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LEAPS at Ten
Jun 15, 2025
ASU technical innovation enables more reliable and less expensive electricity
Jan 11, 2025
ASU and the USTDA – Collaborating to provide energy and employment globally
Jan 11, 2025
Just Transition for Coal Communities Whitepaper
The white paper provides an actionable framework to implement a "just energy transition" to mitigate socioeconomic impacts on workers, communities, and the environment as coal power plants are phased out. It presents a three-stage framework for decision-making,...
This ASU lab brings the energy
See the article: https://news.asu.edu/20240813-environment-and-sustainability-asu-lab-brings-energy
ASU hosts USTDA Director Enoh T. Ebong
ASU LEAPS and the ASU Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory host USTDA Director Enoh T. Ebong for an event about the partnership between these organizations and their work to develop community energy and electrification. The global energy sector is rapidly...
Can Arizona’s power grid sustain our Future?
Listen to Dr. Nathan Johnson being interviewed by Valley 101 with The Arizona Republic to talk about economic growth, climate change, grid stress, and keeping the lights on. Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gRQOiA30wwEYB61D1ibps
Advancing Clean Cooking in the Madagascar Integrated Energy Access Plan
The Madagascar Integrated Energy Access Plan (IEP) provides a conceptual framework, methods, tools, and data for planning universal access to clean energy access by 2030. Specific sectors include electrification for residential and institutional users, clean cooking...
Regional Workshop on Accelerating Clean Energy Transitions and Resilience in Pacific Island Countries
Energy sector leaders and stakeholders from 15 countries came together in November 2023 to collaborate on action plans to accelerate the transition to clean and resilient energy in the Pacific region. The two-day regional workshop engaged over 70 stakeholders from...
Information Released for 75 Mini-grid Sites Selected for Remote Community Electrification in Fiji
Details were released on 75 sites to serve isolated communities in Fiji that lack access to reliable and affordable electricity, with plans to construct hybrid solar PV mini-grids through an estimated $60M USD in capital investment. The resulting mini-grids will...
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Giraffe Bioenergy Receives Grant to Scale Sustainable Ethanol Production in Kenya
Giraffe Bioenergy, a company dedicated to creating rural economic opportunities through large-scale cassava cultivation that produces both food and fuel, has been awarded a $50,000 grant by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Power Africa...
Empowering Minds and Energizing Communities
Author: Romney KelloggOn October 13th, 2023, the Laboratory for Energy and Power Solutions (LEAPS) partnered with a local nonprofit organization, the Si Se Puede Foundation (SSPF), to host a STEM and robotics workshop for the students and neighboring FTC teams at the...