\documentclass{beamer} \setbeamertemplate{navigation symbols}{} \usetheme{Antibes} \usecolortheme{seahorse} \usepackage[czech]{babel} \usepackage{csquotes} \usepackage{minted} \usepackage[backend=biber]{biblatex} \title[Expansion of electricity access in Kenya thanks to renewable energy sources] % (optional, use only with long paper titles) {Expansion of electricity access in Kenya thanks to renewable energy sources} %\subtitle{} % (optional) \author[Štěpán Beran] % (optional, use only with lots of authors) {Štěpán Beran} % - Use the \inst{?} command only if the authors have different % affiliation. \institute{Faculty of Information Technology CTU in Prague} \date % (optional) {9. 12. 2024} \subject{BI-SEP} % If you wish to uncover everything in a step-wise fashion, uncomment % the following command: %\beamerdefaultoverlayspecification{<+->} \begin{document} \begin{frame}[plain] \titlepage \end{frame} \section{Introduction} \subsection{Motivation} \begin{frame} \frametitle{Motivation} Electricity consumption nearly perfectly correlates with GDP. Emerging economies often rely on fossil fuels as their main energy source which brings known risks and problems: \begin{itemize} \item reliance on imports from authoritarian regimes \footnote{see history of oil cartels or Russian invasion of Ukraine} \item exacerbation of extreme weather events caused by climate change \end{itemize} \end{frame} \begin{frame} \frametitle{Motivation} \begin{itemize} \item Oil crisis' of 1970s-80s had devastating consequences. \item The US "shale revolution"~helped satisfy fossil fuel dependent economies and keep oil cheap. \item Low incentive to shift => energy inefficient compared to western Europe. \end{itemize} \begin{figure}[ht!] \includegraphics[width=\textwidth, height=4.8cm, keepaspectratio]{fig/international-efficiency-2022-map.jpg} \label{fig:us-oil} \end{figure} \end{frame} \begin{frame} \frametitle{Motivation} Princeton's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory\footnote{\url{https://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/global-warming-and-hurricanes/}} explains that by the late 21st century, assuming anthropogenic global warming of approx. 2°C: \begin{itemize} \item{\textbf{Very Intense Hurricanes}} The global proportion of tropical cyclones/hurricanes that reach very intense (Category 4 and 5) levels is projected to increase (medium to high confidence) \item{\textbf{Overall Hurricane Intensity}} Tropical cyclone intensities globally are projected to increase (medium to high confidence) on average. \item\textbf{Sea Level Rise} Human activities have very likely been the dominant cause of sea level rise since at least 1971 which in turn exacerbates coastal inundation risks associated with tropical cyclones. \end{itemize} \end{frame} \begin{frame} \frametitle{Motivation} Can economies grow without expansion of their reliance? \begin{itemize} \pause \item{Of course they can!} Kenya \pause \item{But also} Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kenya, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain and the United Kingdom \footnote{All economies, which have already surpassed their fossil peak.} \pause \item{Some can not -} Canada, China, Chile, India, Israel, Ukraine, the United States and Peru \end{itemize} \end{frame} \subsection{Hypothesis} \begin{frame} \frametitle{Hypothesis} Hypothesis: \begin{itemize} \item{\(H_0\)} - There is no positive correlation between share of renewable electricity and access to electricity in Kenya. \item{\(H_1\)} - There is correlation between share of renewable electricity and access to electricity in Kenya. \end{itemize} Verification criteria: \begin{itemize} \item{\bf{R-squared} \(R^2\)} - \(R^2 \ge 0.7\) \item{\bf{Correlation coefficient} \(r\)} - \(\ r \ge 0.7 \) \item{\bf{p-value}} - \( \textrm{p-value} \le 0.05 \) \end{itemize} \end{frame} \section{Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa} \subsection{History of investments in electrification} \begin{frame} \frametitle{History of investments in electrification} Major time periods in investments into electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa \begin{itemize} \item{\textbf{1980s}} - Stop migration from rural to urban areas \item{\textbf{late 1980s - 90s}} - High costs and low impact \item{\textbf{90s - now}} - Necessary condition to fight poverty \end{itemize} \end{frame} \subsection{Problems with electrification} \begin{frame} \frametitle{Problems with electrification} Electrification of rural areas doesn't come without it's own set of problems such as: \begin{itemize} \item{\textbf{High upfront cost}} - Connecting to grid as well as off-grid\footnote{Can be chaper than connecting to the grid. Discussed in the paper.} \item{\textbf{Lack of productive use}} - Mainly used for home lighting, TVs, etc. Not used enough in agriculture, crafts and services. \item{\textbf{Lack of known impacts}} - Funding is based on supposed impacts with very little empirical evidence. \end{itemize} \end{frame} \subsection{Effects found in other countries} \begin{frame} \frametitle{Findings from electrification in India} \begin{itemize} \item {Increased time spent studying} \item {Increased school enrollment} \item {Increased labor supply of both men and women} \item {Increased per capita household income and expenditure} \end{itemize} However most of those benefits accure to wealthier households, while poorer households use electricity to a limited extent. \end{frame} \subsection{Optimal strategy for electrification in Kenya} \begin{frame} \frametitle{Optimal strategy for electrification in Kenya} Extensive spatial mapping of existing energy infrastructure in Kenya found that: \begin{itemize} \item{Renewable energy plays a pivotal role in decentralized energy systems allowing energy access in rural areas.} \item{Solar power should dominate remote areas separated more than 10km form the grid.} \item{Solar generation could make electricity available to 5.98 million people.} \item{Hybrid mini-grids could electrify additional 390 thousand people.} \item{Diesel generators could cover 390 thousand people.\footnote{Maintenance \& operational costs are significant for a long term solution.}} \item{It is cheaper to invest in standalone solar solution for "under-grid"~population.} \end{itemize} \end{frame} \section{Conclusions} \begin{frame} \frametitle{Findings} \begin{figure}[ht!] \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{fig/regression.png} \caption{Scatter plot with regression line showing the relationship between electricity access and the share of renewable electricity in Kenya.} \label{fig:regression} \end{figure} \end{frame} \begin{frame} \frametitle{Findings} \begin{itemize} \item{\bf{R-squared:}} The coefficient of determination for the regression model is \(R^2 = 0.704\), indicating a strong relationship between the variables. \item{\bf{Correlation Coefficients:}} \begin{itemize} \item{\bf{Electricity access and share of renewables:}} \(r = 0.834\), showing a strong positive correlation. \item{\bf{Electricity access and GDP growth:}} \(r = 0.048\), indicating a weak correlation. \item{\bf{GDP growth and share of renewables:}} \(r = 0.125\), also a weak correlation. \end{itemize} \item{\bf{Electricity Access Coefficient:}} The regression coefficient is 0.561, statistically significant with \(\textrm{p-value} < 0.0001\). \item{\bf{GDP Growth Coefficient:}} The regression coefficient is 0.177, not statistically significant with \(\textrm{p-value} = 0.505\). \end{itemize} \end{frame} \begin{frame} \frametitle{Conclusions} While the expansion of renewables correlated with electricity acces in Kenya, there still are problems with expansion of electricity access in Kenya, however \begin{itemize} \item the absence of fossil fuels is not one of them, \item they relate to economically inefficient use and \item further research and revision of government plans is needed. \end{itemize} \end{frame} \end{document}