Weblinks
AREED
African Rural Energy Enterprise Development
www.areed.org
The United Nations Environment Programme's Rural Energy Enterprise Development initiative operates in Africa as AREED to develop new sustainable energy enterprises that use clean, efficient, and renewable energy technologies.
AFREPEN
African Energy Policy Research Network
www.afrepren.org
Energy, Environment and Development Network for Africa is a registered Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) based in Nairobi, Kenya, with vast expertise Africa.
Journey to forever
www.journeytoforever.org
Extensive information on biofuels, including manuals and a lot of practical information.
Practical Action
practicalaction.org
Providing practical information and technical tools aimed at poverty reduction. Their service contains many practical energy tools.
HEDON
Household Energy Network
www.hedon.info
Contains lots of useful and practical information about rural households energy. Also promotes networking.
Solar energy
Free Energy Foundation
www.freeenergyfoundation.nl
The Free Energy Foundation is dedicated to improve the access of rural households in developing countries to solar energy for their electricity needs
Wind mills
Adriaan Kragten
Wind Mills
License provider and designer of cheap small wind mills for developing countries:
Pedal power (using your own body and bike)
Do it yourself pedal power
Pedel power
Maya pedal
Maya Pedel
Pedal power for ICT
Pedel power for ICT
Networking
GNESD
Global Network on Energy for Sustainable Development
www.gnesd.org
GNESD is an initiative from UNEP. The main objective of GNESD is to carry out policy analysis on thematic energy issues which can facilitate in reaching the Millennium Development Goals.
WADE
World Alliance for Decentralized Energy
www.localpower.org
World Alliance for Decentralized Energy (WADE) is a non-profit research, promotion and advocacy organization representing global companies as well as industry and environmental groups.
REEEP
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership
www.reeep.org
Global public-private partnership, large network and supported by many stakeholders including governments, businesses, development banks and NGOs. They aim to promote renewables and energy efficiency as a path to improved energy security and reduced carbon emissions, ensuring socio-economic benefits.
General energy information and support
RETSCREEN
Energy project analysis
www.retscreen.net
Clean Energy Project Analysis Tools can be downloaded for free. Supported by the Canadian government and other partners.
REEGLE
Clean energy policy
www.reegle.info
Reegle provides information on clean energy policy, with a core objective of supporting the global advancement of energy efficiency and renewables. For politicians, project developers, companies, municipalities, banks, credit institutes and others.
REPORTS
Energy for the poor
DFID
Download
Energy for ICT in developing countries
Guide to energy options for small-scale rural ICT projects
By Winrock International, can be freely downloaded
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