Application of Solar Energy in Agriculture for Food, Energy and Water: Nexus of Africa

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Project Details

Description

09/2025 Application of Solar Energy in Agriculture for Food, Energy and Water: Nexus of Africa / SAFENA. Univ-Prof. Dr. Serdar Sariciftci (Projektleitung) - Assoz. Univ-Prof. Dr. Veronika Wittmann (Projektkoordination). The project has been jointly developed with Godfrey Okoye University in ENUGU/NIGERIA will be implemented collaboratively from 01.11.2025 to 31.10.2027. Funding: € 40.000

Online: https://africa-uninet.at/en/projects/current-projects/call5/p182-nigeria
AcronymSAFENA
StatusActive
Effective start/end date01.11.202531.10.2027

Collaborative partners

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  2. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  3. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Fields of science

  • 503033 Political education
  • 509003 Development cooperation
  • 504 Sociology
  • 506003 Development policy
  • 104005 Electrochemistry
  • 103011 Semiconductor physics
  • 104017 Physical chemistry
  • 104 Chemistry
  • 104016 Photochemistry
  • 103040 Photonics

JKU Focus areas

  • Sustainable Development: Responsible Technologies and Management