Electricity, Education, Entrepreneurship - A Solar Case Study from India

In-person and live streaming (link is embedded here)

India’s largely coal based electricity grid has major reliability issues but the advent of cheap, decentralized solar PV provides new solutions for rural areas that go beyond making dry land arable through irrigation. Our presenter, Ranjan Sen, will introduce IEEE’s Smart Village project in West Bengal which in addition to generating electricity aims to educate locals and foster entrepreneurial projects made possible with solar power. It is also an example of an intriguing decentralized approach for education that allows for local development.

Please plan to stay for a reception with food, drinks, and organizing afterwards. Free but you're welcome to put some cash in the basket.

Hybrid event, in-person and live streaming (embedded streaming link)

Ample free parking right outside. Wheelchair accessible, and we have assisted listening devices.
Our 7pm start time is outside the busy traffic time and getting there is easy. We're about a mile west of the I-70 exit at Youngfield/32nd Ave (Applewood).

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