Renewables 2021 Global Status Report GSR2021_Full_Report

The Renewables 2021 Global Status Report is the worldwide reference document for the market, policy, and technology trends in renewable energy for 2020. Crowdsourced from hundreds of contributors from industry, NGOs, governments, and academia across the world, this year’s report raises a fundamental question: what is holding the world back from using the COVID-19 crisis as an opportunity for transformation? REN21’s 2021 report shows that governments need to give a much harder push to renewables in all sectors, and advocates for the establishment of renewable shares as key performance indicators for both private and public decision-making processes, as well as...

Success Factors for RE&EE Proposal Writing (TA/Donor Projects)

General recommendations An Association of Electric Energy Solution Providers. ✓ Use short and straight-forward sentences ✓ Make use of graphs and tables to describe problems, strategies and key messages ✓ Back-up statements and assumptions with facts and figures and cite sources properly ✓ Check donor specific Project guidance/tools, templates (EU Capacity4dev, GIZ Capacity Works, NAMA facility, etc.) and procurement guidelines (→ high diversity in details) ✓ Consider relevant differences: Consultancy services vs grant agreements ✓ Clarify required scope of Project analysis and strategy. Test for Upload. Edit to test re-indexing settings.

Sustainable Energy Marketplace

Sustainable energy, transportation, and resilience in the Caribbean

The Caribbean Forum on Energy, Transport, and Resilience was held at the Bay Gardens Hotel, Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia, from June 26 to 27, 2019. It was hosted by the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Government of Saint Lucia, with support from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission. With the objective of exploring new technologies and combining them with existing regional experiences in sustainable urban development, the event had an overall goal to design a roadmap for the Caribbean smart cities of the future. The forum sought to further public-private exchanges among governments, energy and transportation...

Using Forecasting Systems to Reduce Cost and Improve Dispatch of Variable Renewable Energy

This technical guide is the fourth in a series of four technical guides on variable renewable energy (VRE) grid integration produced by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) of the World Bank and the Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership (GSEP). It provides guidance on the role and benefits of forecasting as a cost-effective operational solution to manage the uncertainty of VRE generation and facilitate the integration of larger shares of these resources in the energy mix. The guide focuses primarily on the types of forecasting methods and how physical and statistical models are used for developing short- to long-term forecasts....