Davi Ezequiel François

Dr. Davi Ezequiel François

  • Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS)
    Postfach 3640
    76021 Karlsruhe

Fields of work

  • Energy-poverty nexus
  • Social value of energy
  • Socio-context energy scenarios
  • Renewable energies

Professional background

2000 - 2001 Employee of the newspaper “Jornal da Manhã”, Ijuí, Brazil
2001 - 2007 Employee of the computer company “Sisnema Informática”, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2005 - 2011 Studies in Electrical Engineering at the "Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul" (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
2007 - 2009 Member of scientific staff at “Núcleo de Pesquisa em Imagens Médicas” (NIMed) at PUCRS, Brazil
2010 - 2011 Member of scientific staff at “Centro de Energia Eólica” (CE-EÓLICA) at PUCRS, Brazil
since 2013 Member of scientific staff at ITAS, scholarship of the “Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico” (CNPq)

Selected publications

Mbungu, G.; François, D. E.; Parmentier, M. J.; Opal, A.
Principles of Inclusivity in Energy Access: Processes that Promote Equity. 2020. Pathways to Sustainable & Inclusive Energy. Insights from the 2019 AE4H Innovation Lab. Eds.: Ambika Opal, Jatin Nathwan, 16-27, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy 

Oviedo-Toral, L.-P.; François, D. E.; Poganietz, W.-R.
Challenges for Energy Transition in Poverty-Ridden Regions – The Case of Rural Mixteca, Mexico. 2021. Energies, 14 (9), 2596. doi:10.3390/en14092596

Biswas, S.; Richter, J.; Miller, C. A.; Allende, C. A.; Parmentier, M. J.; Chhetri, N.; Chhetri, N.; Dreyer, S.; François, D. E.
Eradicating Poverty through Energy Innovation: Co-producing people centered energy transitions through praxis at the grassroots. 2020. 26th International Sustainable Development Research Society Conference "Sustainability in Transforming Societies" (ISDRS 2020), Budapest, Ungarn, 15.-17. Juli 2020 

