Research project

Replication of Rural Decentralised off-grid Electricity Generation through Technology and Business Innovation

Research groups:

Energy and Climate Change Group
Lead researcher:

Professor AbuBakr Bahaj
Other researchers:

Professor Patrick James,

Professor Jane Falkingham,

Professor Zoe Matthews
Research funder:

EPSRC
Status:

Not active

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor AbuBakr Bahaj

Professor of Sustainable Energy

Research interests

Renewable Energy (Solar photovoltaics, Marine energy, Wind energy)
Low carbon cities and infrastructure
Energy for Development

Connect with AbuBakr

Email: A.S.Bahaj@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Patrick James

Professor of Energy and Buildings

Research interests

His work looks at energy across scales from the dwelling, to the neighbourhood, city or region. Patrick undertakes studies in the UK, China, sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East.

Connect with Patrick

Email: P.A.James@soton.ac.uk

Professor Jane Falkingham

VP Engagement and International

Connect with Jane

Email: J.C.Falkingham@soton.ac.uk

Professor Zoe Matthews

Prof of Global Health&Social Statistics

Research interests

Maternal, newborn and adolescent health
Health workforce and health systems
Sustainable development goals

Connect with Zoe

Email: Zoe.Matthews@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Energy and Climate Change Group

The research group seeks engineering solutions for reliable, affordable and sustainable energy stemming from renewable resources.

Research outputs

Solar power potential from industrial buildings and impact on electricity supply in Bangladesh

Muhammad Talut, AbuBakr S. Bahaj & Patrick James, 2022, Energies, 15(11)

DOI: 10.3390/en15114037

Type: article

Floating solar PV to reduce water evaporation in water stressed regions and powering water pumping

Lewis W. Farrar, AbuBakr S. Bahaj, Patrick James, Arif Anwar & Nafn Amdar, 2022, Energy Conversion and Management, 260

DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2022.115598

Type: article

Small hydropower development in China : Growing challenges and transition strategy

Lixiao Zhang, Mingyue Pang, Abubakr Bahaj, Yongchuan Yang & Changbo Wang, 2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 137

DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2020.110653

Type: article

Dust removal from solar PV modules by automated cleaning systems

Abdulsalam Alghamdi, Abubakr Bahaj, Luke Blunden & Yue Wu, 2019, Energies, 12(15)

DOI: 10.3390/en12152923

Type: article

Electrical minigrids for development: Lessons from the field

Abubakr Bahaj & Patrick James, 2019, Proceedings of the IEEE, 107(9), 1967-1980

DOI: 10.1109/JPROC.2019.2924594

Type: article