Renewable energy

Investments in renewable energy reached USD 286 in 2015, again breaking the previous year’s record. The renewable energy capacity under construction now exceeds conventional capacity. The pioneers of this transition, learn us interesting lessons for the shift to circularity.

Synergies between CE transition and net zero pathways in South Australia South Australia decommissioned its coal-fired power plants and plans to expand its... read more
Lao PDR: The circular economy brings net carbon neutrality within reach by 2040 A metabolic analysis and broad stakeholder engagement process brought 17 interventions to... read more
Video launch: The story of Nuetech Solar Water Heaters in Bangalore Nuetech Solar is an Indian solar water heater manufacturer. This video shows... read more
2019 Gap Report: Circular economy strategies would tip balance in battle against dangerous climate change The world can maximise chances of avoiding dangerous climate change by moving... read more
Policy levers for a low-carbon circular economy The Paris Agreement calls for bold action to mitigate climate change. This... read more
Microfinance to accelerate the adoption of efficient cookstoves and solar lanterns in Kenya Demand for small-scale renewable energy products among low-income consumers around the world is... read more
Climate finance and fossil fuel subsidies Globally, countries spent USD 523 billion on fossil fuel consumption subsidies in... read more
Gold Standard carbon credits from a waste biomass boiler in Bulgaria Wood processing industry can be a large source of renewable biomass, which can be... read more
Exploring opportunities to expand the World Bank Pilot Auction Facility The Pilot Auction facility (PAF) is an innovative model that seeks to... read more
Baseline emissions of rural off-grid-electrification in Sub-Saharan African countries Two-thirds of the population in sub-Saharan Africa lives in scarcely populated rural... read more
SimGas: modular biogas systems for East Africa SimGas designs, produces and installs biogas systems for households in Africa and... read more
Towards an energizing partnership – China’s role as catalyst of renewable energy development in Africa On 8 November 2009, at the fourth Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)... read more
Bio-energy from Montenegrin forests Drafting a roadmap and providing trainings on bio-energy opportunities within the national... read more
Accelerating the adoption of solar water heaters in India with CarbonBay With about 300 clear sunny days in a year, India is gifted... read more
Methane reduction in the palm oil industry The palm oil industry is concentrated in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. An... read more
Household biogas appliances for Orissa, India The Orissa Household Biogas Programme supports the adoption biogas digesters by rural households in... read more
Accelerating the adoption of household biodigesters in Nepal The Biogas Support Program (BSP) supports the adoption of biogas applications in Nepalese... read more
Decision Support Tool to quantify the biogas potential of different feedstocks Biodigesters can produce valuable methane from a range of feedstocks. End-I AG... read more