Smart Villages Research Group

Smart Villages Research Group is rated 3 out of 5 in the category international trade and development. Read and write reviews about Smart Villages Research Group. Smart Villages focusses on rural energy access and development with new insights on the real barriers to energy access in villages in developing countries – technological, financial, social and political – and how they can be overcome. We have chosen to focus on remote off-grid villages, where local solutions (home- or institution-based systems, and mini-grids) are both more realistic and cheaper than national grid extension. Our development model is an integrated bottom-up approach, which starts with the community, their capacity and priorities, and co-develops a set of sustainable and affordable solutions to help them address their own development priorities to achieve a lasting impact.