Shanil Samarakoon
@shanilsam.bsky.social
PhD | Human geographer focused on energy transitions | Co-Founder of Empower Projects | Currently thinking about issues of #repair and #ewaste in the solar sector.
A short film from the launch of the Fixim Sola vocational training program on off-grid solar repair in #Vanuatu.
48 participants from Tafea province (5 islands) took part in a 2-week program that covered the fundamentals of #solar + how to perform basic maintenance and #repair operations
48 participants from Tafea province (5 islands) took part in a 2-week program that covered the fundamentals of #solar + how to perform basic maintenance and #repair operations
Launching Fixim Sola: Empowering Vanuatu's remote communities through solar repair training
YouTube video by Business Partnerships Platform
www.youtube.com
July 23, 2025 at 7:15 AM
On Vanuatu’s outer islands, off-grid solar brings vital lighting, phone-charging and cooling where the grid can’t reach—but what happens these system break down?
'Fixim Sola' is addressing this challenge by building local repair capabilities i.e. training, support & tools.
#repair #solar #offgrid
'Fixim Sola' is addressing this challenge by building local repair capabilities i.e. training, support & tools.
#repair #solar #offgrid
Solar repair training empowering remote Vanuatu communities to tackle waste and create jobs
Fixim Sola, a new solar repair training course launched last month in Vanuatu’s Tafea Province is giving local communities the tools, skills and confidence to manage solar waste…
thebpp.com.au
July 23, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Our team at @ceemunsw.bsky.social have a new article on 24/7 Carbon-Free Electricity procurement in Australia.
This research examined diverse stakeholder perspectives on this emerging form of RE procurement, including its scope for decarbonising electricity in Australia #research
This research examined diverse stakeholder perspectives on this emerging form of RE procurement, including its scope for decarbonising electricity in Australia #research
The right time for real-time? Stakeholder perspectives on the role of temporal matching in renewable energy procurement in Australia
Amid mounting stakeholder pressure to decarbonise electricity consumption, corporate renewable electricity (RE) procurement has played a significant r…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Our team at @ceemunsw.bsky.social have a new article on 24/7 Carbon-Free Electricity procurement in Australia.
This research examined diverse stakeholder perspectives on this emerging form of RE procurement, including its scope for decarbonising electricity in Australia #research
This research examined diverse stakeholder perspectives on this emerging form of RE procurement, including its scope for decarbonising electricity in Australia #research
Reposted by Shanil Samarakoon
I wrote a thing about drawing and Melbourne www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Tourists, watercolours and the sad, still Star: sketching the route 35 tram showed me a Melbourne I had never really noticed
When you are in a city every day, you start to take things for granted. So, after three years in Melbourne, Josh Nicholas decided to be a tourist
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I wrote a thing about drawing and Melbourne www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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New paper from CEEM researchers exploring stakeholder perspectives on 24/7 Carbon-Free Electricity procurement in Australia has just been published:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🔌💡
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🔌💡
The right time for real-time? Stakeholder perspectives on the role of temporal matching in renewable energy procurement in Australia
Amid mounting stakeholder pressure to decarbonise electricity consumption, corporate renewable electricity (RE) procurement has played a significant r…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 15, 2025 at 5:59 AM
New paper from CEEM researchers exploring stakeholder perspectives on 24/7 Carbon-Free Electricity procurement in Australia has just been published:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🔌💡
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🔌💡
Reposted by Shanil Samarakoon
"While we found interest in 24/7 CFE among some sophisticated buyers and the emerging green hydrogen sector, we argue that 24/7 CFE contracting will likely play a limited role in driving decarbonisation in Australia's electricity sector."
New paper from CEEM researchers exploring stakeholder perspectives on 24/7 Carbon-Free Electricity procurement in Australia has just been published:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🔌💡
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🔌💡
The right time for real-time? Stakeholder perspectives on the role of temporal matching in renewable energy procurement in Australia
Amid mounting stakeholder pressure to decarbonise electricity consumption, corporate renewable electricity (RE) procurement has played a significant r…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:38 AM
"While we found interest in 24/7 CFE among some sophisticated buyers and the emerging green hydrogen sector, we argue that 24/7 CFE contracting will likely play a limited role in driving decarbonisation in Australia's electricity sector."
