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Community Solutions Initiative (CSI) Mid-Year Report to NPSS AdCom

Community Solutions Initiative (CSI) Mid-Year Report to NPSS AdCom. July 19, 2014, Paris France Ray Larsen HTC & SSIT Liaison, CSI Co-Chair. Executive Summary. CSI awarded IEEE Foundation Signature Project Status SunBlazer II rolled out, deployed to Cameroon

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Community Solutions Initiative (CSI) Mid-Year Report to NPSS AdCom

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  1. Community Solutions Initiative (CSI) Mid-Year Report to NPSS AdCom July 19, 2014, Paris France Ray Larsen HTC & SSIT Liaison, CSI Co-Chair CSI NPSS AdCom Report

  2. Executive Summary • CSI awarded IEEE Foundation Signature Project Status • SunBlazer II rolled out, deployed to Cameroon • 600 new PBK, HLK home lighting kits for Africa 1 month from completion assembly in Haiti • Authorized build of 16 new SunBlazer II starting now; have quotes in hand and new one coming from Kenya; have waiting list for 30 systems for current Africa partners; have 14 new partners-in-waiting. • Foundation requests NPSS continue funding at $100K level 2015-2017 at which time fund to be self sustaining CSI NPSS AdCom Report

  3. IEEE Foundation Signature Project Status Award • Foundation Feasibility Study by CCS Consulting funded by PES, 12/13-3/14 • Goals: • Plant sustainable community owned and operated micro utility electricity businesses to help least-developed country off-grid 1.4B population • Raise $10M self-sustaining seed funding for 10 new electricity startups per year, 10 SunBlazer systems each, through 2020 • Support foundational broad Community Based Education initiative starting with 3 year pilot program • Support broad IEEE and non-IEEE sustainable development partnerships “Beyond the Lightbulb.” CSI NPSS AdCom Report

  4. Signature Project 2 • Consulting team interviewed ~ 800 contacts, potential donors, IEEE staff, officers, foundation & industry. • CSI prepared application, implementation plan with guidance from consulting firm and Foundation • Submitted May 30th • Foundation review team recommended go-ahead • Foundation Board approved 6/15 • Congratulatory messages to all CSI contacts on 6/21 • NPSS lead donations starting 2010 played key role in success of CSI SunBlazer program CSI NPSS AdCom Report

  5. Projects Status & Plans Update 1 CSI NPSS AdCom Report

  6. Projects Status & Plans Update 2 New starts CSI NPSS AdCom Report

  7. SunBlazer II System at T&D Show ● Rolled out 4/14 ● Portable off-road ● Kit form ● Same specs as SB-I ● Cheaper ● 1st unit to Cameroon CSI Sustainable Business Model

  8. Projects Status & Plans Update 3 New proposals - Unfunded CSI NPSS AdCom Report

  9. Progress –Other Partnerships CSI NPSS AdCom Report

  10. Progress –Potential Partnerships CSI NPSS AdCom Report

  11. Progress - Workshops • Sustainable Business Development Workshop Tutorial • Montreal: Half day program presented at IHTC2014, on June 1, 2014. Well received and several new contacts for both reliable electricity and education emerged • Washington DC: Workshop expanded to full day to also include Community Based Education tutorial, scheduled July 30th at PES General Meeting • CSI Strategic Planning Meeting with IEEE Foundation, PES, NPSS and other invitees, afternoon of July 3oth, 2014. Major emphasis is fundraising plans, team formation, goals to ramp to fully sustainable by 2017 • San Jose CA: GHTC, October 10, 2014: DC workshop will be repeated; CSI has 4 papers at main conference CSI NPSS AdCom Report

  12. Appointments -Other Committees • Robin Podmore appointed to IEEE Energy Africa Ad Hoc Committee • Ray Larsen appointed to Humanitarian Ad Hoc Committee overseeing IEEE humanitarian funding; also continues as chair of SIGHT Projects Committee CSI NPSS AdCom Report

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