Renewable Energy and Environment Projects
Understanding Exposure to Air Pollution
Jacob Kopas ( Senior Attorney from Columbia University ) , Erin York (Assistant Professor from Columbia University ) , S.P. Harish (Assistant Professor from College of William & Mary, ) , Victoria Shen (Assistant Professor from University of Virginia ) , and Johannes Urpelainen (Professor from Johns Hopkins University )
This study represents an important advance in social science knowledge on how the public forms its opinion on controversial environmental policy such as air pollution. The study is linking survey responses to geospatial data on air quality, and thereby test…
Location: Uttar Pradesh
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Cool Roofing Solutions for Reducing Heat Stress: An evidence from Slums in Delhi
This project was conducted by Morsel on behalf of The University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute based in Delhi. This was in continuation of a research study about the impact of passive cooling technologies on indoor temperature and quality of life. For this, Morsel conducted a…
Location: Delhi
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Solar Village Project Sales and Finance Transition Pilot Project
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Under this project, researchers are trying to gather information for a planned organizational transition from charitable giving model to a sales/financed based model. For this Morsel is carrying out the field work which involves selling 25 solar lanterns in cash and 25…
Location: Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh
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Behavioral effects of solar lighting in rural India
Johannes Urpelainen (Professor from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies )
This study tried to understand the benefits of improved lighting in rural India. A better understanding of these benefits can lead to informed state government policy and thus contribute to rural development. In the baseline, Morsel conducted 200 Households interviews in 50…
Location: Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh
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High energy and power density solutions to large energy deficits
Ian Walker () , and Aimie Hope ()
Researchers tried to understand expectations of energy supply in both urban and rural areas of India and availability of different kind of energy (solar, grid and mini-grids) in different regions from mountains to the plain area of India. Researchers also…
Location: Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
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Adopting Solar for Irrigation: Farmer’s Perspectives from Uttar Pradesh
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This project was funded by Shakti foundation and supervised by Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW). The aim of this research was to elucidate farmer’s perspectives on solar pumps and understanding barriers that prevent them from adopting solar pumps for irrigation. The…
Location: Uttar Pradesh
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Rural electrification and groundwater pumps in India: Evidence from the 1982–1999 period
Johannes Urpelainen () , and Michael Graham Smith. ()
India’s groundwater extraction is heavily dependent on diesel pumps, and one reason is the lack of reliable power supply. The widespread use of diesel pumps is an economic problem due to the inefficiency and high cost of said pumps. Could…
Location: Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat
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supply, expectations and willingness to get green energy
David Blakeslee, (Assistant Professor of Economics from NYU Abu Dhabi )
The Researcher is working in this region with Boond (an NGO), which is installing solar micro-grids in selected villages in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh. Researchers selected 100 revenue villages. 50 villages got treatment by the deployment of solar micro-grids. 50 villages…
Location: Unnao, Uttar Pradesh
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Inverterless Survey
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IIT Madras has deployed about 4,000 DC solar home systems in remote habitations of Western Rajasthan. CEEW and IITM are conducting this study to understand people’s energy needs and their willingness to pay for a certain level of energy services, as well as the impact…
Location: Jaisalmer and Jodhpur, Rajasthan
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A Frugal Innovation Approach to Dynamic Electricity Pricing in Rural India
Semee Yoon (Assistant Professor from Yonsei University ) , Sini Numminen (Department of Applied Physic from Aalto University ) , Peter Lund (Professor from Aalto University ) , and Johannes Urpelainen ( Professor from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies )
This experiment tests the applicability of a “frugal innovation” approach to dynamic pricing. The experiment will be conducted as a collaboration between Aalto University, Columbia University and Boond which is a social enterprise. The goal is to conduct a rigorous randomized controlled trial on the…
Location: Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh
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Solar Products for Poor Rural Communities as a Business
Semee Yoon (Assistant Professor from Yonsei University ) , and Johannes Urpelainen (Professor from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies )
Can sales of solar products and services be a commercially viable business in poor rural communities? Although enthusiasm for off-grid electrification among researchers and practitioners is widespread, the determinants of commercial success in this domain remain poorly understood. In collaboration…
Location: Unnao Uttar Pradesh
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Increasing Household Electrification Rates in rural Uttar Pradesh with Connection Campaigns
Brian Blankenship ( from Brian Blankenship ) , Ryan Kennedy (Associate Professor from University of Houston ) , Johannes Urpelainen (Professor of Energy, Resources and Environment from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies ) , and Jason Chun (Assistant Professor from London School of Economics )
In this study, researchers were interested in testing whether an intervention to encourage households to set up legal electricity connections can make an impact on the total number of rural households with access to electricity. Morsel surveyed 10 households in…
Location: Bihar
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