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UNIDO and Japan External Trade Organization to Jointly Support Developing Countries on Path of Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialization
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) will work closely to support the needs of developing countries by promoting trade and investment between Japan and the developing countries in line with the concept…
IRENA Conference Set to Boost Off-Grid Renewable Energy Development Worldwide
Key stakeholders from the off-grid renewable energy sector – including policy makers, the private sector, financiers, and development institutions – will gather in Nairobi, Kenya from 30 September to 1 October 2016, to push forward the global off-grid agenda. The…
Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region under Development
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), with financial support from the Austrian Development Agency, are preparing to establish a Himalayan Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. The centre will…
Alstom participates to the first hackathon held on a train and dedicated to sustainable mobility
Alstom is partner of HackToscana, a hackathon organized by the Tuscany region to promote sustainable mobility in Italy. For the first time, a hackathon will be partly held on a train. More than 200 developers will embark in Florence on…
World’s largest fertiliser plant using green hydrogen to produce 260,000 tonnes annually
In Paraguay, the construction of the Villeta Green H₂ fertiliser plant, based on green hydrogen, is planned. Once completed, it will produce around 260,000 tonnes of low-carbon calcium ammonium nitrate per year. The green hydrogen used will be generated entirely…
Digital Energy Management in Hotels – The Role of the ABB KNX System
Digitalization in the building sector today represents one of the key tools for reducing energy consumption and achieving climate targets. Hotel facilities, which operate 24 hours a day and consume high amounts of energy per room, present a particularly challenging…
Congo Basin countries present plans to develop carbon markets in the forest sector
Six Congo Basin countries — Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo — have presented strategic plans for carbon markets and climate finance in the forest sector.…