African Climate and Energy Research Group
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We are currently looking for Masters, Ph.Ds and Postdocs working on renewable energy, climate change, and environmental science to join our group.
Our research is directed towards the sustainable development of Africa
Mission
The ACERG is a Pan-African network of enthusiastic climate, energy, and environmental researchers who collaborate on environmentally challenging topics affecting the African continent. Our multidisciplinary research group addresses a wide range of climate, energy, and environmental issues for the sustainable development of Africa. Research topics include, but are not limited to, Applied Data Science and Machine Learning, Tropical Climate Dynamics, climate impacts in agriculture, renewable energy, hydrology, climate impacts on public health and the economy, climate finance, climate policy, wind, solar, and geothermal energy, and atmospheric physics. The group comprises some of Africa's leading young researchers in their respective fields, with high-impact publications. They have also secured numerous research grants and are highly experienced in grant acquisition and management. Researchers in this group have received some of the most prestigious and competitive international research grants, including the Marie Curie Grants and the Alexander von Humboldt Grants.
RESEARCH DOMAINS
Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy
We research advanced Renewable and sustainable energy resources and advise policymakers on strategies to harness these energy sources to drive regional development. Research areas include but are not limited to Wind energy, Solar Energy, Biomass, Geothermal, Energy economics, and Policies.
Climate Dynamics
Climate Dynamics
We research the evolution of tropical climate variables under anthropogenic climate change with a focus on extreme events such as ENSO events footprints in Africa.
Climate Impacts Research
Climate Impacts Research
We investigate the impacts of extreme weather and climate events on the economy of Africa, Public Health, Agriculture, climate finance, Climate Politics, and conflict resolution.
Atmospheric Science Research
Atmospheric Science Research
We study the optical and microphysical properties of aerosols and aerosol-cloud interactions and how these interactions influence the climate system.
Recent Publications
Enhancing South Africa’s power grid management with AI: deep learning models for short-term forecasting of Eskom’s renewable generation under weather uncertainty. Mach. Learn. Comput. Sci. Eng 2, 13 (2026).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s44379-026-00061-3
The 2023 drought in West Africa and associated vulnerability to food insecurity.Sci Rep15, 34959 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-18940-9
Uncovering the underlying drivers of West African monsoon variability: towards the development of efficient rainfall monitoring systems, Hydrological Sciences Journal, DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2025.2530124
On the coincidence of weather extremes and geopolitical conflicts: Risk analysis in regional food markets. PLoS One 20(5): e0323379.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0323379
The Russia–Ukraine Conflict: A Global Impact Assessment in the Corn and Wheat Sectors. Agriculture 2025, 15, 550. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15050550
Assessing the performance of a monocrystalline solar panel under different tropical climatic conditions in Cameroon using artificial neural network. J. Renewable Sustainable Energy 1 September 2024; 16 (5): 053701. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0225780
Techno-economic feasibility of two onshore wind farms located in the desert area: a case study, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, (2023), 45:3, 7544-7559, DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2023.2222679
Identifying agricultural disaster risk zones for future climate actions. (2021) PLoS ONE 16(12): e0260430.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260430
Near-field single-scattering calculations of aerosols: Sensitivity studies, Optics , 4(2), 375-395;
https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3269/4/2/28
Questions?
Questions?
Contact [ayuketang2@gmail.com] to get more information on the project
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