Publications


2023
Posters
Fuss, M.; Francois, D. E.; Oviedo, P.; Poganietz, W.-R.
Learning with case studies: scientific contributions and solutions applicable to water-Energy-food-waste Nexus in the Global South
2023. 11th International Conference on Industrial Ecology (ISIE 2023), Leiden, Netherlands, July 2–5, 2023 
2022
Conference Papers
Hildebrand, J.; Rau, I.; Hauser, E.; Gölz, S.; Scheer, D.; François, D. E.; Witte, K.
Gesellschaftliche Akzeptanzfragen bei der Umsetzung von Wasserstofftechnologien
2022. Mit Wasserstoff zur Klimaneutralität – von der Forschung in die Anwendung. Beiträge zur FVEE-Jahrestagung 2021, 38–41, ForschungsVerbund Erneuerbare Energien (FVEE) 
Lima Pena, A. G.; Ubaiara Brito, A.; Lira Guedes, P. M.; Monteiro, F.; Barbosa Malheiros, J.; Barbosa Malheiros, F.; Guedes, M. C.; Dias Júnior, A. F.; François, D. E.; Poganietz, W.-R.; Parmentier, M. J.
Sistema fotovoltaico isolado de configuração mista para famílias Ribeirinhas
2022. Anais CBENS 2022, 1119 
Audio & Video
Francois, D. E.; Stelzer, V.; Albiez, M.; Wendeberg, E.; Schmitt, S.
Saubere und bezahlbare Energie – für alle?
2022. doi:10.5445/IR/1000141637 
2021
Book Chapters
Biswas, S.; François, D. E.; Miller, C. A.; Parmentier, M. J.; Chettri, N.; Poganietz, W.-R.
Inclusive climate action is inseparable from letting communities lead their own energy transitions
2021. Let Communities Lead. Ed.: S. Biswas, 2–7, Center for Energy and Society / Arizona State University (ASU) 
François, D. E.; Parmentier, M. J.; Malheiros, J.; Malheiros, F.; Guedes, M. C.; Brito, A. U.; Poganietz, W.-R.
Solar energy enhances food sovereignty for riverbank families in the Brazilian Amazon
2021. Let Communities Lead. Ed.: S. Biswas, 58–61, Center for Energy and Society / Arizona State University (ASU) 
Books
Biswas, S.; François, D. E.; Miller, C. A.; Parmentier, M. J.; Chettri, N.; Poganietz, W.-R. (Eds.)
Let Communities Lead : Stories and lessons on grassroots energy initiatives for sustainable futures
2021. Center for Energy and Society / Arizona State University (ASU) Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
Conference Papers
François, D. E.; Biswas, S.; Poganietz, W.-R.; Miller, C. A.; Parmentier, M. J.
Promoting sustainable communities via appropriately designed and participatory energy access in rural areas of developing countries
2021. 3rd International Conference on Solar Technologies & Hybrid Mini Grids to improve energy access, September 15-17, 2021. Book of Abstracts and Programme, Universitat de les Illes Balears 
Reports/Preprints
Wachsmuth, J.; Aydemir, A.; Döscher, H.; Eckstein, J.; Poganietz, W.-R.; François, D. E.; Scheer, D.
The potential of hydrogen for decarbonising EU industry – Policy Brief
2021. European Union (EU) 
Wachsmuth, J.; Aydemir, A.; Döscher, H.; Eckstein, J.; Poganietz, W.-R.; François, D. E.; Scheer, D.
The potential of hydrogen for decarbonising EU industry
2021. European Union (EU). doi:10.2861/271156 
Presentations
François, D. E.
Globaler Energiezugang – Strom und saubere Kochmöglichkeiten
2021. technik.kontrovers "Saubere und bezahlbare Energie – für alle?" (2021), Online, May 20, 2021 
François, D. E.; Biswas, S.; Poganietz, W.-R.; Miller, C. A.; Parmentier, M. J.
Promoting sustainable communities via appropriately designed and participatory energy access in rural areas of developing countries
2021. 3rd International Conference on Solar Technologies and Hybrid Mini Grids to Improve Energy Access (2021), Online, September 15–17, 2021 
2020
Book Chapters
Mbungu, G.; François, D. E.; Parmentier, M. J.; Opal, A.
Principles of Inclusivity in Energy Access: Processes that Promote Equity
2020. Pathways to Sustainable & Inclusive Energy. Insights from the 2019 AE4H Innovation Lab. Eds.: Ambika Opal, Jatin Nathwan, 16–27, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy 
Presentations
Biswas, S.; François, D. E.; Miller, C.; Poganietz, W.-R.; Parmentier, M. J.
Designing for Social Value of Energy at The Grassroots: A Multi-Criteria Design Framework for Clean Energy Interventions
2020. 26th International Sustainable Development Research Society Conference "Sustainability in Transforming Societies" (ISDRS 2020), Budapest, Hungary, July 15–17, 2020 
Biswas, S.; Richter, J.; Miller, C. A.; Allende, C. A.; Parmentier, M. J.; Chhetri, N.; Chhetri, N.; Dreyer, S.; François, D. E.
Eradicating Poverty through Energy Innovation: Co-producing people centered energy transitions through praxis at the grassroots
2020. 26th International Sustainable Development Research Society Conference "Sustainability in Transforming Societies" (ISDRS 2020), Budapest, Hungary, July 15–17, 2020 
François, D. E.
Future Perspectives on the Energy-Poverty Nexus in the Rural Areas of Ceará, Brazil
2020. Summer Talks organized by the Grassroots Energy Innovation Lab from the Arizona State University (ASU 2020), Tempe, AZ, USA, August 6, 2020 
2019
Conference Papers
François, D. E.; Poganietz, W.-R.; Pellinger, C.; Guminski, A.
Low-carbon transitions in European countries under the influence of extreme political, social, economic and energy-related developments
2019. 3rd International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions 2019, Bolzano/Bozen (Italy), 9-13 December 2019 [Abstract Booklet], 161–162, Eurac Research 
Presentations
François, D. E.; Poganietz, W.-R.; Pellinger, C.; Guminski, A.
Low-carbon transition in Germany under the influence of extreme political, social, economic and energy-related developments
2019. 3rd International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions (SSPCR 2019), Bolzano, Italy, December 9–13, 2019 
Poganietz, W.-R.; Francois, D.; Leao, R. P. S.; Antunes, F. L. M.
Changing the focus on energy poverty to the energy-poverty nexus. The case of rural Ceará - Brazil
2019. 2nd International Conference on Energy Research and Social Science : Energy and Society in Transition (2019), Tempe, AZ, USA, May 28–31, 2019 
2018
Presentations
Francois, D. E.; Poganietz, W.-R.
Context energy scenarios for the energy-poverty nexus: looking beyond the number of people with access to modern energies
2018. ESS International Conference ’Energy Scenarios - Construction, Assessment, and Impact’ (2018), Karlsruhe, Germany, September 24–25, 2018