Open Energy Access
16 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsAll things Open Source in Energy Access. In an effort to make safe, affordable, and clean energy available for every person on the planet, we're going to need to remove some of the most common barriers. By open sourcing software, hardware, and knowledge, we can save very valuable time and money for the companies that are building mini grids in rural villages, setting up solar home systems on remote islands, building the technology to make appliances PAYGO compatible.
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How to bring WiFi connectivity to very remote areas: Interview with Oscar Aitchison from Okra Solar
July 08, 2022 09:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBPicture a remote island, populated by many small and medium-sized communities. The local economy largely runs on a fishing industry. Children go to school, markets sell food & goods, but two important things are missing: reliable energy access and connectivity. There's no real cell signal in the village of Maybuuho, Philippines. This means that not only do people lack the ability to communicate outside their village, renewable energy solutions like solar-powered mini-grids or Solar Home Syst...
How project developers can generate income with Distributed Renewable Energy Certificates
June 10, 2022 09:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBIn this episode of Open Energy Access, I talk with Ricky Buch (Tech lead) about why project developers should start integrating into the D-REC platform today. The D-REC, or Distributed Renewable Energy Certificate, was created to solve a problem that will have a direct benefit for Energy Access project developers and for corporates who want the biggest return on their investment in renewable energy in terms of climate impact. In this episode, we'll discuss: - How you can generate new revenu...
The D-REC Initiative from Positive Capital Partners and South Pole
August 30, 2021 11:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBToday, I'm talking with Paul Needham and Ricky Buch from Positive Capital Partners. EnAccess is one of the funders of a project they are working on, together with South Pole, called the D-REC Initiative. The D-REC, or Distributed Renewable Energy Certificate is being created to solve a problem that will have a direct benefit for Energy Access project developers and for corporates who want the biggest return on their investment in renewable energy in terms of climate impact. In a place li...
All Things Open Source with James Vasile, Partner at Open Tech Strategies
June 09, 2021 12:00 - 30 minutes - 20.6 MBIn this episode, I’m talking with James Vasile, a Partner in Open Tech Strategies, a consultation firm based in New York City. This conversation is going to explore the why/why not, the upsides and any downsides about open source in energy access. I’m going to try and cover some of the most common questions that I hear. James Vasile is a recognized expert on free and open source software. He has over fifteen years of experience as a user, developer, advocate, and advisor in all things open...
Season 2, Ep 1: All Things Open Source with James Vasile, Partner at Open Tech Strategies
June 09, 2021 12:00 - 30 minutes - 20.6 MBIn this episode, I’m talking with James Vasile, a Partner in Open Tech Strategies, a consultation firm based in New York City. This conversation is going to explore the why/why not, the upsides and any downsides about open source in energy access. I’m going to try and cover some of the most common questions that I hear. James Vasile is a recognized expert on free and open source software. He has over fifteen years of experience as a user, developer, advocate, and advisor in all things open...
Episode 05: OpenO2 (now called Resilient Oxygen R-O2)
July 20, 2020 17:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MB**This project has been moved over to Resilient Oxygen and their sister organisation CREATIVenergie. Learn more at https://www.resilientoxygen.org/ The Resilient Oxygen (R-O2) Project centers around the development of an oxygen concentrator specifically designed for robustness and reliability in challenging conditions whilst being simple and affordable to repair in low resource settings (LRS). When this episode was recorded, I spoke with Joel Chaney, the Innovation Program Manager at En...
Episode 05: OpenO2 by EnAccess
July 20, 2020 17:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBIn this episode I'm going to be talking about how and why we've decided to work on an open source Oxygen Concentrator with Joel Chaney, the Innovation Program Manager at EnAccess, as well as Phil Bonnett, an anesthesiologist who has worked in a hospital in Zambia, in Africa. Normally I interview people who have recently completed a project that was funded by EnAccess. This time around we're talking about a different sort of topic: project that we just recently got started with, which is an...
OpenO2 (now called Resilient Oxygen R-O2)
July 20, 2020 17:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MB**This project has been moved over to Resilient Oxygen and their sister organisation CREATIVenergie. Learn more at https://www.resilientoxygen.org/ The Resilient Oxygen (R-O2) Project centers around the development of an oxygen concentrator specifically designed for robustness and reliability in challenging conditions whilst being simple and affordable to repair in low resource settings (LRS). When this episode was recorded, I spoke with Phil Bonnett, an anesthesiologist who has worked i...
