http://www.reeep.org The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) is an active, global partnership that works to reduce the barriers within policy, regulatory and financial structures that bar and limit the up take of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies and projects. en REEEP - The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership, Vienna International Centre, A-1400 Vienna, Austria REEEP - The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership, Vienna International Centre, A-1400 Vienna, Austria Copyright 2012 REEEP - The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership, Vienna International Centre, A-1400 Vienna, Austria hourly 1 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=627 2012-04-04T22:00:00Z 05.04.2012 - REEEP and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) are excited to announce three new sustainable energy projects in Ethiopia, Cambodia and Tanzania. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=613 2012-02-26T23:00:00Z 27.02.2012 - The OFID-REEEP funding cycle seeks to fund up to three high-quality projects that improve energy access for the poor in one or more of the OFID priority countries, which cover all Least Developed Countries (LDCs). http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=618 2012-02-26T23:00:00Z 27.02.2012 - The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) announced today that it will fund three additional projects to widen energy access and alleviate poverty in least developed countries, made possible by $US 488,768 in support from the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID). Chosen from more than 50 proposals submitted in the OFID-REEEP funding cycle, these projects were all selected for their innovative thinking, solid financial backing, and scale-up potential. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=579 2011-11-08T23:00:00Z 09.11.2011 - The Australia Federal Government's clean energy bills passed through the Senate on 8 November 2011 after passage through the lower house of Parliament on 12 October 2011. The bills implement the key elements of the Government's Securing a Clean Energy Future plan announced in July 2011. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=589 2011-11-07T23:00:00Z 08.11.2011 - On Monday 7 November 2011, REEEP and the CEC hosted a member breakfast to facilitate a dialogue with Henry Derwent, President and CEO of IETA, and Lisa Spafford, IETA Director Conferences & Strategic Partnerships. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=581 2011-10-17T22:00:00Z 18.10.2011 - The provision of energy in small islands is typically more challenging due to a number of reasons. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=578 2011-10-16T22:00:00Z 17.10.2011 - Following the innovative Tonga Energy Roadmap, the Government of Vanuatu has now launched the Vanuatu Energy Roadmap (VERM), 13-14 October 2012. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=580 2011-10-16T22:00:00Z 17.10.2011 - As the emerging markets are taking the lead on sustained economic growth, the LP gas industry is looking to partner with renewables to satisfy increasing energy demand in the developing countries, particularly in combination with solar PV as a choice for electrifying off-grid power users. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=577 2011-10-13T22:00:00Z 14.10.2011 - Along with the passing of the carbon price legislation through the lower house on 12 October 2011, the Federal Government also passed legislation to establish the $3.2 billion Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). This includes $1.7 billion in uncommitted funds. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=562 2011-08-21T22:00:00Z 22.08.2011 - Metro Power, one of the first private sector Partners to REEEP in Australia, has recently been presented with several awards. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=563 2011-08-02T22:00:00Z 03.08.2011 - On 20 July 2011, REEEP and the Clean Energy Council hosted a private dinner with John Kilani, UNFCCC Director of Sustainable Market Mechanisms, to discuss the prospects of the UNFCCC Climate Change conference in Durban at the end of this year (COP17) as well as links between the proposed Australian carbon price scheme and international markets. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=549 2011-07-05T22:00:00Z 06.07.2011 - Cook Islands has an electricity target of 50% renewable energy by 2015 and 100% by 2020. While this may seem like an extreme target, according to the Prime Minister of the Cook Islands Henry Puna - "it is ambitious but it is not impossible." http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=552 2011-07-05T22:00:00Z 06.07.2011 - REEEP actively promotes the role of clean renewable and efficient energy in achieving sustainable economic development and is a member of the International Steering Committee for the ADB-lead Energy for All partnership. Under this umbrella, REEEP assists with driving activities in the Pacific region. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=550 2011-06-30T22:00:00Z 01.07.2011 - The first 21 projects to be funded in the 8th Programme Cycle were announced on 1 July 2011. