In southern Senegal, the Casamance region offers a rich setting for research on natural resources, renewable energy and sustainable development. In this region, the University Assane Seck of Ziguinchor (UASZ) is connecting scientific research with the needs and experiences of local communities.
As a partner in GH SAFE, UASZ is set to help the project understand how communities perceive green hydrogen technology, what they expect from it and what concerns might influence its adoption. This work looks beyond how the technology functions to consider how people understand it, whether it responds to their needs and how they feel about using it.
The university will demonstrate how GH SAFE’s technology works and gather feedback from community members about their expectations, perceptions and concerns. It will also examine different gender perspectives, how well people understand the technology and what barriers could prevent them from adopting it. These insights will help the project assess the technology’s potential impact on the communities.
Also located at the crossroads of The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Guinea, UASZ is a relatively young university whose research spans renewable energy, sustainable development, information and communication technologies, applied mathematics and other fields.
Leading the university’s contribution to GH SAFE is Professor Lat Grand Ndiaye, whose career has centred on energy research, teaching and renewable energy education. He is also the Director of the Laboratory of Chemistry and Physics of Materials and Secretary General of the Sub-Regional Renewable Energy Research Network. He will be leading the institution’s set of objectives and tasks assigned.
Through their effort GH SAFE will gather integral community perspectives into the development and research of green hydrogen solutions.
