Energy efficiency
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- Webinar & E-Learning 19 October 2021 Unshackling ESCO Potential: Public Financial Mechanisms that Enhance the Viability of ESCO Projects (Webinar) – 21.09.2021 In order to reduce the annual growth in global energy demand through 2040 from 1.0% to 0.3%, an estimated USD 24.5 trillion in energy efficiency (EE) investments will be needed. Across developed energy service markets around the world, the public sector can potentially mobilize the bulk of that capital by creating a demand for ESCO services and introduce financial mechanisms that will enhance project viability. Such initiatives could include the use of energy performance contracting in public…
- Webinar & E-Learning 19 October 2021 Motivating both supply and demand for energy services: the Chilean case (Webinar) – 20.04.2021 Since its beginning in 2012, the National Energy Efficiency Association of Chile (ANESCO Chile A.G.) has been in the front of promoting energy efficiency and the ESCO model in Chile, dealing with barriers and myths against EE in the public and private sectors. The growth of the ESCO sector and the disseminations of its benefits and visible achievements have been essential for the EE market in the private sector. In the public sector, showing the ESCO model's compatibility with the rules of the…
- Webinar & E-Learning 14 October 2021 Closing the Energy Efficiency Knowledge Gaps (Webinar) – 24.09.2021 Energy efficiency – the low hanging fruit of climate action – needs to be improved, but it requires the right mix of skills and knowledge Improving energy efficiency is widely recognised as a key element and a low hanging fruit in addressing climate change while at the same time contributing to sustainable development. Specifically, energy management represents a significant opportunity for building, transport, industrial-commercial, and other sectors to reduce their energy use while…
- News 6 October 2021 Kenya kickstarts a Super ESCO for boosting energy efficiency The government of Kenya has announced the creation of a Super Energy Service Company (ESCO). The Super ESCO will develop and implement energy efficiency projects for both the public and private sectors and will be run by the Kenya Power and Lighting Company. The creation of the Super ESCO is supported by the African Development Bank and is based on Kenya's National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy (KNEECS) developed with technical support from UNEP DTU Partnership's Copenhagen Centre…
- News 20 September 2021 New Street Lighting Energy Efficiency Calculator The tool quantifies the energy, financial and climate-saving potentials for moving away from existing inefficient street lighting technologies to intelligently controlled and efficient LED systems. With an analysis of the potential energy and CO2 savings, as well as a straightforward cost-benefit overview for any locality, city or country based on current street lighting technologies, the tool provides local governments with a detailed understanding of the specific savings and financial…
- Webinar & E-Learning 8 September 2021 Building trust in ESCOs in a developing country context: the case of Kenya (Webinar) – 24.08.2021 To achieve their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), developing countries need to enhance their efforts and skills to make improvements in energy efficiency that require relatively less investment. Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) are recognized as potentially important contributors to such improvements, but the ESCO markets are not yet well developed in developing countries. Kenya has a relatively blank sheet of paper for developing the right frameworks for ESCOs to address the…
- Podcast 23 August 2021 Sustainable ICT development and the role of ITU - DigiGreen EP.1 Problem: Information and communication technologies (ICTs) could help address climate concerns and enable the much-needed shift toward a circular economy (CE). But ICTs also contribute to global carbon emissions and generate waste in their production, usage and eventual obsolescence. What type of collaborations do we need to address sustainable ICT development? Key message: Actions on climate change and digitalization should influence each other at the strategic level. Digitalization should…
- News 16 August 2021 Closing the Energy Efficiency knowledge gaps Improving energy efficiency is widely recognised as a key element and a low hanging fruit in addressing climate change while at the same time contributing to sustainable development. Specifically, energy management represents a significant opportunity for building, transport, industrial-commercial, and other sectors to reduce their energy use while maintaining or boosting productivity. The potential in improving energy efficiency is also reflected in Sustainable Development Goal 7, which calls…