GET Green Energy Tech

GET™ is a suite of solutions that integrates different building systems and diverse data sources to create a seamless, sustainable utilities management experience for our customers. Powered by EnergyTech, the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), GET enables building owners and facility managers to leverage smart insights to optimise energy efficiency, enhance occupant experience, and advance sustainability efforts.

Priorities for renewable energy investment in fragile states

In brief:

  • State fragility is strongly linked to prevalent climate hazards and poor energy access. Conflict, poverty, and poor governance increase countries’ vulnerability to climate change threats, while access to electricity – especially renewable – is lowest in fragile settings.

  • Four key factors make the scaling of renewable energy investment in fragile and conflict-affected states desirable and relevant: cost and practicality, increased and secured energy access, economic resilience, and inclusion and empowerment.

FasoBiogaz

FasoBiogaz SARL is an enterprise located in the industrial zone of Kossodo in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and operates the first industrial biogas plant connected to the SONABEL power grid. With an installed electrical capacity of 275 kW, the plant is transforming slaughterhouse waste and other available organic substrate into biogas and digestat. While biogas is transformed into electricity and injected into the national power grid, the digestat is commercialized as biofertilizer. The project is financed by the Dutch private investor company Van Kersbergen Invest B.V.

PHARES Program (Programme Haïtien d'Accès des communautés Rurales à l'Energie Solaire)

The PHARES program is developed by the Government of Haiti in close collaboration with the IDB and the WB and aims to increase the access of rural and peri-urban communities to solar energy and in particular to provide access to affordable, accessible sustainable and high quality electricity, through sustainable energy services, through mini-grids using renewable energy, storage and conventional generation units (if necessary), developed and operated by private sector operators. In this mix, at least 50% of the energy produced and consumed must be generated from renewable energy sources.

Request for Proposal for the award of grants and concessions to eligible mini-grid developers for the design, construction and operation of renewable energy mini-grids

The main objective of PHARES is to increase the access of rural and peri-urban communities to solar energy and in particular to provide access to affordable, accessible sustainable and high quality electricity, through sustainable energy services, through mini-grids using renewable energy, storage and conventional generation units (if necessary), developed and operated by private sector operators. In this mix, at least 50% of the energy produced and consumed must be generated from renewable energy sources.

ECOWAS Renewable Energy Policy

This policy on renewable energy aims at ensuring increased use of renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, small-scale hydro and bioenergy for grid electricity supply and for the provision of access to energy services in rural areas. The ECOWAS region has set a clear target to increase the share of renewable energy in the region’s overall electricity mix to 10% in 2020 and 19% in 2030. Including large hydro, the share would reach 35% in 2020 and 48% in 2030. Around 25% of the rural ECOWAS population will be served by mini-grids and stand-alone systems by 2030.

Wheeling and Banking Strategies for Optimal Renewable Energy Deployment: International Experiences

This paper presents the case examples of wheeling and banking of renewable energy in the United States, Mexico, and India. Policymakers and regulators can use the lessons learned from these three major markets to enable or revise wheeling and banking policies to achieve more cost-effective deployment of renewable energy in their markets. These countries were selected based on their long histories (over 10 years) of diverse perspectives on wheeling and banking policies. After highlighting U.S.

Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants. A Project Developer’s Guide

This guide covers the key building blocks to developing a successful utility-scale solar power project (the threshold for “utility-scale” depends on the market, but generally at least 5 MW). Most lessons learned in this segment of the solar industry are drawn from experiences in developed markets. However, this guide makes an effort to anticipate and address the concerns of projects in emerging economies. In doing so, the guidebook covers the key three themes: