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Africa Energy InitiativeAHEAD working to build capacity in Mozambique!
As of September 2007, two university professors from the sub-Saharan nation of Mozambique will be in Rochester for a year to address the challenge of sustainable energy transitions in the developing world. Chemical Engineering professors Joćo Venāncio and Joćo Chidamoio will study at the University of Rochester and work with the nonprofit AHEAD to craft projects applicable to their national context. AHEAD is raising money to support this effort; please give generously. The Rochester community has much to share with these visitors about innovations in energy production, transmission, and efficiency. Our Mozambican visitors have much to share with Rochesterians about the need for global energy equity, realities in the developing world, and technological discoveries from abroad. Biofuels are part of Rochester's growing alternative energy focus and the research subject of one visiting professor. National energy planning is the subject of the other professor's research. During the year, Professors Venāncio and Chidamoio will speak to dozens of professional and community groups. They will also travel throughout the region to observe innovative energy projects first hand. Email AHEAD for more information or call us at +1 (585) 275-7429. |
