Projects – ongoing

C-COOK-Mali (BMBF): Clean Alternative Solutions to the Inefficient Cooking-Fuel used in Malian Kitchens

Funding agency: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF);
Duration: 04/2021-03/2025;           Approved budget in Euro: 478,628.53
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e-REET: Energizing Higher Education – Renewable Energy for Economic Transition in Nepal (e-REET)

Funding agency: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD);
Duration: 01/2021-12/2024;           Approved budget in Euro: 199,754.15
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C-COOK-Mali (DAAD): Clean Alternative Solutions To The Inefficient Cooking-Fuel used in Malian Kitchens

Funding agency: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF);
Duration: 01/2021-12/2024;           Approved budget in Euro: 399,485.91
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ERASOL-MAB: Energy Recovery and Cleaner Groundwater: Techno-Economic and Environmental Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Management in the City of Bamako, Mali: TH Köln Sub-Project: Waste to Energy

Funding agency: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF);
Duration: 05/2021-04/2024;           Approved budget in Euro: 576,926.79
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RETO-DOSSO: Researchers Back to the Secondary School – Renewable Energy Powered Water-Food-Economy Nexus for the Sustainable Livelihood at Dosso Region in Niger – ITT Sub-Project: Renewable Energy for Energy Economy-Hub (RETO-DOSSO)

Funding agency: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF);
Duration: 06/2020-06/2023;           Approved budget in Euro: 7,924,435.25
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ExiST: Sandwich PhD Programme with Ethiopia – Excellence in Science and Technology (ExiST)

Funding agency: Ministry of Education of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia;
Duration: 03/2018-03/2024;           Approved budget in Euro: 76,500.20

Projects – Completed

:metabolon IIb: Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Bio-Waste to Energy Route

Funding agency: State of NRW through EU Funds (EFRE);
Duration: 01/2018-12/2021;           Approved budget in Euro: 269,242.03

WESA: Water and Energy Security for Africa.

Funding agency: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF);
Duration: 09/2016-06/2021;          Approved budget in Euro: 620,771.32

Intersolar: Alumni Seminar during the Solar Trade Fair Intersolar Europe

Funding agency: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD);
Duration: 11/2019-08/2020;          Approved budget in Euro: 59,995.20

RARSUS (BMBF): Risk Assessment and Reduction Strategies for Sustainable Urban Resource Supply in Sub-Saharan Africa

Funding agency: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF);
Duration: 01/2017-12/2019;           Approved budget in Euro: 357,604.80

RARSUS (DAAD): Risk Assessment and Reduction Strategies for Sustainable Urban Resource Supply in Sub-Saharan Africa

Funding agency: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD);
Duration: 01/2017-12/2019;           Approved budget in Euro: 270,890.00

SEMALI: Risk Assessment and Reduction Strategies for Sustainable Urban Resource Supply in Sub-Saharan Africa – Focus on Sustainable Energy Supply in Mali

Funding agency: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF);
Duration: 09/2017-12/2019;           Approved budget in Euro: 359,352.00

BEFSec: Sustainable Production of Bioenergy and Soil Conditioners from Bio-residues in Pakistan for Energy and Food Supply Security

Funding agency: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF);
Duration: 09/2017-02/2019;           Approved budget in Euro: 119,488.10

PAUWES – II: University cooperation with Pan African University Institute for Water and Energy Sciences including Climate Change (Phase II)

Funding agency: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD);
Duration: 01/2017-08/2018;           Approved budget in Euro: 178,922.00

JOGIRES: Jordanian German University Cooperation to Improve Higher Education in Renewable Energy Studies

Funding agency: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD);
Duration: 05/2016-11/2016;           Approved budget in Euro: 34,602.00

PAUWES – I: University Cooperation with Pan African University Institute for Water and Energy Sciences including Climate Change (Phase I)

Funding agency: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD);
Duration: 07/2014-06/2016;           Approved budget in Euro: 446,290.00

DFG Jordan: Researcher Stay in the Field of Decentralized Energy Systems

Funding agency: German Research Foundation (DFG);
Duration: 07/2015-09/2015;           Approved budget in Euro: 7,170.00

MOOC: Powering Agriculture – Sustainable Energy for Food (a massive open online course)

Funding agency: German International Cooperation (GIZ);
Duration: 09/2015-09/2016;           Approved budget in Euro: 58,211.76