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📣 New paper from @shanilsam.bsky.social, @miker66.bsky.social, and other colleagues at @ceemunsw.bsky.social on perspectives of 24/7 "real time" RE procurement in Au!
(tl;dr: will likely play a limited role in driving decarbonisation in Australia..)
🔌💡
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
(tl;dr: will likely play a limited role in driving decarbonisation in Australia..)
🔌💡
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The right time for real-time? Stakeholder perspectives on the role of temporal matching in renewable energy procurement in Australia
Amid mounting stakeholder pressure to decarbonise electricity consumption, corporate renewable electricity (RE) procurement has played a significant r…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629625001409🔌💡
April 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
📣 New paper from @shanilsam.bsky.social, @miker66.bsky.social, and other colleagues at @ceemunsw.bsky.social on perspectives of 24/7 "real time" RE procurement in Au!
(tl;dr: will likely play a limited role in driving decarbonisation in Australia..)
🔌💡
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
(tl;dr: will likely play a limited role in driving decarbonisation in Australia..)
🔌💡
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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When people say 'politics is too divisive now,' what they really mean is 'I was more comfortable when certain groups suffered quietly.'
March 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
When people say 'politics is too divisive now,' what they really mean is 'I was more comfortable when certain groups suffered quietly.'
. @paulmunro.bsky.social outlines our research on off-grid (final 8 mins) #solar repair and e-waste in #Vanuatu, #Zambia and #Malawi.
He discusses the dynamics of the off-grid sector that complicate repair, the challenges communities face on the ground, and the solutions (upstream & downstream).
He discusses the dynamics of the off-grid sector that complicate repair, the challenges communities face on the ground, and the solutions (upstream & downstream).
Flow Batteries, windships, and a new approach to off-grid solar - ABC listen
They're cheaper and safer than their lithium counterparts, they're easier to scale-up, and they can hold power for much longer than conventional batteries, so why aren't flow batteries better known? T...
www.abc.net.au
March 4, 2025 at 12:33 AM
. @paulmunro.bsky.social outlines our research on off-grid (final 8 mins) #solar repair and e-waste in #Vanuatu, #Zambia and #Malawi.
He discusses the dynamics of the off-grid sector that complicate repair, the challenges communities face on the ground, and the solutions (upstream & downstream).
He discusses the dynamics of the off-grid sector that complicate repair, the challenges communities face on the ground, and the solutions (upstream & downstream).
Reposted by Shanil Samarakoon
these are the kind of moves that'll eventually move the needle towards shifting power away from tech oligarchs
💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
Dutch pension fund ABP sells all Alphabet and Meta shares, CEO tells newspaper FD
ABP, the Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in tech companies Meta and Alphabet , its CEO told Dutch newspaper FD in an interview published on Monday.
www.reuters.com
February 23, 2025 at 9:43 AM
these are the kind of moves that'll eventually move the needle towards shifting power away from tech oligarchs
Just over a week to go to get your abstracts in (Feb 28th) for our session on "Future energy systems - embracing creativity in energy transformations"at @energygeography.bsky.social . Please share with anyone that might be keen to participate, be it in-person or online.
Details below 👇
Details below 👇
🚨 CfP 🚨
Pleased to be co-hosting an online/hybrid session for RGS-IBG on "Future energy systems-embracing creativity in energy transformations" at this year's @energygeography.bsky.social
conference, with Anna Cain, @paulmunro.bsky.social
, @rex-martin.bsky.social and @miker66.bsky.social
1/2
Pleased to be co-hosting an online/hybrid session for RGS-IBG on "Future energy systems-embracing creativity in energy transformations" at this year's @energygeography.bsky.social
conference, with Anna Cain, @paulmunro.bsky.social
, @rex-martin.bsky.social and @miker66.bsky.social
1/2
February 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Just over a week to go to get your abstracts in (Feb 28th) for our session on "Future energy systems - embracing creativity in energy transformations"at @energygeography.bsky.social . Please share with anyone that might be keen to participate, be it in-person or online.
