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Renewable Energy
Energy Technology Perspectives 2014: Harnessing Electricity's Potential
Discussion of the 2014 edition of Energy Technology Perspectives, which examines what must be done to provide sustainable options for generation, distribution and end-use consumption
12 May 2014
Energy Efficiency
Renewable Energy
Energy Efficient Public Procurement: Best Practice in Program Delivery
Discussion of the challenges in delivering public procurement programs with a presentation of creative solutions adopted by different countries to overcome these challenges
18 September 2013
Energy Efficiency
Renewable Energy
Energy Efficient Outdoor Lighting: The Global Energy Savings Opportunity and Tools to Facilitate Lighting Upgrades
Outcomes of case studies from Lighting the Clean Revolution: The Rise of LEDs and What it Means for Cities and presentation of a new tool for evaluating street lighting purchases
12 December 2012
Energy Efficiency
Front-Runners in Energy Renovation Policies: What Can We Learn From Them?
Insights into introducing and developing a best-practice policy package that contributes to realizing a reduction in residential energy consumption
29 April 2014
Renewable Energy
Focus on Mexico: Promoting ENERGY STAR and LEED Certification
Discussion of the design, promotion and implementation of certification programs, as well as incentives and outreach activities can be used to advance certification programs
29 November 2012
Finance
Incentive/Instrument
Loan Guarantees
Finance Mechanisms for Lowering the Cost of Renewable Energy in Rapidly Developing Countries (Climate Policy Initiative)
A look at two potential policy solutions to the particular challenges of renewable energy financing in emerging economies.
29 April 2014
Grid Integration
Greening the Grid: Implementing Renewable Energy Zones for Integrated Transmission and Generation Planning
Training on the renewable energy zone (REZ) approach, which provides a policy framework for planning new transmission to encourage utility-scale renewable energy development in areas that have the highest likelihood of being cost-effective.
1 December 2015
Grid Integration
Greening the Grid: Best Practices in Conducting Grid Integration Studies
A training webinar to answer fundamental questions about conducting grid integration studies.
6 October 2015
Renewable Energy
Global Wind Energy Outlook 2016
An overview of the recently released Global Wind Energy Outlook 2016.
15 December 2016
Energy Efficiency
Renewable Energy
Getting Building Codes Right: The Importance of Long-Term Energy Targets and Frequent Revision Cycles
Investigation of the importance of setting ambitious energy targets and ensuring systematic and regular updates of building codes in light of long-term targets
13 November 2013
Energy Efficiency
Renewable Energy
Getting Building Codes Right: Implementation and Enforcement
Exploration of the barriers to implementing rigorous enforcement systems for new buildings, including examples of good enforcement, best-practice measures, and lessons learned
10 February 2014
Geothermal Power
Renewable Energy
GeoRePORT: Geothermal Research Portfolio Optimization and Reporting Technique
A webinar on the GeoRePORT System, a resource and project assessment tool used to measure potential and guide development in the geothermal sector.
31 July 2018
Energy Access
Energy Efficiency
Improving Energy Access through Energy Efficiency
the role energy efficiency can play in improving energy access. Panelists discussed the implementation and results of national policies in Mexico, as well as highlights from projects implemented by the World Bank and the United Nations’ Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative, which aims to make sustainable energy for all a reality by 2030
4 December 2013
Energy Efficiency
Finance
Renewable Energy
IFC's EDGE Green Buildings Market Transformation Program
Examination of the this program, which engages financiers, developers, regulators and homeowners through the EDGE tool to reveal building design solutions
6 February 2014
Energy Access
Renewable Energy
IEC's Discount Packages to Access Sustainable Energy Standards for Rural Electrification
Highlighting of the International Electrotechnical Commission’s work on renewable energy standards, including an exploration of global quality standards
14 May 2013
Energy Access
Renewable Energy
IEA's Energy Storage Technology Roadmap
Review of the IEA’s Technology Roadmap: Energy Storage, which examines the role of energy storage technologies within future energy systems
19 March 2014
Energy Access
Leveraging Open Data and Analytics toward Universal Access: New Open Source Tool Supports Better Electrification Planning
An introduction to the Electrification Pathways application, a new tool that considers a variety of publicly available data to determine the least-cost options for bringing electricity to areas as small as one square kilometer.
20 July 2017
Renewable Energy
Jumpstarting Combined Heat and Power Initiatives in the United States
Exploration of how federal and state governments can lead promotion efforts to increase the use of combined heat and power (CHP)
20 November 2013