The new Energy Efficiency Market Report 2016 of the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows that energy intensity of the amount of energy used per unit of GDP has improved by 18% last year.... read more
Energy Efficiency
The Asia-Pacfic Integrated Model (AIM) & policy making for low- carbon growth in Asia: a case study of Thailand
MANY COUNTRIES IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION – including China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam – have voluntary greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation policies and initiatives... read more
The Business Case for: Energy Efficiency in Vietnam’s Textile Industry
With annual turnover of US$ 20 billion, equivalent to 15% of the country’s GDP, the textile industry is the second leading export sector in Vietnam after crude oil. Vietnam’s... read more
Webinar: Integrating Variable Renewable Energy into the Grid – Key Issues and Emerging Solutions
The Clean Energy Solutions Center, in partnership with USAID and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), is hosting a no-cost, webinar-based training on Integrating Variable Renewable... read more
India’s Perform-Achieve-Trade (PAT) Energy Efficiency Policy Working Well
In this article, published in India's Cement in Sustainability Next Magazine July edition, Dr. S. S. Krishan of the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) reviews the PAT... read more
World Small Hydropower Development Report 2013
This report was jointly produced by United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and International Center on Small Hydro Power (ICSHP) to provide information about small... read more
Building efficient cities: Strengthening the Indian Real estate market through codes and incentives
This policy brief reviews India’s real estate market, barriers to adoption of energy efficiency in buildings sector and provides recommendations on implementation of building codes, rating... read more
Developmental Impacts and Sustainable Governance Aspects of Renewable Energy Projects
This report describes the findings of the assessment of environmental and socioeconomic impacts of RE projects in India, particularly from solar PV and on-shore wind farms. The report’s main... read more
IRENA: Evaluating renewable energy policy
February 2014: The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), in collaboration with the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC), has undertaken a systematic review of literature on indicators of... read more
Bangladesh Interim Action Plan for Improvement of Energy Efficiency & Conservation (2012-2016)
Under the Interim Action Plan, the government has set the following targets: 10% of energy saving by 2015, 15% by 2021, and 20% by 2030. Interventions identified for meeting these targets are: (1)... read more