Project Diary
April 2021
A new CIREG research paper shows how solar and wind power could mitigate geopolitical conflict in Northeast Africa
The Grand Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia and the Blue Nile
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April 2021
New paper in Open Research Europe waiting for your public peer-review
A spatiotemporal atlas of hydropower in Africa for energy modelling purposes
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December 2020
New article published in Modeling Earth Systems and Environment
New article published in Modeling Earth Systems and Environment
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November 2020
Climate, Renewable Energy and Water: A Science-Policy Dialogue and Technical Training Workshops
CIREG is pleased to invite you to a science-policy dialogue
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November 2020
CIREG Policy brief now online
Smart mixes of solar, wind and hydropower in West Africa
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November 2020
Publication in Journal of Water & Health
6 CIREG researchers signed a sixth article
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September 2020
Fifth article published
7 CIREG scientists collaborate to publish a fifth article in Environmental Research letters
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September 2020
Article in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Article in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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June 2020
Stakeholder Workshop October 2019, Accra, Ghana
A 5-day science-policy dialogue and training workshop on climate services for integrated renewable electricity in Ghana was held in Accra in October 2019.
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May 2020
Article in Nature Sustainability published
The CIREG consortium has just published its third major scientific article, titled “Smart renewable electricity portfolios in West Africa”, in the journal Nature Sustainability. The study was led by the Free University of Brussels (VUB). It explores smart deployment strategies in West Africa for variable renewable electricity (VRE) sources, such as solar PV and wind power, and how their grid integration can be facilitated by adapted management of hydropower plants.
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January 2020
Workshop on Energy and Water modelling: Round 2
In October and November 2019, the CIREG consortium organized a second round of training workshops on Energy and Water modelling in Accra (29 October – 1 November) and Ouagadougou (4 – 7 November), following up on the first round from March 2019. Both workshops were hosted by the West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI).
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June 2019
CIREG@ICEM2019
Recent findings from the CIREG project on renewable power potential in West Africa will be presented at the International Climate and Energy Meteorology conference (ICEM2019) in Copenhagen, Denmark by Sebastian Sterl of the Free University of Brussels (VUB). He will present on Wednesday June 26 in the afternoon session on Grid Integration.
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April 2019
CIREG@EGU
The CIREG project’s latest results on renewable electricity potential will be presented at the European Geophysical Union 2019 in Vienna, Austria (April 8-12), by Sebastian Sterl of the Free University of Brussels (VUB). He will present on Monday April 8 in the session HS5.4.2 “Hydropower and other renewable energy sources: Integration and Planning amid the Water-Energy Nexus”.
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March 2019
Workshop on Energy and Water modelling
In March 2019 CIREG is organising two training workshops on Energy and Water modelling in Accra and Ouagadougou. Both workshops will be hosted by the West African Science Service Center on Climate Adaptation and Land Use (WASCAL) and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI).
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February 2019
SWIM training at WASCAL
From 18th to 20th February 2019, the WASCAL Competence Center at Ouagadougou was hosting a two and a half day workshop introducing the SWIM model of PIK...
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January 2019
Second article published
The growing demand for food, water, and energy led Mali and Guinea to develop ambitious hydropower and irrigation plans, including the construction of a new dam and the extension of irrigation schemes.
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September 2018
Stakeholder meeting in Niamey
From 2nd-3rd October 2018, WASCAL was hosting the first CIREG stakeholder meeting in Niamey, Niger. The aim was to establish contacts...
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September 2018
First article published
A new approach for assessing synergies of solar and wind power: implications for West Africa
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September 2018
Kick-off meeting
The CIREG project started officially in February 2018. The kick-off meeting with six partner institutions was hosted at the Potsdam Institute of Climate Impact Research in Germany…
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