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- News 3 March 2021 Milestone for sustainable charcoal in Cambodia The reputation of charcoal is not among the best, and in most instances, this is well deserved as most of it stems from illegal and unsustainable logging and its manufacture, if not managed properly, is highly polluting. Not so in the KjuonGo project in Cambodia. KjuonGo charcoal directly replaces illegally logged charcoal and it is produced in model kilns that ensure a carbon footprint much less than with the use of traditional charcoal or simple fuelwood. At the same time, KjuonGo charcoal,…
- Webinar & E-Learning 3 March 2021 Business Models in District Energy Systems (Webinar) – 16.02.2021 This webinar is part of the training modules offered by the District Energy in Cities Initiative. It provides key insights of business models to ensure the viability of district energy projects for both heating and cooling systems. Among other aspects, the webinar covers projects that require leveraging state funding, financing models with a price cap, business models structuring when there are substitutes for district energy, the impact of legal regimes on business models, tariff setting and…
- News 15 February 2021 2020: Highlights from the TNA project 2020 was a year of great achievements for the Global Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) project. Despite the pandemic circumstances, countries involved in the TNA process made great progress, and the year was marked by a number of online events and publication launches that generated great interest from policy-makers, academia, businesses and NGOs worldwide. 2020: Strengthened linkages between TNAs and NDCs In 2020, 22 countries completed their Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) reports. Through…
- Event 29 January 2021 Business Models in District Energy Systems (Webinar) This webinar is part of the training modules offered by the District Energy in Cities Initiative. It provides key insights of business models to ensure the viability of district energy projects for both heating and cooling systems. Among other aspects, the webinar covers projects that require leveraging state funding, financing models with a price cap, business models structuring when there are substitutes for district energy, the impact of legal regimes on business models, tariff…
- News 25 January 2021 Innovative Data-Centre Cooling Technologies in China – Liquid Cooling Solution The data centre industry is facing significant challenges in terms of energy use and sustainability, as demand for data is escalating worldwide, while the severity of climate change and urgency of climate action is increasing. A large part of the energy used in a data centre is consumed when elaborate cooling systems remove heat to keep temperatures stable. Over 40% of the total energy in data centres is consumed for cooling the IT equipment. Currently, the world’s data centres consumes about 3…
- News 25 January 2021 Innovative Data-Centre Cooling Technologies in China – Liquid Cooling Solution The data centre industry is facing significant challenges in terms of energy use and sustainability, as demand for data is escalating worldwide, while the severity of climate change and urgency of climate action is increasing. A large part of the energy used in a data centre is consumed when elaborate cooling systems remove heat to keep temperatures stable. Over 40% of the total energy in data centres is consumed for cooling the IT equipment. Currently, the world’s data centres consumes about 3…
- Webinar & E-Learning 2 December 2020 Enhancing Energy Efficiency (EE) in Mozambique - eTraining Session 8 (Webinar) Module 4 - Business models and finance 4.1 Business models Types of models adopted worldwide and their examples. Selection of types that could be suitable for Mozambique. 4.2 Finance How to assess the cost-effectiveness of the measures and types of financing instruments to fund energy efficiency projects in Mozambique. Module 5 - Monitoring reporting and verification (MRV) 5.1 Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) systems MRV principles, methodology and how it could be implemented in…
- News 26 November 2020 First LEDs arrive in historic bundling investment This month, LED street lights started to arrive in nine municipalities in Argentina, a result of a new bundling of investments in energy efficiency at local level throughout the country. The nine municipalities are part of the Argentinean Network of Municipalities Against Climate Change (RAMCC), which entered into a historical agreement to purchase LED luminaires to replace conventional street lighting bulbs through a trust fund in early 2020. The establishment of the trust fund and bundling of…