Webinars CESC
We have offered dozens of training webinars on priority clean energy policy topics that policymakers in countries around the world can adapt for their own use. Many expert panelists and thousands of policymakers and others have participated in these unique training opportunities. Please consider joining us for one of our upcoming webinars. Or, browse the recorded webinars listed below.
Renewable Energy
Boston Community Energy Study
An exploration of the resilience provided by microgrids in the face of potential threats, including severe weather events and terrorism, with a focus on the Boston Community Energy Study.
14 September 2017
Energy Access
Leveraging Open Data and Analytics toward Universal Access: New Open Source Tool Supports Better Electrification Planning
An introduction to the Electrification Pathways application, a new tool that considers a variety of publicly available data to determine the least-cost options for bringing electricity to areas as small as one square kilometer.
20 July 2017
Renewable Energy
2017 CEM Energy Management Leadership Awards
Presentations on how to participate in the 2017 CEM Energy Management Leadership Awards.
10 January 2017 to 12 January 2017
Renewable Energy
Accelerating Clean Energy Innovation in India
An introduction to the Mission Innovation initiative followed by a review of the key policies and programs aimed at accelerating clean energy innovation in India, including innovative models of government-industry collaboration in transitioning new technologies from the laboratory to the marketplace.
14 September 2016
Finance
Introduction to RETScreen Clean Energy Management Software
An introduction to the powerful capabilities of the RETScreen Clean Energy Management Software.
12 January 2016
Renewable Energy
Assessing Wind Energy Potential with the New Global Wind Atlas
A demonstration of the newly released Global Wind Atlas—a data set and suite of tools available via the IRENA Global Atlas platform that provides very high-resolution worldwide wind data for the first time.
3 November 2015
Renewable Energy
REN21 Renewables 2015 Global Status Report: Heating and Cooling
Covering the launch of REN21’s flagship report, the Renewables Global Status Report for 2015, with a focus on heating and cooling.
21 October 2015
Grid Integration
Renewable Energy
How Distribution Grids Can Integrate More Renewable Energy: Lessons Learned from the GRID4EU Project
A review of original approaches taken by—and lessons learned from—GRID4EU, a European project on integrating renewable energy
29 September 2015
Renewable Energy
Operating High Variable, Renewable Generation Power Systems: Lessons Learned from Ireland and Northern Ireland
Training on lessons learned from Ireland and Northern Ireland on operating power systems with high levels of variable renewable generation.
16 September 2015
Renewable Energy
REN21 Global Status Report Launch: Domination of Renewables
A webinar-based training for the launch of REN21’s flagship report, the Renewables 2015 Global Status Report.
18 June 2015
Energy Efficiency
Implementing Building Energy Codes: Status of Building Energy Code Development and Implementation Globally and in China, France and the United States
A presentation of the status and key areas for international collaboration in building energy code implementation and compliance, and the experience of code implementation in China, France and the United States.
22 January 2015
Finance
Green Banks
Incentive/Instrument
Clean Energy in Two U.S. States (California Energy Storage Alliance)
Highlights of programs in California and Connecticut that won CESA’s 2014 State Leadership in Clean Energy Awards.
16 January 2015
Energy Efficiency
Renewable Energy
Large-scale Energy Efficiency in Indian Buildings: The Impact and Role of the Energy Conservation Building Code
Scientists and building energy professionals discuss ongoing efforts to roll out the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) in Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh, as well as results of a pilot building on the Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur campus.
2 December 2014
Energy Efficiency
Renewable Energy
Acceso a la Energía en Perú (Spanish-Language Webinar)
An exploration—in Spanish—of residual energy access issues in Peru in the run up to the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties that will be held in Peru, December 2014
19 November 2014
Finance
Renewable Energy
The Future of Feed-In Tariffs
A global perspective on the future of feed-in tariffs, including evaluations of three criticisms of FITs
6 October 2014
Energy Efficiency
Renewable Energy
SEAD Global Efficiency Medal Competition for Lighting Products
On entering this international competition for lighting products by the Super-Efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment Initiative
15 July 2014 to 16 July 2014
Renewable Energy
REN21 Renewables 2014 Global Status Report: Middle East and North Africa
Review of the renewable energy market, industry, and policy trends in the MENA region
3 July 2014
Renewable Energy
REN21 Renewables 2014 Global Status Report: Africa
Review of the renewable energy market, industry, and policy trends in Europe in Africa
23 June 2014