Details below 👇
Details below 👇
Reposted by Shanil Samarakoon
🚨 CfP 🚨
Pleased to be co-hosting an online/hybrid session for RGS-IBG on "Future energy systems-embracing creativity in energy transformations" at this year's @energygeography.bsky.social
conference, with Anna Cain, @paulmunro.bsky.social
, @rex-martin.bsky.social and @miker66.bsky.social
1/2
Pleased to be co-hosting an online/hybrid session for RGS-IBG on "Future energy systems-embracing creativity in energy transformations" at this year's @energygeography.bsky.social
conference, with Anna Cain, @paulmunro.bsky.social
, @rex-martin.bsky.social and @miker66.bsky.social
1/2
February 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
🚨 CfP 🚨
Pleased to be co-hosting an online/hybrid session for RGS-IBG on "Future energy systems-embracing creativity in energy transformations" at this year's @energygeography.bsky.social
conference, with Anna Cain, @paulmunro.bsky.social
, @rex-martin.bsky.social and @miker66.bsky.social
1/2
Pleased to be co-hosting an online/hybrid session for RGS-IBG on "Future energy systems-embracing creativity in energy transformations" at this year's @energygeography.bsky.social
conference, with Anna Cain, @paulmunro.bsky.social
, @rex-martin.bsky.social and @miker66.bsky.social
1/2
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Shell was comfortably the world's largest purchaser of carbon offsets in 2024.
carbonmarketwatch.org/2025/02/12/b...
carbonmarketwatch.org/2025/02/12/b...
Behind the green curtain: big oil and the voluntary carbon market - Carbon Market Watch
Shell was the world’s largest user of carbon credits in 2024, a year in which fossil fuel companies dominated the voluntary carbon market. This allows Shell was the world’s largest user of carbon cred...
carbonmarketwatch.org
February 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Shell was comfortably the world's largest purchaser of carbon offsets in 2024.
carbonmarketwatch.org/2025/02/12/b...
carbonmarketwatch.org/2025/02/12/b...
A blog post on some recent fieldwork in #Zambia.
@mattkearns.bsky.social and I had the opportunity to accompany repair technicians from @solaraid.bsky.social during "Repair Days" for small-scale solar products.
offgridsolarrepair.com/bringing-lig...
@mattkearns.bsky.social and I had the opportunity to accompany repair technicians from @solaraid.bsky.social during "Repair Days" for small-scale solar products.
offgridsolarrepair.com/bringing-lig...
Bringing Light Back: A Day of Solar Repair in rural Zambia - Off-grid Solar Repair
A blog about a day of fieldwork in rural Zambia with Solar Aid's repair technicians.
offgridsolarrepair.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:14 AM
A blog post on some recent fieldwork in #Zambia.
@mattkearns.bsky.social and I had the opportunity to accompany repair technicians from @solaraid.bsky.social during "Repair Days" for small-scale solar products.
offgridsolarrepair.com/bringing-lig...
@mattkearns.bsky.social and I had the opportunity to accompany repair technicians from @solaraid.bsky.social during "Repair Days" for small-scale solar products.
offgridsolarrepair.com/bringing-lig...
Reposted by Shanil Samarakoon
Open letter for academics to sign in support of academic Randa Abdel-Fattah, whose Australian research grant on “Arab/Muslim Australian Social Movements since the 1970s” is being targeted by the Australian Government for political reasons
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Open Letter on Academic Freedom
We, the undersigned, write to express our condemnation of the decision by the Education Minister Jason Clare to request the Australian Research Council (ARC) to investigate the Future Fellowship of Ma...
docs.google.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Open letter for academics to sign in support of academic Randa Abdel-Fattah, whose Australian research grant on “Arab/Muslim Australian Social Movements since the 1970s” is being targeted by the Australian Government for political reasons
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Very worrying. There is of course a serious problem with anti-semitism in Australian society. But changing the definition of anti-semitism to outlaw protests by university students against the conflict in Gaza will do nothing to stop hatred in our community www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Inquiry urges Australian universities to ‘closely align’ with controversial definition of antisemitism
Report tabled by Labor MP Josh Burns finds there is an ‘urgent need for reform’ to ensure safety of Jewish students
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Very worrying. There is of course a serious problem with anti-semitism in Australian society. But changing the definition of anti-semitism to outlaw protests by university students against the conflict in Gaza will do nothing to stop hatred in our community www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Enough is enough - today I’ll be tabling our Federal bill to protect protest from these kinds of inappropriate restrictions. We will fight for the right to fight for your rights!
February 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Enough is enough - today I’ll be tabling our Federal bill to protect protest from these kinds of inappropriate restrictions. We will fight for the right to fight for your rights!