Episode 04: AgriGrid by Anka Madagasgar
May 28, 2020 16:00 - 31 minutes - 21.3 MBToday I'm going to be talking with Camille André-Bataille, the CEO of ANKA Madagascar, about an idea for a new business model called AgriGrid - the idea of pairing access to electricity with local agricultural sectors. The AgriGrid business model refers to a hybrid organization that combines commercial opportunities in rural electrification with food & agricultural value chain development. The idea is that beyond providing electricity, an AgriGrid operator would also play an active role in...
Open Source R&D project: AgriGrid by Anka Madagasgar
May 28, 2020 16:00 - 31 minutes - 21.3 MBToday I'm going to be talking with Camille André-Bataille, the CEO of ANKA Madagascar, about an idea for a new business model called AgriGrid - the idea of pairing access to electricity with local agricultural sectors. The AgriGrid business model refers to a hybrid organization that combines commercial opportunities in rural electrification with food & agricultural value chain development. The idea is that beyond providing electricity, an AgriGrid operator would also play an active role in...
A game changer: The OpenPAYGO Token by Solaris Offgrid
November 27, 2019 18:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBAnyone that is selling a pay as you go device or service should know about the OpenPAYGO Token. When PAYGO technology arrived in the energy access sector, it was a game-changer. By paying small amounts of money over a longer time period, families could afford better quality and safer lighting, phone charging, and much more. But there was a frustrating problem that emerged - the integration of PAYGO into energy access products was being controlled by a handful of companies, and each compa...
Episode 03: The OpenPAYGO Token by Solaris Offgrid
November 27, 2019 18:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBAnyone that is selling a pay as you go device or service should know about the OpenPAYGO Token. When PAYGO technology arrived in the energy access sector, it was a game-changer. By paying small amounts of money over a longer time period, families could afford better quality and safer lighting, phone charging, and much more. But there was a frustrating problem that emerged - the integration of PAYGO into energy access products was being controlled by a handful of companies, and each compa...
Solving the connectivity problem with Cicada - an Open Source IoT Communications Module by Okra Solar
October 01, 2019 23:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBToday we’re going to talk about a really cool open source hardware solution with Damian Veling, the CTO of Okra Solar - this episode is definitely going to be more interesting for the engineers and developers out there, though anyone working in the IoT space will find the conversation interesting. Okra is an Australian technology startup based in Cambodia. They work with local utilities to transform offgrid communities into energy abundant microgrid economies. One of the big reasons why mi...
Episode 02: Cicada, by Okra Solar
October 01, 2019 23:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBToday we’re going to talk about a really cool open source hardware solution with Damian Veling, the CTO of Okra Solar - this episode is definitely going to be more interesting for the engineers and developers out there, though anyone working in the IoT space will find the conversation interesting. Okra is an Australian technology startup based in Cambodia. They work with local utilities to transform offgrid communities into energy abundant microgrid economies. One of the big reasons why mi...
Episode 01: Devergy's Survey Toolkit
September 30, 2019 18:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBThe EnAccess Foundation is proud to present the first episode of a new podcast, Open Energy Access. The EnAccess Foundation is passionate about open source solutions, efficiency, and transparency in energy access. In this episode, we discuss the first project that we published - a Survey Toolkit that was developed by Devergy, a company that operates solar mini-grids in rural Tanzania. But first, we cover the basics: Tamara Mahoney, head of marketing at EnAccess, explains the big picture i...
Starting a podcast about Open Source in Energy Access with our first project: Devergy's Survey Toolkit
September 30, 2019 18:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBThe EnAccess Foundation is proud to present the first episode of a new podcast, Open Energy Access. The EnAccess Foundation is passionate about open source solutions, efficiency, and transparency in energy access. In this episode, we discuss the first project that we published - a Survey Toolkit that was developed by Devergy, a company that operates solar mini-grids in rural Tanzania. But first, we cover the basics: Tamara Mahoney, head of marketing at EnAccess, explains the big picture i...