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

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

July 19, 2014, Paris FranceRay Larsen

HTC & SSIT Liaison, CSI Co-Chair

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Executive SummaryCSI awarded IEEE Foundation Signature

Project StatusSunBlazer II rolled out, deployed to

Cameroon600 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

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IEEE Foundation Signature Project Status AwardFoundation Feasibility Study by CCS Consulting

funded by PES, 12/13-3/14Goals:

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.”

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Signature Project 2Consulting 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 30thFoundation review team recommended go-

ahead Foundation Board approved 6/15 Congratulatory messages to all CSI contacts on

6/21NPSS lead donations starting 2010 played

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Projects Status & Plans Update 1Item

2014 Tasks Status & Plans

1 FY13, FY14 NPSS Funds: SunBlazer II First unit

***Completed in NY early April, demonstrated at PES T&D Show Chicago mid-April; air-shipped to Cameroon for field deployment, training, model for in-country assembly factory by partner Torchbearer Foundation

2 NPSS FY14 Funds: Assembly 600 PBKs, HLKs in Haiti for Africa

***Last of critical LVD parts from China, US shipped to Haiti July 2014 from NY; final assemblies to be shipped to Africa by end August 2014

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Projects Status & Plans Update 2New startsItem


3 NEW –PES Funds:

SunBlazer II next 6 seed units

***With Cameroon matching funds of $75K, six new SB-IIs will be built by the partner, as much as possible assembled in Africa. ***Kenya company quoting on all mechanics, assembling prototype for review by August

4 NEW – 70/30 PES & NPSS Funds:

SunBlazer II next 10 seed units

***Nextek obtained 4 mechanics quotes for turnkey kit system assuming Nextek provides integrated electronics package***Mechanics might be built in Kenya but not electronics at this point***Strong competition for new units from Africa, India, Dominican Republic etc.

CSI Sustainable Business Model 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

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5 NEW –Funds TBDRemote Monitoring SystemPBK, SB-II

***Review proposal, requirements for improved, lower cost PBK design in collaboration with ESF France***Design, demonstrate new commercial monitoring chip to perform remote monitoring and protection functions***Reconfigure PBK with solid state charge status indicator to eliminate needle meter***Target total commercial cost to <$50

6 NEW – Funds TBDCommunity Education Initiative, CSI presence @ Posner Center

***Launch Education initiative 3 year pilot program in community where SunBlazers established***Provide CSI member presence at CSI seat, Posner Center for International Development, Denver CO.

Projects Status & Plans Update 3New proposals - Unfunded


Progress –Other PartnershipsPartner Fundin

gTasks

Sirona Haiti NPSS Faulty battery LVDs replaced, operations stabilized400 new batteries delivered, business model & standard operating procedure templates complete

UNEP Project for lighting 3100 homes with PBKs underway; 700 complete to date

GVEP Nigeria

PES Sampling field tests of light kits as well as micro-grid

Power Africa

Increasing PBK-HLK scope with $100K award. No CSI donations of SB-II available yet.

VHSS South Sudan

PES Sampling field tests of light kits, charged from 6.5kW VHSS school system

Investor Obtained $250K award to expand lighting, charging systems. No CSI donations of SB-II available yet.

Seattle U/EWB group, Kenya

Alstom Electrify school , solar-wind, will likely add SB-II mobile community power later

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Progress –Potential PartnershipsPartner

Status

India 4 separate groups expressing strong desire to partner; partner evaluation criteria in preparation for July 3o0th Workshop

Africa Additional groups in South Africa, Zambia, Ghana, Senegal identified at recent CSI appearance at T&D, CSI Workshop s Montreal (June 1) and Washington (July 3oth); new contact working in Namibia just joined CSI; Congo hospital/clinic complex

Other Contacts in Dominican Republic, Brazil, Nicaragua, Grenada from T&D and Montreal need follow-up. Additional opportunities emerging via Posner ‘s 70 INGO tenants

Summary

***Three Africa partners from 2012 are owed first priority for new SunBlazer systems; Cameroon started with matching funds***All partners must contribute significant matching funds for on-ground business development.***New Partner development will take ~1 yr to be ready for field units; once qualified may start with single unit deployment

Total potential above is 14, well beyond goal of ten for coming year. Partner and funding development equally on critical path.


Progress - WorkshopsSustainable Business Development Workshop

TutorialMontreal: 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

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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

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

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