. 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