• News 16 June 2021 Multinational companies and the green transition As the global transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energy gathers pace, it is becoming clear that unlocking sustainable economic, industrial, environmental and social development along with the green transition requires more than just financial investments. The development of large-scale renewable energy projects, such as wind and solar power, increasingly involves large multinational companies operating as project developers, investors and technology suppliers. However, we generally…
• News 16 March 2021 Policy brief - Inside Independent Power Producers: Social performance perspectives from South Africa's Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) Community engagement lies at the heart of the social license to operate large-scale wind and solar renewable energy schemes. The Tendering Sustainable Energy Transitions (TENTRANS) research project implemented by UNEP DTU Partnership, Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) and Centre for Complex Systems in Transition (CST) has just published a Policy Brief with insights from South Africa's Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) on how to manage…
• News 2 March 2021 TENTRANS Impact brief Integrating community development in large-scale wind- and solar energy schemes enable sustainable energy transitions in African countries. Drawing on lessons from South Africa's Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement (REIPPP) Programme, the research project Tendering Sustainable Energy Transitions (TENTRANS) by UNEP DTU Partnership, Centre for Complex Systems in Transition and Danish Institute for International Studies make recommendations for development cooperation and…
• News 20 November 2020 Virtual thesis fair was a big success This week students from DTU joined UNEP DTU Partnership's Master's Thesis Fair, in a successful event showcasing the possibilities for students to write their thesis in collaboration with UNEP DTU Partnership experts. It is the third time UNEP DTU Partnership hosts a master's project fair for students interested in joining the partnership to write their thesis. The fair was originally scheduled to be held at DTU, but had to be cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak. However, a virtual event…
• Event 9 June 2020 Webinar: A Nordic carbon-neutral energy system enabled by flexibility and storage Carbon-neutral electricity is the main challenge since it will be the primary future energy carrier for heating, transportation and other energy needs. Soon fossil fuel-based power plants will be substituted by renewables such as wind and solar. Thus, new storage solutions - activated by the smart grids and enabled by linkages with the heat or mobility sectors - will become central flexibility assets. However, their direct participation in balancing competes with other, centralised flexibility…
• News 25 March 2020 Virtual thesis fair was a great success This week, students from DTU joined the UNEP DTU Partnership Master's Thesis Fair, in a successful event showcasing the possibilities for students to write their thesis in collaboration with UNEP DTU Partnership experts. It is the second time UNEP DTU Partnership has hosted a master's project fair for students interested in joining the partnership to write their thesis. The fair was originally scheduled to be held at DTU, but had to be cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak. However, a…
• Project 31 January 2020 Open Source-Based Capability Building in Latecomer Firms (OSCILATE) 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 opportunities for firms in developing countries that previously lacked access to such knowledge to build their technological capabilities, but little empirical knowledge is…
• News 26 November 2019 Annual 7% decrease in emissions needed for next decade Global greenhouse gas emissions should fall over 7 per cent each year from 2020 to 2030 to get on track to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C and minimize climate disruption to lives, the planet and economies, the new Emissions Gap Report says today. The Emissions Gap Report, launched today, shows that collective ambition must increase more than fivefold over current levels to deliver the cuts, needed to hit the most-ambitious temperature goal of the Paris Agreement. Each year, the UN Environment…

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