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IRENA and REEEP release new tool to aid in harmonizing and streamlining renewable energy knowledge
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) announced the release of Renewables Tagger, a new extension of the Climate Tagger automated knowledge-...
PFAN Passes $1 Billion Mark in Clean Energy Financing
The Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN), a clean energy financing advisory group, has announced that it has passed the $ 1 billion mark in total financing raised for clean energy projects in developing countries. The...
CKB Side Event at GGKP Conference: Linking Climate Knowledge to Green Growth
The CKB and REEEP side event 'Linking Climate Knowledge to Green Growth', which was held yesterday at the Green Growth Knowledge Platform Conference on Jeju Island, South Korea, was a great success! It was led by Quinn Reifmesser...
Call for Experts on Clean Energy in Urban Water Works in Developing Countries and Emerging Economies
REEEP is calling for experts and consultants for its new Roster for Clean Energy in Urban Water Works in developing countries and emerging economies. This Call for Experts is now closed.
REEEP July Renewables Roundup: Summer of Solar
The past month has seen the publication of a number of reports concerning renewable energy and energy efficiency. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in particular released a number of interesting publications on...
Sweden opens first financing round of €20m off-grid electrification fund for Zambia
The Government of Sweden and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) announced today the opening of the first financing round of the Power Africa: Beyond the Grid Fund for Zambia. The €20m Fund aims to...
Tide of support for Climate Knowledge Manifesto
Sigmund Kluckner, the Coordinator of the Climate Knowledge Brokers Group, provides a round-up of the astonishing response received by the Group’s ‘Manifesto’ since it was launched some eight months ago. Could delivering the ...
Sida PFAN Initiative on Clean Energy Financing Accepting Applications
The Sida PFAN Initiative on Clean Energy Financing (SPICEF) seeks to nurture entrepreneurs, start-up and existing companies, project teams and consortia with environmentally beneficial business proposals with the aim of linking...
The Private Finance Gap: Challenges and Opportunities
At the Paris COP21, an expert panel including REEEP's Martin Hiller and Peter Storey of CTI-PFAN looked at the challenges and opportunities to scaling-up private financing for adaptation projects in the developing world.
Rockefeller Foundation and REEEP to investigate lessons of mini-grid market development in India
Since 2010, The Rockefeller Foundation has been working to expand access to electricity in India through a model utilising mini-grids for lighting and productive use. In 2014, The Rockefeller Foundation significantly intensified...
UNIDO and REEEP join hands to co-host the next generation of PFAN to accelerate private financing for clean energy businesses in the developing world
VIENNA, 26 November, 2015.
REEEP at COP 21
The 21st Conference of the Parties, the most momentous COP in nearly two decades, begins on November 30th, 2015. REEEP will be participating in the following events at Le Bourget.
IRENA and DTU Launch World’s Most Detailed Wind Resource Data
The most detailed data and statistics on global wind energy potential are now available online, thanks to a free resource launched today by IRENA and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). The Global Wind Atlas provides wind...
REEEP Kenya Ventures Announced as Powering Agriculture Innovators
REEEP is proud to announce that two ventures from its Powering Agrifood Value Chains 2015 Portfolio have been announced as 2015 Innovators of the Powering Agriculture Energy Grand Challenge for Development (PAEGC). Sunculture and...