ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: Yale University’s Rohini Pande - When the Tide Turns: Poverty, Inequality, and Power Read more about ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: Yale University’s Rohini Pande - When the Tide Turns: Poverty, Inequality, and Power This webinar highlighted Rohini Pande, Yale University economics professor and Director of the Yale Economic Growth Center, who discussed the interlinkage between poverty, inequality, and power and the role of policy in driving inclusive growth, with ADBI Dean Tetsushi Sonobe and experts.
Paddling to Create Cultured Reefs for New Habitats and Coastal Protection Read more about Paddling to Create Cultured Reefs for New Habitats and Coastal Protection This presentation gives an overview of CCELL Renewables Limited and its mission to restore a sustainable balance to coastal environments and bring lasting protection to communities around the world.
Will Bateman Keywords Marine Renewable energy power coastal protection energy environment marine Coastal Read more about Will Bateman Dr. Will Bateman is the founder and CEO of CCell. He has 18+ years in marine engineering, with a PhD in extreme ocean waves from Imperial College, with extensive experience in modelling natural systems and ocean engineering for General Dynamics, RMS, and Lloyd’s Register. CCell Renewables develops technologies for the design, manufacture, and installation of beautiful artificial reefs powered by wave and solar energy. CCELL pride itself on the numerical modeling capabilities, that allow us to create tailor-made end-to-end solutions for coastal communities.
Paddling to Create Cultured Reefs for New Habitats and Coastal Protection Read more about Paddling to Create Cultured Reefs for New Habitats and Coastal Protection Dr. Will Bateman, CEO of CCell Renewable UK, presented the unique paddle technology to capture Marine Renewable energy to power coastal protection by growing artificial coral reefs. The core technology uses an electrolytic technique combined with marine renewable energy to grow rock within the sea.
Robert Adamczyk Keywords banking finance environment renewable energy power Manufacturing Read more about Robert Adamczyk Robert is a Polish national with over 25 years of experience in ESG issues, with a focus on industry, manufacturing, services, and the power sector, notably renewable energy. He also has years of experience in impact investing and capital market transactions. He has been working for over 25 years where he is a Senior Environmental Advisor within the EBRD’s Environment and Sustainability Department (ESD). He is the lead specialist and sector leader in the Group for Power and heavy industry sectors and coordinator of the power sector in ESD.
Julie Dulce Keywords renewable energy net metering power utility regulation policy research economic studies sustainable energy Read more about Julie Dulce Julie B. Dulce is currently a Utility Economics analyst of the Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) and has been with the company for 13 years. She has been leading the company’s advocacy in the implementation of renewable energy (RE) policies such as Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) System, Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS), Net Metering Program, and the Green Energy Option Program. She is part of the company’s core team that pioneered the implementation of the Net Metering program in the country. As part of the Utility Economics Division, Ms.
Godofredo Guya Keywords electric cooperatives power electric distribution Read more about Godofredo Guya Engr. Godofredo Guya has been with the power sector for more than 3 decades and has been the General Manager (GM) of Davao del Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. (DASURECO) since 2011. GM Guya is instrumental to the improvement of DASURECO’s distribution line facilities which led to the influx of industries and an increase in consumer membership and household connections.
Cai-Wan Tam Keywords Grid Automation Power Grids power energy Read more about Cai-Wan Tam Cai Wan Tam is Vice President, Grid Automation, Power Grids - Malaysia, Thailand and Philippines, ABB Singapore. Tam majored in Electrical Engineering in the University of Technology in Malaysia and has been working on the power system environment on the areas of engineering, project management for transmission and distribution utility since the early 2000s. She has twenty-six years of experience across the entire business P&L, commercial and operations leadership in the energy and power industry.
Bodha Raj Dhakal Keywords rural electrification and distribution system smart grid power energy engineering electrification nepal Read more about Bodha Raj Dhakal Mr. Bodha Raj Dhakal has over two decades of professional experiences, engaged in the planning of rural electrification and distribution system, study, project preparation, feasibility study, determination of financing model and execution of those projects as a project manager. He is also responsible for Energy Efficient Initiatives and worked as the Project Manager for Design and implementation of a nationwide Energy efficient CFL program as a part of a Demand Side Management (DSM) program, aimed at reducing the evening system peak demand.
Bir Bahadur Ghale Keywords micro-hydro Micro Hydropower hydropower systems energy power Read more about Bir Bahadur Ghale Bir Bahadur Ghale has more than 25 years of experience in the micro/mini hydropower sector. He has also been awarded the Ashoka Fellowship (given to those who have excelled in Social Entrepreneurship). As a micro-hydro entrepreneur, he started his first Micro Hydropower (MHP) plant in Barpak (Gorkha) which generated 130kW of electricity. After his first project in Barpak, he started promoting awareness and social benefits of hydropower systems and so far, his contribution has electrified more than 4000 households. He also established the Hydro Energy Concern Pvt. Ltd.