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

2022

PhD Theses

François, D. E.
Future Perspectives on the Energy-Poverty Nexus in the Rural Areas of Ceará, Brazil. PhD dissertation
2022, November 25. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000152902

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)

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)

Journal Articles

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

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

Other

Poganietz, W.-R.; François, D. E.
Descriptors and trends used in the project eXtremOS for the development of context scenarios
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