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THE USE OF COMMUNITY SOLAR TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY TO ISOLATED COMMUNITIES
Sustainable Development for Small Island Developing States (SIDs)
Location: BREAKOUT ROOM 1 - 5/15/24, 10:10 AM - 5/15/24, 10:35 AM (America/La_Paz) (25 minutes)
THE USE OF COMMUNITY SOLAR TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY TO ISOLATED COMMUNITIES
Eng. Aquelius Young
Eng. Aquelius Young

Aquelius Young is a Production Lead employed in the Operations Department at Nu-Iron Unlimited Trinidad. He has over twenty-one years of Process and Engineering Experience in the Iron and Steel Industry. He is the holder of a Bachelor of Technology Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Trinidad and Tobago and is currently completing his Master’s in Project Management from the University of the West Indies. Two of his major interests are in Reverse Osmosis Systems for water conservation and Community Solar for rural communities. He has written papers on each of the areas from past projects and have previously co-authored another paper in 2012 titled "An Integrated design strategy for dust collection and slurry systems transport systems and implementation in a Steel Plant” This paper was featured in the ASME 2012 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference MSEC 2012. Aquelius is an avid chess player and drone enthusiast. He is also actively involved in Triathlon.