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We're seeking contributions that engage with creativity and transformation towards future energy systems
250 word abstracts due Mon 24th February
Details:
drive.google.com/file/d/1Lgzz...
250 word abstracts due Mon 24th February
Details:
drive.google.com/file/d/1Lgzz...
RGS-IBG 2025 session Future energy systems-embracing creativity in energy transformations.pdf
drive.google.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We're seeking contributions that engage with creativity and transformation towards future energy systems
250 word abstracts due Mon 24th February
Details:
drive.google.com/file/d/1Lgzz...
250 word abstracts due Mon 24th February
Details:
drive.google.com/file/d/1Lgzz...
Reposted by Shanil Samarakoon
Delighted to be co-hosting an online / hybrid session on "Future energy systems-embracing creativity in energy transformations" at this year's @energygeography.bsky.social conference, with Anna Cain, @paulmunro.bsky.social, @shanilsam.bsky.social & @rex-martin.bsky.social of @ceemunsw.bsky.social 1/
February 6, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Delighted to be co-hosting an online / hybrid session on "Future energy systems-embracing creativity in energy transformations" at this year's @energygeography.bsky.social conference, with Anna Cain, @paulmunro.bsky.social, @shanilsam.bsky.social & @rex-martin.bsky.social of @ceemunsw.bsky.social 1/
Reposted by Shanil Samarakoon
🚨 CfP 🚨
Co-hosting an online / hybrid session for RGS-IBG on "Future energy systems-embracing creativity in energy transformations" at this year's @energygeography.bsky.social conference, with Anna Cain, @paulmunro.bsky.social, @shanilsam.bsky.social @miker66.bsky.social 1/2
Co-hosting an online / hybrid session for RGS-IBG on "Future energy systems-embracing creativity in energy transformations" at this year's @energygeography.bsky.social conference, with Anna Cain, @paulmunro.bsky.social, @shanilsam.bsky.social @miker66.bsky.social 1/2
February 6, 2025 at 4:23 AM
🚨 CfP 🚨
Co-hosting an online / hybrid session for RGS-IBG on "Future energy systems-embracing creativity in energy transformations" at this year's @energygeography.bsky.social conference, with Anna Cain, @paulmunro.bsky.social, @shanilsam.bsky.social @miker66.bsky.social 1/2
Co-hosting an online / hybrid session for RGS-IBG on "Future energy systems-embracing creativity in energy transformations" at this year's @energygeography.bsky.social conference, with Anna Cain, @paulmunro.bsky.social, @shanilsam.bsky.social @miker66.bsky.social 1/2
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Interesting story by @dancharles.bsky.social about what happens when farmers abandon land, and what types of ecosystems come back. (Globally agricultural land is still expanding on a net basis, but it is contracting in some places.)
Farmers are abandoning land worldwide. What should happen to it?
Ecologists differ on whether to steer recovery or let nature take its course
www.science.org
January 4, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Interesting story by @dancharles.bsky.social about what happens when farmers abandon land, and what types of ecosystems come back. (Globally agricultural land is still expanding on a net basis, but it is contracting in some places.)
Reposted by Shanil Samarakoon
New(ish) research published in #ERSS with the terrific Yolande Strengers where we propose the concept of 'non-energy feedback' to examine how data not directly about energy still shapes it's use. Specifically we explore sensory, social, material and systemic forms of non-energy feedback 1/2
December 2, 2024 at 10:50 PM
New(ish) research published in #ERSS with the terrific Yolande Strengers where we propose the concept of 'non-energy feedback' to examine how data not directly about energy still shapes it's use. Specifically we explore sensory, social, material and systemic forms of non-energy feedback 1/2
Reposted by Shanil Samarakoon
I put together a starter pack of energy social scientists (distinct from the existing 'climate social science' starter pack). So far it's a small but mighty list. Please collaborate to help build this out!
🔌💡
go.bsky.app/5zMF4Vx
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go.bsky.app/5zMF4Vx
November 21, 2024 at 5:19 PM
I put together a starter pack of energy social scientists (distinct from the existing 'climate social science' starter pack). So far it's a small but mighty list. Please collaborate to help build this out!
🔌💡
go.bsky.app/5zMF4Vx
🔌💡
go.bsky.app/5zMF4Vx