In advance of the regional roll out and the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, some five modern lighting manufacturers or project developers and a same number of people from TERI were present for the WG discussion that focused on how to move forward and scale up. The manufacturers indicated that they would like to have [...]
The Lao Institute for Renewable Energy (LIRE) is looking for volunteers to work with them in the areas of renewable energy, CDM, marketing and communication, among others. LIRE is a non-profit organization dedicated to the sustainable development of self-sufficient renewable energy sector in Lao PDR. The institute offers agronomical, technological and socio-economic research services, and [...]
DELHI, INDIA – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is co-hosting the Asia regional rollout of the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All today, part of the UN’s global initiative for achieving universal access to modern energy by 2030. Today’s event brings together leading organizations, including The Energy and Resources Institute, UN-Energy, UNIDO, and the [...]
UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has developed a programme that aims to assist poor households and micro-entrepreneurs to obtain access to sustainable, low-cost clean energy supplies through microfinance loans. This programme, called CleanStart for short, will support 18 Financial Service Providers (FSPs) across six countries in Asia [...]
At the 2011 Australian Engineering Excellence Awards dinner, the Bushlight India Project was awarded the highest honour by winning the Sir William Hudson Award for engineering excellence. This gala event was hosted by Engineers Australia’s National President, Merv Lindsay, at the Great Hall of Parliament House Canberra on Wednesday 23 November. The Engineers Australia Sir [...]
Barefoot Power is thrilled to announce its inclusion in the 2011 Global Cleantech 100, announced at 10am this morning (Australian EDT). The Cleantech Group compiles an annual list of the most promising private cleantech companies globally, listing those it expects to make the biggest impact on clean technology in the next 5-10 years. Barefoot Power [...]
Mr. Xianbin Yao, Director General of ADB’s Regional Sustainable Development Department (RSDD) and Mr. Jiwan Acharya, Climate Change Specialist (Energy) participated in the high-level conference, “Energy for All – Financing Access for the Poor”, in Oslo on 10-11 October 2011. The conference was attended by various stakeholders including the UN Secretary General, heads of government, [...]
The high-level segment of the Energy for All: financing access for the poor conference hosted by the Government of Norway in cooperation with the International Energy Agency (IEA) took place in Oslo on 10 October 2011. It convened a broad range of stakeholders including the UN Secretary-General, heads of government, government ministers, and representatives of [...]
The Climate Finance Innovation Facility (CFIF) supports finance-industry engagement in the new climate sectors such as renewable energy (RE), energy efficiency (EE) and sustainable forestry. The Facility provides developing country financial institutions with technical assistance and funding for the development of climate focused financial products and services. A broad range of activities are eligible for [...]
Philips is a global company and considered as the market leader in health care, energy efficient lighting solutions, new lighting applications, as well as lifestyle products. As its contribution to the environment, Philips produce green products that can reduce costs, CO2 emissions and energy consumption. Philips’ energy saving lamps offer up to 80% energy saving [...]
There are different ways to get involved with the Energy For All Partnership and get the communication going:
