At a Glance:

This century has reached a critical juncture in energy use and climate change. As the planet’s average temperature rises, the frequency and scale of extreme weather events increases, and non-renewable resources become increasingly scarce, the importance of changing international energy trends has never been so clear. IIEC is committed to bringing about major change in the types and sources of energy we use. Renewable Energy (RE) provides an opportunity to deliver clean energy at a low cost, while reducing the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs). IIEC has a long history of success and demonstrated expertise in implementing RE projects, and bringing these resources to scale.

Our Experience:

RE applications in developing countries are mainly off-grid or rural electrification. IIEC has implemented projects on solar photovoltaic, biomass and biodiesel for power production in Cambodia, India and the Philippines. Thermal power from renewable sources can often be cost competitive with fossil fuel in industrial process. We have been helping to guide the industrial transition to solar thermal and biogas from industrial waste in food and beverage industry in India and Thailand. Our expertise ranges from policy planning, project feasibility study, technical and financial assessment, to innovative financing schemes for RE projects. Read more...

At a Glance:

IIEC designs innovative financing mechanisms and provides capacity building in project financing to facilitate access to finance for Energy Efficiency (EE) and Renewable Energy (RE) projects. We seek to identify and promote financing opportunities for employing technologies and initiatives to mitigate carbon emissions. Our programs foster growth in clean energy markets by developing financing solutions, identifying economic opportunities, reducing perceived investment risks, and connecting stakeholders across sectors in order to build environmentally sound financial partnerships.

Our Experience:

Our programs address all stages of project finance – from identifying appropriate funding mechanisms to capacity building on clean energy project finance for stakeholders on both the supply and demand sides. We work with financial institutions, entrepreneurs, project developers, governments, and Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) to build investment potential and ensure both monetary and environmental returns. This involves helping institutions assess the financial viability of clean energy programs, and designing financial models to suite programmatic needs.

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In order to bring good energy policy into practice and raise its profile in international dialogue, IIEC develops strategic communication and outreach plans to raise public awareness of Energy Efficiency (EE) and Renewable Energy (RE) as well as to stimulate stakeholder participation, education and engagement in sustainable energy. IIEC provides assistance in planning and designing promotional materials and programs, including event management in Asian countries such as Cambodia, China, India, Lao PDR, the Philippines, and Thailand. IIEC manages and maintains information-sharing plat- forms to provide a dynamic and robust mechanism for disseminating research efforts and knowledge to the broader community.

Our Experience:

To promote awareness, IIEC facilitates replication and mainstreaming of successful projects by compiling lessons learned and disseminating program knowledge and best practice methods to leaders and consumers alike. IIEC crystallizes data and program experience by developing and maintaining comprehensive implementation manuals, websites, databases, social media, advertising (print, online, radio, or television commercial), marketing collaterals (brochures and case studies), events (workshop proceedings), and trade shows; this allows us to bridge the gap between global knowledge and local action. We integrate web-based applications and databases for supporting online promotional and educational activities, which have become an essential tool in the communication and marketing environment.

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IIEC enables sharing of knowledge and best practices across countries, and facilitates the mainstreaming of successful energy policies and projects. We accomplish this through our focus on local needs and delivery of training and capacity building programs customized to suit local contexts. The core objective of our training and capacity building programs is to ensure that stakeholders can implement energy related policies and activities in a sustainable manner.

Our Experience:

IIEC’s training and capacity building programs are developed through a comprehensive process. In each program, we assess specific needs and address them by using customized training tools, materials, and training approaches. Quantitative and qualitative market surveys and in-depth analyses are the core elements in our capacity building needs assessment exercises, which help IIEC define the capacity building requirements of the recipients. International experience and lessons learned are seamlessly integrated into our customized training tools and materials.

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Human consumption of water, food, and energy directly and indirectly affects the ecosystems and natural resources on which society depends for its survival. Rising energy and food prices, and crisis events such as droughts, increasingly demonstrate the dangers of managing water, energy, and food systems in isolation. IIEC has contributed to several initiatives that integrate energy and these other critical areas to ensure a balanced approach to development.

Our Experience:

Water, energy and food security can be achieved through a nexus approach – integrating management and governance across sectors and scales. Such an approach can support the transition to a green economy, which aims, among other things, at resource use efficiency and greater policy coherence.

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Given the rapidly accelerating pace of urban development in emerging economies and the resulting climatic and environmental impacts, IIEC is committed to providing ongoing advice and expertise to government stakeholders and the private sector on resource use, energy efficient buildings, sustainable construction practices, and healthy and productive indoor environments.

Our Experience:

When implementing sustainable urban development projects, IIEC’s primary focus is to provide new technological solutions for energy efficient housing and other buildings, as well as public lighting systems and other urban services. We are doing so by building the capacity of local institutions and forming strategic local and international partnerships. We assess the innovative use of materials, scale up proven technologies, and use new business models and contemporary practices to adopt integrated design solutions. IIEC has successfully carried out green and energy efficient building projects in residential, commercial, public, and industrial sectors in India, Malawi, the Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and the Pacific Islands.

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IIEC works collaboratively with national, local and community level partners in developing countries to provide robust models, policies and action plans for effective and sustainable implementation of clean energy technologies and services to improve the lives of rural communities. We integrate Renewable Energy (RE) technology into rural electrification markets in Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands.
Our work in this sector consists of feasibility studies, market assessment and development, policy research and comparative assessment of relevant technologies. IIEC’s projects focus on addressing knowledge gaps, and linking energy access to social development goals through policy assessments, framework development, design of knowledge materials, and training and capacity building of relevant stakeholders. We address the problem of low access to electricity in rural areas and insufficient capacity on the grid through installation of appropriate technologies for rural households.

Our Experience:

IIEC provides support to both public and private sector stakeholders in developing countries in order to enhance rural and peri-urban electrification planning, project development, and implementation. We design rural electrification programs that promote Energy Efficiency (EE), and support a livelihood based and a gender focused approach to energy access.

At a Glance:

IIEC is at the forefront of planning and implementing global Energy Efficiency (EE) and Demand-Side Management (DSM) programs. Our recent experience extends to Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands and includes EE and DSM policies, program design, implementation, and Measurement and Verification (M&V). The projects we implement deliver significant amounts of verifiable energy and demand savings that have been acknowledged by host agencies and funders.

Our Experience:

We take a comprehensive approach to implementing EE and DSM projects. Our experts start with focused load research and detailed energy audits, allowing them to identify opportunities, technology options and proper baselines for verifying program impacts. The implementation phase includes procuring equipment that meets the highest international standards while remaining adaptable to local conditions. Our M&V procedures conform to those followed by the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP) and the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC). Through this approach, we develop implementation models that can be used for large-scale replication both nationwide and in other countries.