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=554 2011-06-29T22:00:00Z 30.06.2011 - The Clean Power Asia conference took place in Bangkok in June 2011. On the opening day, Maaike Gobel chaired a session on renewable energy initiatives and developments in the region followed by an in depth discussion on developments in Thailand. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=553 2011-06-20T22:00:00Z 21.06.2011 - Maaike Gobel joined a panel on "Institutional models for transforming rural energy access markets" which was part of the Energy for All Partnership series of events during the Asia Clean Energy Forum in Manila in June 2011. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=545 2011-04-07T22:00:00Z 08.04.2011 - The Communiqué that was adopted by the Energy Ministers on Friday 8 April 2011 paved the way forward to a balanced approach to both energy efficiency and renewable energy. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=544 2011-04-05T22:00:00Z 06.04.2011 - Wednesday 6 April 2011 presented the main day for the REEEP SEAP team in Noumea. In the morning, REEEP SEAP conducted its Regional Advisory Committee meeting, attended by many of our Advisors and other key stakeholders in the Pacific region. Policy development, project progress, REEP SEAP's future vision and the priorities for 2011 were discussed. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=543 2011-04-03T22:00:00Z 04.04.2011 - On Monday 4 April 2011, the Pacific region saw the opening of a landmark event, the inaugural regional meeting of ministers for energy, ICT and transport. This meeting, organised and hosted by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) in Noumea, New Caledonia, endeavours to bring these three pillars of economic development together in a series week-long meetings in an integrated approach to addressing the challenges of sustainable economic development in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories [...] http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=510 2011-03-14T23:00:00Z 15.03.2011 - Sharpened focus on emerging economies and sub-Saharan Africa. Indonesia as one of the target countries in the Southeast Asia and Pacific region. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=499 2011-02-27T23:00:00Z 28.02.2011 - The Philippine archipelago is made up of 7,107 islands, 2,880 of which are inhabited, located to the south of Taiwan and the north of Indonesia. Due to its relatively small indigenous energy exploitation, the Philippines relies on imported energy sources. Imported coal and crude oil accounted for 50% of the total energy supply in 2007, in addition to the domestic coal and natural gas production. Yet, the country owns rich renewable energy resources, including robust wind energy sites, ideal solar [...] http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=498 2011-02-14T23:00:00Z 15.02.2011 - REEEP Southeast Asia and the Pacific Regional Secretariat is currently working on a series of energy-related articles about various countries located in our region. The project, initiated by Golson Media, invites academic editorial contributors to a new reference work on the role of energy in society. The articles will be published by Salem Press in 2012. This comprehensive encyclopedia will be marketed and sold to high-school, college, public, and academic libraries and includes 4 volumes of approximately [...] http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=479 2011-01-16T23:00:00Z 17.01.2011 - Following six months of planning, and intensive workshops and meetings with renewable energy companies, agencies and institutions in the Pacific Islands region, the Sustainable Energy Industry Association of the Pacific Islands (SEIAPI) was launched with the first meeting of the executive committee being held in Guam on the 24 and 25 November. The association aims to foster sustainable energy (renewable energy and energy efficiency) use in the Pacific region. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=480 2011-01-16T23:00:00Z 17.01.2011 - The feasibility study covering a situational analysis on the impact of introducing a standard and appliance labeling programme for Samoa, Vanuatu and Tonga has been completed. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=481 2011-01-16T23:00:00Z 17.01.2011 - As part to ongoing assistance to member countries in improving their energy data collation, SPC assisted the Samoa Economic, Policy and Planning Department (EPPD) earlier in the year to update their energy balance and also to compile their Energy Review for the year 2009. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=482 2011-01-16T23:00:00Z 17.01.2011 - The University of the South Pacific (USP) convened the "International Conference on Renewable Energy and Climate Change - focus on the Pacific" on 6 - 8 December 2010. Among the delegates were representatives from Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. Nevertheless Germany, Mauritius, Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago stood out through their common project, the Small Developing Island Renewable Energy Knowledge and Technology [...] http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=457 2010-11-24T23:00:00Z 25.11.2010 - REEEP Southeast Asia and Pacific held its Advisory Committee Meeting in Canberra on 17 November 2010. Participants included representatives from the private sector, Australia and New Zealand Governments, and regional organisations, which allowed for an in-depth discussion on various issues. The topics addressed included on-going REEEP projects, opportunities for the private sector to engage within the energy sector in the Pacific region, as well as regional alignment and coordination of activities. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=455 2010-11-23T23:00:00Z 24.11.2010 - The Republic of the Marshall Islands launched a project to educate its people towards a more energy efficient electricity consumption. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=436 2010-09-14T22:00:00Z 15.09.2010 - Power price hikes are never popular and the July rise in Indonesia's electricity rates was never going to be an exception. The Indonesian Government increased the basic electrical tariff by 10 per cent, leading to an average rise of 18 per cent for residents and 16 per cent for businesses. Like all parts of the world, most of the population simply see electricity rises as an extra cost. The last price rises were never fully implemented due to public discontent and the 2010 hikes also caused a backlash [...] http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=419 2010-07-21T22:00:00Z 22.07.2010 - A new association for sustainable energy in the Pacific will deliver greater support to the clean energy players in countries such as the Solomon Islands, Fiji, Tonga and Tuvalu, while helping to raise the standard of local installations in the process. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=420 2010-07-21T22:00:00Z 22.07.2010 - Energy Ministers from the Pacific Island Forum gathered in Brisbane on 29 and 30 June 2010 in response to a directive from the 2009 Forum Leaders meeting which expressed strong concern about the impact of energy prices on Pacific economies. Joined by regional agencies such as the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), development partners including ADB, REEEP and WB, as well as representatives from the private sector, Energy Ministers urgently examined ways in which Pacific Island Countries [...] http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=389 2010-05-06T22:00:00Z 07.05.2010 - The Tonga Energy Road Map looks set to reduce the island nation's fossil fuel use by half and revolutionise the way that clean energy is developed in many parts of the world. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=390 2010-05-06T22:00:00Z 07.05.2010 - Fiji's largest sector is being given an overhaul in an effort to keep its beaches pristine and its waters clear and pure. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=422 2010-02-25T23:00:00Z 26.02.2010 - Hydro Tasmania Consulting has been successful in negotiating a contract amendment to allow commencement of the design and implementation of a wind diesel grid system for Pitcairn Island. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=349 2010-02-08T23:00:00Z 09.02.2010 - Luse Kinivuwai from the Foundation for Development Cooperation (FDC) in Fiji is looking for a small victory - to wean Pacific Islanders off kerosene. It's a bit like trying to get someone to give up smoking or stop biting their nails. Like smoking, kerosene is both expensive and a health hazard. It also leaves its users at the mercy of sudden price spikes. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=285 2009-09-10T22:00:00Z 11.09.2009 - Tourism is critical to Fiji's economy, contributing approximately 25% to the GDP. The May 2009 World Economic Forum report Towards a Low Carbon Travel & Tourism Sector notes that "tourism destinations that pro-actively work on sustainability initiatives will be better positioned than their competitors to survive" in an era when European and US tourists are growing more environmentally conscious in choosing their holiday destinations. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=280 2009-09-06T22:00:00Z 07.09.2009 - The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) addressed the Pacific utilities with a key note speech and organised a workshop for utility CEOs under the Asian Development Bank's Energy for All (E4ALL) Partnership during the recent Pacific Power Association annual conference, held in American Samoa, in August 2009. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=266 2009-07-12T22:00:00Z 13.07.2009 - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has partnered with businesses, NGOs and governments around the world to kick off its new Energy for All (E4ALL) initiative. It aims to provide clean energy to an additional 100 million people living in the Asia-Pacific region by 2015. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=253 2009-06-02T22:00:00Z 03.06.2009 - AusAID has for the first time partnered with REEEP to expand renewable energy use and energy efficiency in the Pacific region. The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), in partnership with AusAID, will fund new projects in the Pacific to help kick-start the uptake of renewables and energy efficiency in emerging markets. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=254 2009-05-24T22:00:00Z 25.05.2009 - Heralded as a landmark move by the government, in December 2008, the Philippine president signed the Renewable Energy Act (RE Act), demonstrating the country's commitment to developing renewable energy (RE) in its objective to utilise sustainable energy practices. The Act seeks to make the country 60% energy sufficient by 2010 and to mitigate problems caused by climate change. Investments in renewable energy sources not only contribute to the region's sustainability but also reduce importing costs [...] http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=252 2009-05-14T22:00:00Z 15.05.2009 - REEEP has announced that it will fund forty-nine new clean energy projects in 25 countries, all designed to help kick-start the uptake of renewables and energy efficiency. This seventh funding round is the largest ever, representing a 46% increase over the sixth disbursement in June 2007. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=245 2009-04-26T22:00:00Z 27.04.2009 - Coinciding with the Pacific Energy Ministerial Meeting (PEMM) in Tonga in April 2009, REEEP met with a number of Pacific Island Energy Ministers to explore synergies and partnership opportunities. New partnership agreements were signed with the governments of Tonga, Tuvalu, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=246 2009-04-23T22:00:00Z 24.04.2009 - In April this year, the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) was invited to observe the Pacific Energy Ministers Meeting 2009 (PEMM) held in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=247 2009-04-23T22:00:00Z 24.04.2009 - Coinciding with the PEMM, REEEP organised a well-attended event on "Successful Microfinance Models for Clean Energy Projects in the Pacific". http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=226 2009-03-19T23:00:00Z 20.03.2009 - In November 2008, the Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) attracted 36 submissions of concept project proposals and a Regional Steering Committee selected a shortlist of 15 projects that entered the second stage of the selection process. This full proposal stage closed on 20 February 2009. Besides the 15 shortlisted proposals, REEEP received six Pacific Island Country Government proposals and two from a DFI. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=227 2009-03-19T23:00:00Z 20.03.2009 - Energy Efficiency is the quintessential example of a market failure in need of a market mechanism. The most environmentally friendly mega-watt-hour is the one that is never generated, and yet the elusive "nega-watt" (as The Economist calls it) is struggling to get support, despite a plethora of recent analysis demonstrating its potential. Energy efficiency can provide the most cost effective large scale emissions abatement, but better policy is needed. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=228 2009-03-19T23:00:00Z 20.03.2009 - Using crops in a unique barter system, a new microfinance project in the Solomon Islands has successfully implemented a solar lighting system finance scheme, enabling communities to trade crops for much needed access to light. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=182 2008-12-01T23:00:00Z 02.12.2008 - Submissions are invited for the Clean Energy Business Plan Competition being run as part of the Asia Forum for Clean Energy Financing, with the goal of transforming them into reality. Applications from individuals/teams/startup companies in the ASEAN region with environmentally beneficial business proposals should be submitted by 22nd December. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=136 2008-07-27T22:00:00Z 28.07.2008 - Last month, Nusa Dua in southern Bali hosted the Asia-Pacific Regional Micro Credit Summit. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=120 2008-07-01T22:00:00Z 02.07.2008 - REEEP's South East Asia and Pacific Regional Secretariat has a new team. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=119 2008-06-04T22:00:00Z 05.06.2008 - On Thursday 5 June 2008, a regular REEEP Southeast Asia and the Pacific Advisory Committee meeting took place to devise a forward strategy for REEEP in the region for the next 12 months. http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=88 2008-03-03T23:00:00Z 04.03.2008 - More than two dozen Australian experts from the renewable energy industry met in Melbourne last week to debate the issues for clean energy investment in emerging Asian and Pacific economies in advance of this week's WIREC global summit on clean energy in Washington, DC . http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=18 2007-10-11T22:00:00Z 12.10.2007 - The Australian Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, through REEEP supports a kerosene replacement project in the Pacific implemented by Barefoot Power http://www.reeep.org/index.php?assetType=news&assetId=17 2007-10-09T22:00:00Z 10.10.2007 - REEEP receives AusAID funding of AUD$1.5m to help improve access to reliable, clean and affordable energy sources across the Pacific