Discussion on International Center for Sustaining Energy Studies ICSES

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Discussion on International Center for Sustaining
Energy Studies (ICSES)
Third NSF Workshop on US-Africa Research and
Education Collaboration Abuja, Nigeria, December
13-15, 2004

• Chen-Ching Liu
• University of Washington

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International Center for Sustaining Energy
Studies (ICSES)

• DEVELOPMENT
• Aim, Mission, and Objectives
• Structure
• Membership and Activities
• Partners
• Management
• Securing/Soliciting of Funding
• MOUs (USA) Formalizing and agreement to the
  understanding that African countries will
  generate, promote, and sustain research
  opportunities

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International Center for Sustaining Energy
Studies (ICSES)

• Olunloyo (U. Lagos NAE)
• Vision
• Systematic data collection (?)
• Certainty
• Overall standardization
• Globalization

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International Center for Sustaining Energy
Studies (ICSES)

• High impact activities that can be achieved by
  the Center
• Graduates to be high performers
• Organized effort, systematic
• Provide access to electronic publications,
  software tools (e.g., PSCAD)
• Common system and data readily accessible
• Make available resources from Africa
  create/endorse National Science Foundation like
  organizations in Africa

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International Center for Sustaining Energy
Studies (ICSES)

• High impact activities that can be achieved by
  the Center
• Forestation programs in universities preparing
  for tomorrow
• Encourage students toward energy/power studies
• Human capital development
• A platform for university-industry collaboration
• Integrate new computer tools into power system
  curriculum

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International Center for Sustaining Energy
Studies (ICSES)

• High impact activities that can be achieved by
  the Center
• Research people to staff NSF-like agencies
• Support power sector deregulation
• Make ICSES relevant to a wide range of countries
• IT control of power systems
• Application of research to industry
  entrepreneurship
• Human/social research

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International Center for Sustaining Energy
Studies (ICSES)

• High impact activities that can be achieved by
  the Center
• Sustainability continue to generate excitements
  
• Networking of young African faculty
• University infrastructure for education and
  research equipment, etc

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International Center for Sustaining Energy
Studies (ICSES)

• Proposal organization
• Focal points
• How to contribute to global economy?
• Environmental studies
• Micro distribution systems solar power
• Cameroon Rural electrification mini/micro
  networks
• Benefits to USA
• Investment opportunities
• International peace deeper mutual understanding,
  greater exposure, education at the grass-root
  level

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International Center for Sustaining Energy
Studies (ICSES)

• Proposal question
• Do you feel people in your own country have a
  favorable impression of US in promoting global
  good?

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International Center for Sustaining Energy
Studies (ICSES)

• VC Panel Strategies for Univ, Industry, and
  Government RE collaboration
• Accept in principle to form a Center according to
  the proposed structure
• Form a committee to implement the Center
• Develop MOU memorandum of understanding
• Need to identify several areas to achieve short
  term successes