• Podcast 26 July 2022 Financing Energy Efficiency Investments Problem: It is a critical time for energy efficiency. Despite its recognised importance, improvements have fallen short of expectations. Energy efficiency increase amounted to only around 2% per year between 2011 and 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic further hit energy efficiency efforts hard. In 2020, improvements were estimated to be only 0.8%, which is substantially lower than the SDG target of 2.6% per year. The International Energy Agency finds that progress on energy efficiency globally…
• News 19 October 2021 Transition papers presented at international conference How can the transition to sustainability succeed through changes and innovations in socio-technical systems? Four papers, co-written by researchers at UNEP DTU Partnership, are part of answering that question in the International Sustainability Transitions Conference 2021, which is taking place 5-8 October. The conference is organized by the Sustainability Transitions Research Network. A network comprising of more than 1500 international researchers from various disciplines and produces more…
• Project 31 January 2020 Open Source-Based Capability Building in Latecomer Firms (OSCILATE) OSCILATE is a two-year research project analysing the role of digitally available open source knowledge in technological capability building efforts in the Global South.The spread of the Internet combined with the emergence of open access platforms allows for the wide and rapid diffusion of technical design specifications and codified engineering knowledge, e.g., through open designs, discussion forums, free online courses, and instructional text and videos. In theory, this opens up…
• News 28 August 2019 Reaching the potential of renewable energy and development Around the world, companies and governments are developing wind and solar projects, as well as other renewable energy schemes at an increasing pace. However, while greenhouse gas mitigation and energy security are strong drivers for these investments, large-scale renewable energy projects do not automatically benefit everyone, and are not necessarily welcomed by all. In a number of countries – including Denmark – large-scale wind- and solar power schemes sometimes face opposition by citizens…
• Project 10 October 2018 Wind power technology for mini-grids in rural Africa This project analyses the market for a partly locally produced kW-scale wind turbine to be integrated into a PV mini-grid for rural electrification in Kenya, in order to reduce the cost of electricity and support local value creationThe long-term objectives of the project are to contribute to poverty reduction, stimulate economic growth and increase the supply of sustainable energy. The short- to medium-term objective is to explore the market potential and learn more about how to design…