Sustainable Energy for Africa: Presentations and Videos

Monday 23rd October 2017

Welcome message & opening speech
Philippe Goyens (Permanent Secretary RAOS)
Georges Van Goethem  (Conference Chairman, RAOS)
Carole Maman (representing Alexander De Croo, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Development Cooperation and Digital Agenda)		   VIDEO
The Demography of Africa: Impacts on Economy, Energy, and Governance
Prof. John F. May 		 PPT VIDEO
African universities and science diplomacy in favour of alternative sources of energy (based on exchanges with 100 universities during COP22 in Marrakesh)
Prof. Wail Benjelloun		 PPT VIDEO
Energy for sustainable development in Africa: successes, challenges and possible way forward
Dr. ­Emmanuel­ Kofi ­Ackom ­E.K.,­ Haselip,­ J.A­ and ­Mackenzie,­ G.A.		 PPT VIDEO
Financement des énergies renouvelables en Afrique : principaux enjeux et perspectives d’avenir pour les partenariats publics-privés sous l’angle européen
Paul ­Frix		 PPT VIDEO
Governing decentralised energy provision: exploring the role of local governance in articulating nexus approaches to energy transitions
Prof. Ed Brown		 PPT VIDEO
Centralized and decentralized energy solutions for Africa: cutting edge technologies supported by and co-developed with the African actors Bruno Bensasson PPT VIDEO
Digital solutions for growth 
François-Xavier Dubois		 PPT VIDEO
Integrating Climate into Strategy for an Oil & Gas Company: focus on Africa
Valérie ­Quiniou		 PPT VIDEO
Sustainable energy mix for African and MENA region countries
Prof. Idris Eisa El-Tayeb		 PPT VIDEO

Tuesday 24th October 2017

Towards a global partnership regarding mineral resources and energy production: contribution to sustainable development with focus on Africa
Prof. Jean-Pierre Tshibangu, Univ. Mons, Faculty of Eng., Dept of Mining Eng., RAOS		 PPT
Sustainable Energy Transition: An Operations Research Perspective
Prof. Per J. Agrell, co-director “Center of Operations Research and Econometrics” (CORE), Prof. Anthony Papavasiliou, ENGIE Chair at UCL in Energy Economics and Energy Risk Management, and Ignacio Aravena, senior researcher, all co-authors with CORE - Louvain		 PPT
On Power System Paradigm: Opportunities and Challenges
Aymen Chaouachi, PhD, EGI (Elia Grid International, Brussels), Power System Operations & Security		 PPT
Energy poverty in Africa: focus on challenges and solutions related to electric power and to energy for cooking
Prof. Samuele Furfari, Geopolitics of Energy, ULB, École polytechnique		 PPT
Renewable energy deployment in Africa: opportunities, challenges & perspectives
Dr. ­Ir.­ Pépin ­Tchouate ­Heteu,­ Managing­ Director­ of­ DEECC­Consulting ­(Energy,­ Environment,­ ClimateChange Mitigation)		 PPT
Steel: a key resource for a sustainable and circular economy in emerging countries
Carl­ De ­Maré,­Vice-President ­Arcelor Mittal,­Group ­CTO,­Head­ of ­Technology ­Strategy		 PPT
Hydro-electricity in Africa: remaining economically exploitable capacity and impact assessment study (including social acceptance)
Henri­ Boyé,­ USAID­ Electrification­ Advisor­/­Electricity­ Sector ­Reform­ Project,­ and­ Michel­ de ­Vivo,General Secretary International Commission on Large Dams 		 PPT
Grand Inga, le plus grand complexe hydroélectrique du monde : ambition nécessaire mais à mûrir
François­ Misser,­ diplômé ­de ­l’École ­supérieure ­de ­journalisme ­de ­Lille,­ chercheur ­indépendant,­ spécialiste des relations entre pouvoir et ressources naturelles en Afrique 		 PPT
Using small low cost, robust and easily maintained decentralized hydraulic power stations in Central Africa
Prof. Patrick Hendrick, ULB, École Polytechnique		 PPT
The development of Small Modular Reactors for emerging nuclear countries in Africa
Prof. Peter Baeten, SCK•CEN & VUB Kernenergie, and Prof. Hamid Aït Abderrahim, Deputy Director- General ­International­ Affairs­ SCK•CEN ­& ­UCL­ Ecole­ Polytechnique		 PPT
The potential and challenges related to photovoltaic electricity generation and local (DC) microgrids
Prof.­ Dr. ­Ir.­ Jozef­ Poortmans,­ Scientific ­Director­PV@imec,­ Director­ R&D ­strategy@EnergyVille ­and Part-time Professor at KULeuven and Univ. Hasselt		 PPT
The value of concentrated solar power for developing countries: another look on energy transitions
Marcel Bial, Secretary General European Solar Thermal Electricity Association 		 PPT
Development of solar energy in Africa : A challenge in terms of resource availability and recycling
Prof. Dr. Ir. Eric Pirard, RAOS, Mineral Engineering, Materials and Environment, ULg, and Dr Ir Sandra Belboom, Chemical engineering, ULg		 PPT

Wednesday 25th October 2017

Wood: an ever-present domestic energy priority for people in emerging Africa
Régis­ Peltier, Jean Noël Marien, ­Théodore­Trefon		 PPT VIDEO
A locally manufactured gasification technology for the valorization of agricultural wastes in West African countries
Prof Hervé­ Jeanmart­ ,­Séverin­ Tanoh­,­ Wilfried­ Ouedraogo,­Yohan­Richardson­,­ Sayon Sidibe­ ,­ Frédéric ­Bourgois­ and­ François­ Pinta		 PPT VIDEO
MOOCs for Africa: Lessons Learned
Dr Dimitrios Noukakis ­and­ Prof.­ Pierre ­Dillenbourg		 PPT VIDEO
Massive Open Online Courses: an answer to the issues facing higher education in sub-Saharan Africa?
Nicolas Roland, Eric Uyttebrouck and ­Prof.­ Philippe­ Emplit 		 PPT VIDEO
Measuring sustainable energy projects to orient strategies for access to energy: why does it matter?
Prof.­ Emanuela­ Colombo,­ Dr ­Lorenzo­ Mattarolo,­ Dr ­Mariano­ Morazzo,		 PPT VIDEO
Jozef Smets, Belgian Federal Public Service, Foreign Affairs, Director for Africa, representing Didier Reynders,­ Deputy­ Prime ­Minister ­and ­Minister­ of ­Foreign­ Affairs ­and ­European­ Affairs

 

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Concluding ­remarks
Georges Van Goethem		 PPT VIDEO