Dr Aran Eales
Research Associate
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Personal statement
Personal statement
A skilled and knowledgeable researcher and consultant with proven competency and experience in research and project management of decentralised renewable energy projects in developing countries. Research expertise and interests in market assessment methodologies and community driven initiatives for energy access in the global South. Track record of delivering international and cross disciplinary research and implementation projects on energy access, specifically in sub Saharan Africa. Broad knowledge of renewable energy, international development and environmental sustainability linked to engineering and education.
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Publications
- Estimating mini-grid demand in Malawi : initial findings from a mini-grid scale-up assessment
- Frame Damien, Eales Aran, Bayani Edgar Kapiza
- IEEE Power Engineering Society Conference and Exposition in Africa IEEE Power Engineering Society Conference and Exposition in Africa (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerAfrica57932.2023.10363288
- Demonstrating the value of generating and sharing data on off-grid energy systems : a case study from Malawi
- Frame Damien, Mafuta Million, Galloway Stuart, Eales Aran
- 2023 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC) IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), pp. 84-89 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/GHTC56179.2023.10354879
- Deploying Solar Microgrids in Malawi : Lessons Learned and Implications for the Malawian Microgrid Ecosystem
- Eales Aran, Banda Elizabeth, Taulo Goodwill, Coley Will, Frame Damien
- (2022)
- Deploying Solar Microgrids in Malawi : Lessons Learned and Implications for the Malawian Microgrid Ecosystem
- Eales Aran, Banda Elizabeth, Laineck Goodwill, Coley Will, Frame Damien
- (2022)
- District Energy Officers : Mainstreaming Energy in Malawi's Local Governance Structures
- Frame Damien, Yona Louis, Nyirenda Estrida, Eales Aran, Bayani Edgar
- (2022)
- Opportunities and challenges for eCooking on mini-grids in Malawi : case study insight
- Frame Damien, Eales Aran, Galloway Stuart, Keddar Shafiqa, Richter Annika, Kloser Daniel
- 2022 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica (2022)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerAfrica53997.2022.9905404
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Professional Activities
- Accelerating Off-grid Energy Access in Malawi
- Speaker
- 13/10/2022
- Peking University Globex Summer School - Sustainability Theory and Practice
- Speaker
- 4/7/2022
- COP26 Reflections
- Participant
- 16/12/2021
- Climate Justice and Universal Energy Access: Insights from Malawi
- Organiser
- 1/11/2021
- Peking University Globex Summerschool: Sustainability Theory and Practices
- Member of programme committee
- 5/7/2021
Projects
- UNDP - African Minigrids
- Galloway, Stuart (Principal Investigator) Eales, Aran (Co-investigator) Frame, Damien (Co-investigator)
- 09-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2025
- UNDP Africa Minigrids Project
- Eales, Aran (Principal Investigator)
- 20-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2022
- Norwegian Church Aid MAB Project
- Frame, Damien (Principal Investigator) Eales, Aran (Researcher)
- Support for evaluation of solar irrigation and cold storage systems
- 01-Jan-2022 - 30-Jan-2022
- Understanding Productive Uses of Energy to Promote Economic Development in in Kenya and Malawi
- Galloway, Stuart (Principal Investigator) Eales, Aran (Researcher) Coley, Will (Researcher)
- 01-Jan-2019 - 31-Jan-2020
- Modern Energy Cooking Services
- Galloway, Stuart (Principal Investigator) Coley, Will (Researcher) Eales, Aran (Researcher)
- 01-Jan-2018 - 30-Jan-2023
- Rural Energy Access through Social Enterprise and Decentralisation
- Galloway, Stuart (Principal Investigator) Frame, Damien (Researcher) Eales, Aran (Researcher) Coley, Will (Researcher)
- 01-Jan-2018 - 31-Jan-2022
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Contact
Dr
Aran
Eales
Research Associate
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Email: aran.eales@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 444 7266