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Research project

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

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor AbuBakr Bahaj

Professor of Sustainable Energy
Research interests
  • Renewable energy, ?(Solar photovoltaics, Marine energy, Wind energy)
  • Energy access/energy for development,
  • Energy, cities and infrastructure,
Connect with AbuBakr

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

Other researchers

Professor Patrick James BSc PhD FCIBSE CEng SFHEA FRSA

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

Research outputs

The impact of an electrical mini-grid on the development of a rural community in Kenya
Abubakr Bahaj, Luke Blunden, Christopher D Kanani, Patrick James, Isaac Kiva, Zoe Matthews, Heather Price, Hildah M Essendi, Jane Falkingham & Gerard George, 2019, Energies, 12(5)
DOI: 10.3390/en12050778
Type: article
Small hydropower development in Tibet
Mingyue Pang, Lixiao Zhang, Abubakr Bahaj, Kaipeng Zu, Yan Hao & Changbo Wang, 2017, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.06.115
Type: article
Infrastructural challenges to better health in maternity facilities in rural Kenya: community and health worker perceptions
H. Essendi, F. Amoako Johnson, N. Madise, Z. Matthews, J. Falkingham, A. Bahaj, P. James & L. Blunden, 2015, Reproductive Health, 12(103), 1-11
DOI: 10.1186/s12978-015-0078-8
Type: article
Social structure, Reasonable Gain, and Entrepreneurship in Africa
G. George, R. Kotha, P. Parikh, T. Alnuaimi & A.S. Bahaj, 2015, Strategic Management Journal
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2381
Type: article
Carbon emissions by rural energy in China
L.X. Zhang, C.B. Wang & A.S. Bahaj, 2014, Renewable Energy, 66, 641-649
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.01.005
Type: article
Perceptions of development by residents of a rural community in Kenya: a capability issue
Hildah Essendi, Nyovani Madise & Zoe Matthews, 2014, Journal of African Studies and Development, 6(4), 67-77
DOI: 10.5897/JASD2014.0281
Type: article
Delivering developing country growth: A new mechanistic approach driven by the photovoltaic industry.
A. S. Bahaj, 2009, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 13(8), 2142-2148
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2009.01.029
Type: article