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- Tools 30 October 2020 Street Lighting Financing Tool (SLFT) One of the main barriers to the implementation of energy efficiency projects is finding a suitable business model to finance them. The C2E2 has developed a Street Lighting Financing Tool (SLFT) so that municipalities can find out the most suitable financing scheme for their Street Lighting project. The tool consists of a set of "Yes" or "No" qualitative questions which guides the user to the best solution for their case, providing all the information needed to respond and offering a description…
- News 29 October 2020 New university partnerships for sustainable energy use UNEP DTU Partnership has entered into two new collaborations with universities in Latin America, cooperating on locally owned climate action initiatives. This is part of the partnership's focus on a global exchange of knowledge with the aim to actively applying the shared knowledge in concrete projects. The new collaborations will create positive synergies with already existing initiatives in Chile and Argentina, bolstering UNEP DTU Partnership's efforts in converting research and data into…
- Event 28 October 2020 Business models for energy efficiency - Energy Performance Contracting (Webinar) Many energy efficiency opportunities are profitable, and private investment plays a key role in energy efficiency implementation. It requires technical expertise to identify and assess energy efficiency opportunities and design actions and projects. Perceived risks and lack of access to finance is another barrier to energy efficiency investment. Energy performance contracting (EPC) is one of the tested business models for effectively addressing the financial and technical barriers to energy…
- Event 22 October 2020 Conference - Windaba 2020 Three Tentrans researchers are presenting at the annual Windaba Conference in South Africa in October 2020. Wikus Krueger will make a presentation titled: ‘Renewables energy auctions- global lessons’. Glen Robbins’s presentation forms part of the panel on Local Supply Chain Development and is titled: ‘Lessons from localisation failures of the past decade. And Holle Wlokas is participating on the panel on the design and evolution of future Economic Development plans with a presentation titled: …
- News 22 October 2020 Strategic sector collaboration with the Danish Energy Agency A new collaboration between the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and UNEP DTU Partnership takes advantage of synergies in district energy expertise and implementation of Danish know-how. Starting out in China and Ukraine, the two organisations will work together towards implementation of district energy. The collaboration comes after UNEP DTU Partnership has worked with the energy agency throughout most of 2019, and recognises UNEP DTU Partnership's expertise and network of stakeholders and partners…
- Event 20 October 2020 Applying Behavioral Insights for Cost-effective Energy Efficiency Interventions (Webinar) Recent developments of behavioural sciences offer valuable insights on human thinking and choices. They indicate the existence of many common human biases; the context and considerations other than personal utility maximization often affect human decisions. Hundreds of governments around the world are integrating these findings into the designing of their policies and measures. The advantage of gentle nudging for scaling up energy efficiency actions are their low costs and high effectiveness…
- News 20 October 2020 2 New briefs on Data Centres! Digitalisation Powerhouse and Energy Efficiency Potential Key messages: The digitalisation of the economy worldwide and technological innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI), internet-of-things (IoT) and blockchain are driving exponential growth in the demand for data centres’ services. Data centres use approximately 200 TWh of electricity annually, corresponding to roughly 1% of global electricity demand. To curb the rapid growth in the energy use of data centres, it is key…
- News 12 October 2020 Accelerating district energy investments in Chile Over the next three years, UNEP DTU Partnership will be working on a new project aimed at consolidating the district energy market in Chile. The project aims at scaling-up investment on district energy by developing an enabling framework and establishing mechanisms to support project developments and will contribute to reducing local pollution and emissions in cities, reduce primary energy consumption, as well as increase health and resilience for the country’s population. The 3-year project,…