Projects

Every project CER designed, advised or researched since 2010 — from 100 kWp island mini-grids to an 85 MWp solar park. The role CER played is listed with each one.

22 solar mini-grids, 4.54 MWp 6 grid-tied solar parks, 141.58 MWp 21 rooftop systems, 30.85 MWp

Background: UIU's campus at United City, Dhaka, beside the canal.

Funded research

2022�

Improving efficiency in electricity generation in Bangladesh

Team leader and principal investigator; European Union (€19,500)

EU-funded study on efficiency opportunities in Bangladesh's power generation fleet.
2022�

Promoting renewable energy in Bangladesh; economic efficiency of existing power plants

Team leader and principal investigator; European Climate Foundation (ECF)

Opportunities, challenges and a way forward for renewables, and an economic-efficiency analysis of existing plants.
2018�2022

FutureGrid: demand-response enabled smart grid

Team leader and principal investigator; Energy and Power Research Council, MPEMR, Bangladesh

Demand response and priority-based load control to absorb variable renewable injection into the grid.
2016�2019

SirriS: smart solar irrigation systems

Team leader and principal investigator; World Bank

Automatic solar irrigation measuring soil moisture and water level, with prepaid billing and remote monitoring.
2015

DC nano-grid pilot and evaluation

Investigator; SERIS (NUS) and GIZ

Four DC solar nano-grids built in off-grid Bangladesh to test whether they cover basic energy needs.
2015�2016

Community DC nano-grids for household and productive use

Team leader and principal investigator; World Bank

The peer-to-peer smart village grid that won the InterSolar Award and UN Momentum for Change in 2016.
2014�2015

Robust and affordable DC and AC mini-grid concepts

Team leader and principal investigator; World Bank

Mini-grid concepts at different voltage levels with power input from PV modules.
2013�2014

Bangladesh Energy and Emission Calculator 2050 (BD2050)

Co-investigator; Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), UK; lead partner Cardiff University

Energy and carbon-emission scenarios for Bangladesh to 2050, an Excel model and an interactive web tool modelled on the UK 2050 Calculator.
2013�2016

Solar nano-grids for rural communities in Kenya and Bangladesh

Investigator; EPSRC and DFID, UK; lead partner Loughborough University

Isolated solar nano-grids as an answer to the limits of solar home systems.
2013�

Solar DC mini-grid laboratory

Project director; World Bank through IDCOL (Tk 1.10 crore)

A 16 kWp prototype DC solar mini-grid lab at UIU, with switchgear, protection and safety schemes for DC distribution.