Tag: TEA Breaks

In our eighth TEA Break episode, Dr Priyadarshini Karve talks about her varied career. Beginning as a physicist, she’s since worked on improved cook stoves, climate education, and decentralised renewable energy. She discusses some of the barriers to a sustainable energy transition in India, including a lack of familiarity with renewable energy technologies, climate literacy,…

Welcome to Dr Francis Otieno, who is our guest for our seventh TEA Break episode. Francis is a physicist and lecturer at Maseno University, whose background growing up with unreliable electricity in Kisumu (Kenya) ignited a passion for next-generation solar. Chantal Bideleux, Project Officer for TEA@SUNRISE and REACH-PSM, talks to Francis about his personal journey,…

Introducing Anne Wacera Wambugu, our guest for our sixth TEA Breaks episode. Anne tells us about her personal journey to working in electricity access, her company Sunsafe, and what needs to change to retain women in engineering roles. She also argues that we must win more people over to solar by showing how it benefits…

Joseph Fernandez, CEO and founder of SOLAGEO, joins us for the latest TEA Break. He talks about SOLAGEO’s work to empower small, local solar companies in low- and middle-income countries, and how the company ensures inclusive business practices that meet the needs of their customers. ‘TEA Breaks’ is a series where we chat to our…

Professor Emeka Oguzie is our guest in this fourth installment of the TEA Breaks series. He tell us about the importance of training and resources for young people in order to address Nigeria’s energy transition, as well as his plans to manufacture the first next-generation solar module in Africa by March next year. ‘TEA Breaks’…

Dr Norasikin Ludin joins us for our third ‘TEA Break’, where we discuss the opportunities arising from next-generation solar, including improved sustainability, and the benefits of attracting and supporting more women in the energy sector. Norasikin is an Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the Solar Energy Research Institute at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. ‘TEA Breaks’…

In our second interview in the ‘TEA Breaks’ series, we chat with Professor Satish Patil, Professor at the Department of Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Science. He discusses the importance of developing local solutions for local problems, and what he sees as his duty as a scientist to provide answers that make the world…