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Water Pumping

In many rural areas and locations with limited water availability mechanized water pumping is the only reliable alternative for lifting water from the ground. Reliable solar and wind turbine pumps are rapidly becoming more attractive than traditional power sources for pumps. These technologies, powered by renewable energy sources, are especially useful in remote locations where a steady fuel supply is problematic and skilled maintenance personnel are scarce. This page provides access to technical and policy resources on integrating clean energy water pumps and water access programs.

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Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy (Website)

Ashden champions and promotes practical, local energy solutions that cut carbon, protect the environment, reduce poverty, and improve people’s lives.…

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Ashden

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ClimateTechWiki: A Clean Energy Platform (Website)

This database provides publications, case studies, tools, general discussions, and other resources focusing on a wide variety of technologies. Users…

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United Nations

Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs

Energy Research Center of the Netherlands

Joint Implementation Network

University of Edinburgh

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership

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Energy for Development and Poverty Reduction Publications (Website)

This website includes books, selected articles and chapters, reports, working papers, and technical papers focusing on energy access issues.

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Energy for Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Energy Documents and Publications Catalogue

This catalogue contains documents produced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and its partners in the area of energy…

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United Nations

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Energy Map: Clean Energy for the Underserved

This interactive map provides profiles of social enterprises that are working to improve energy access among underserved populations and developing…

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Santa Clara University

Ayllu

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Green Light For Renewable Energy in Developing Countries

This report provides information about the current use of electricity in rural areas and analyzes opportunities and challenges to rural…

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Alliance for Rural Electrification

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Mexico: Renewable Energy for Agriculture

This case study highlights Mexico’s project to identify and promote cost-effective applications of renewable energy in the agricultural sector. Objectives…

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Monitoring and Evaluation of the Impact of Renewable Energy Programmes: A Toolkit for Applying Participatory Approaches

This toolkit provides guidance on monitoring and evaluation (M&E) processes, M&E system design, and the use of participatory tools and…

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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership

IT Power Group

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One Goal, Two Paths: Achieving Universal Access to Modern Energy in East Asia and the Pacific

This report analyzes energy poverty in East Asia and the Pacific region and addresses barriers and opportunities to improving energy…

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Australian Government Overseas Aid Program

The World Bank

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Reaching Scale in Access to Energy: Lessons from Practitioners

In this report, successful entrepreneurs in energy share insights into what they have learned and what has held them back.…

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Asian Development Bank

Hystra Hybrid Strategies Consulting

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1 October 2017

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Rural Living Canada (Website)

This website is a compendium of Canadian non-urban energy access resources and websites since 1998. The website lists several resources…

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Rural Living Canada

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Sustainable Energy Regulation Network (SERN) Policy Database

This database provides energy information for countries throughout the world, including Africa; the Baltic States, Central Europe, and Eastern Europe;…

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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)

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The Philippines: Biomass Gasifier-Based Community Productive Uses

Small, modular biomass gasifiers are an emerging technology for enhancing the economic productivity of small agricultural-based communities, especially when combined…

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World Bank

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Toolkit for Increasing Energy Access

This toolkit is a collection of resources related to energy access in developing countries. Resources include presentations, case studies, tools,…

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United States Agency for International Development

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U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)Training and Field Support Toolkits (Website)

This website provides training and field toolkits that focus on a variety of topics, including electricity sector reform, energy access,…

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United States Agency for International Development

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United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative: Publications (Website)

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Finance Initiative is a global partnership between UNEP and the global financial sector to…

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United Nations

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United Nations Energy and Poverty Alleviation (Website)

This website features links to United Nations Development Programme case studies and publications on how energy can be used to…

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United Nations

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Tax Measures: A Complete Clean Energy Finance Guide

This resource—which is one of many instrument summaries offered by the Clean Energy Finance Solutions Center—provides in-depth information about tax…

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Clean Energy Finance Solutions Center