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Direct Public Investment

Public investment and financing, the two main public investment and financing methods of renewable energy, consist of (1) public investment policies to provide financial support through grants, loans, guarantees and other financing methods to renewable energy development and (2) a bidding or auction process to solicit proposals to build additional renewable energy capacity.

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2010 Clean Energy Investments: Project Summaries

This report looks at the growing energy demands in the Asia and Pacific regions and the complications involved in trying…

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Asian Development Bank

Date:

1 June 2011

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10 Big Ideas for Making Energy Efficiency Bankable in India

This document presents ten “big ideas” to make the energy efficiency sector bankable in India. All of the ideas are…

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International Institute for Sustainable Development

Date:

19 August 2014

Deployment Data

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"Tablero de Comando” Para la Promoción de los Biocombustibles en Ecuador

This publication examines the positives and negatives involved in the development of biofuels in Ecuador. It explores the possibilities of…

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United Nations

Date:

1 May 2008

Policy Data

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A Comparison of Energy Efficiency Programmes for Existing Homes in Eleven Countries

This report presents a high‐level comparison of current public energy efficiency programs for existing homes in Australia, Canada, Denmark, France,…

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Regulatory Assistance Project

Date:

1 February 2010

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30 Years of Policies for Wind Energy Lessons from 12 Wind Energy Markets

This report aims to provide an insight into the strengths of diverse policy design decisions across important existing markets. It…

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International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Date:

1 December 2012

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Tools and Websites

A Global Review of Incentive Programs to Accelerate Energy-Efficient Appliances and Equipment

This report reviews the essential market transformation tool: the incentive. In the context of energy efficient products, there are many…

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Lawrence Berkely National Laboratory

Date:

1 August 2013

Deployment Data

Policy Data

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A Description of Current Regulatory Practices for the Promotion of Energy Efficiency

This report presents information gathered from the world’s energy markets on regulatory practices aimed at fostering energy efficiency. In preparing…

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International Confederation of Energy Regulators (ICER)

Date:

1 June 2010

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A Reformed Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) – Including new Mechanisms for Sustainable Development

The second of the Capacity for Development for the Clean Development Mechanism (CD4CDM) perspectives series, this collection of 13 papers…

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United Nations

Date:

1 January 2008

Deployment Data

Policy Data

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A Policymaker's Guide to Feed-In Tariff Policy Design

This report provides a detailed analysis of feed-in tariff (FIT) policy design and implementation, and it identifies a set of…

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory

United States Department of State

E3 Analytics

Date:

1 July 2010

Deployment Data

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A New Scheme for the Promotion of Renewable Energies in Developing Countries: The Renewable Energy Regulated Purchase Tariff

This report sets out the main findings of discussions carried out by the Developing Countries Group of the European Photovoltaic…

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European Commission

Alliance for Rural Electrification

PhotoVoltaic Technology Platform

Policy Data

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A Systems View of the Modern Grid

This report presents a “systems view” of the smart grid based on five interdependent primary elements: key success factors, key…

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United States National Energy Technology Laboratory

United States Department of Energy

Date:

1 January 2007

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Tools and Websites

A Strategy for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in the United Kingdom and Beyond

This report examines the status of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the United Kingdom. Britain has already approved funds…

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The Carbon Capture and Storage Association

Date:

1 September 2011

Deployment Data

Policy Data

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Accelerating Smart Grid Investments

This report describes the power grid, how it operates and how a smarter grid will change the design and operations…

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World Economic Forum

Accenture

Date:

1 November 2009

Deployment Data

Accelerating Access to Energy

This report describes what is meant by the “energy deficit,” which represents a barrier to inclusive growth and poverty reduction.…

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Shell Foundation

Date:

1 December 2014

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ACTION Star: Six Policy Actions for Accelerated Deployment of Renewable Energy

This summary document provides an overview of the International Energy Agency’s Action Star program, which is designed to offer policymakers…

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International Energy Agency

Date:

1 March 2012

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Africa Energy Outlook

The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Africa Energy Outlook—a Special Report in the 2014 World Energy Outlook series—offers a comprehensive analytical…

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International Energy Agency

Date:

1 January 2014

Policy Data

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Africa 2030: Roadmap for a Renewable Energy Future

This report—which is based on a country-by-country assessment of supply, demand, renewable energy potential and technology prospects—recommends 14 actions to…

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International Renewable Energy Agency

Date:

1 January 2015

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Advancing State Clean Energy Funds: Options for Administration and Funding

This report is intended to help policy and program decision-makers identify the clean energy funding and administration approaches that make…

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

Optimal Energy

Inc.

Date:

1 May 2008