Over 600 million people lack access to the electricity grid. This form of energy poverty disproportionately afflicts those living in developing countries, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia. Closer to home, tens of thousands of households, mostly on tribal lands are without grid electricity. Achieving universal electrification through grid extension is optimistically decades away, and in many rural areas may never occur. This talk describes approaches to providing off-grid electricity solutions in the form of renewable energy-powered mini-grids, microgrids, energy kiosks, and solar home systems. Dr. Louie will draw upon his experiences in Zambia and the Navajo Nation to explain the technology, development approaches, barriers and opportunities for rural electrification. Dr. Louie will also introduce IEEE Smart Village and give examples how IEEE members across the global are working toward ending energy poverty. Co-sponsored by: Lehigh University contact: Wenxin Liu, 850-345-7278 Speaker(s): , Henry Louie Agenda: Presentation: Ending Energy Poverty through Off-Grid Solar Power and IEEE Smart Village Event is open to everyone, including non-members and guests. There is no charge, but advance on-line reservations are required from tab on this page. Prompt start 5:15 pm. Refreshments: Pizza provided mid-event. Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 40.609883286370135, -75.37637806931411 Parking options: see maps attached to invitation eNotice: https://www.lehigh.edu/~inpark/campusparkingzonemap070124.pdf 1 – Alumni Bldg Parking Pavilion: text LU11 to 25023 2 – Farrington Zone (Farrington Square Garage, Brodhead & Morton Lot): text LU183 to 25023. Enter license plate, time desired, and payment info. Note that parking is not free; use the “Text to Park” option with a code for payment. The cost is $1 per hour. 3 – New St. Garage. Bethlehem City owned. Take ticket at entrance, pay before exiting. Slight uphill to Morton St. Left to HST bldg. Take stairs in stone wall on your right to first floor entrance of HST. 4 – Some meter parking on Morton St may be available. Need Park Mobile app on your phone to park there. If you don’t have it, suggest you download before arriving. You’ll need a credit card and your car license information to register on the app. Room: HST 101, Bldg: Health Science & Technology (HST), 124 E Morton St, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, 18015, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/436025