Publications
Renewable Energy in Industrial Applications (UNIDO, December 2010)
Manufacturing industry accounts for about one third of total energy use worldwide. more
Understanding the Scale of Investment for Universal Energy Access (UNIDO, September 2010)
A significant share of the world’s population lacks access to the services provided by modern energy. Approximately 1.4 billion people do not have access to electricity (IEA et al. 2010), and about 3 billion people rely on solid fuels for cooking (UNDP et al. 2009). more
Industrial biotechnology and biomass utilization (UNIDO, December 2008)
This report is a follow-up to the Expert Group Meeting on “Industrial Biotechnology and Biomass Utilization: Prospects and Challenges for the Developing World”, convened atUNIDO’s headquarters, Vienna, Austria in December 2005. The report intends to support ideas for the creation and/or deployment of technology platforms and policy frameworks forbiomass conversion and industrial development. The report is divided into three parts. more
Small hydropower in selected countries in West Africa (UNIDO, December 2008)
Experts from Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, the Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo attended the Expert Group Meeting on Small Hydropower Development in West Africa, held in Abuja (Nigeria) from 6 to 8 August 2007. The Expert Group Meeting was a forum to assess the potential for such power sources in those countries and to devise development strategies. more
Guidebook on Modern Bioenergy Conversion Technologies in Africa (UNIDO, December 2008)
This guidebook is intended to serve as a resource for countries in Africa in their consideration of options to develop bioenergy production capacity in the region. Some level of bioenergy production capacity already exists in Africa, although not on very large scale. The possibilities for the production of bioenergy are manifest in the short term through the use of feedstocks such as jatropha, sugar cane and sweet sorghum, and in the long term through the use of agricultural, municipal and industrial waste. more
Navigating bioenergy: Contributing to informed decision making on bioenergy issues (UNIDO, December 2008)
Bioenergy forms part of UNIDO’s Green Industry Initiative, which focuses on clean and renewable energy for industrial applications. “Navigating Bioenergy” provides an overview of some of the most frequently discussed bioenergy topics and aims to assist both policy makers and practitioners in gaining a more comprehensive understanding of the issues involved. It seeks to disseminate best practices on bioenergy and share UNIDO’s own experience and expertise in the field. more
Scaling up Renewable Energy - Global Renewable Energy Forum: Conference Report (UNIDO, December 2008)
The Forum – Scaling up Renewable Energy – co-organized by UNIDO and the Mexican Ministry of Energy (SENER), brought together over 2500 participants from 73 countries, representing policymakers, civil servants, scientists, energy experts, and civil society. This report is not intended to be a complete summary of all the topics or issues discussed at the meeting. Rather it provides a synthesis of the key issues and recommendations from the Forum. Read more more
Training Package on “Sustainable Energy Regulation and Policymaking for Africa” (UNIDO, December 2008)
This manual, a collaboration between UNIDO and the Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), aims to reverse the existing lack of capacity and knowledge on how to foster regulatory and policy environments that will better aid the adoption of more long-term economically and environmentally sustainable methods of energy supply and utilization, in the industrial, commercial and urban domestic sectors and in the rural energy environment in the developing countries. more
Towards an Integrated Energy Agenda Beyond 2020 (UNIDO, December 2008)
International Energy Conference, Vienna, Austria, 22-24 June 2009 - Conference Report: The objective of the Vienna Energy Conference was to provide an opportunity for public-sector policy makers, together with private sector, civil society representatives, experts from United Nations organizations, and energy communities and experts, from developing and industrialized countries, to discuss energy issues and related development challenges in the context of the current global economic crisis. more
Scaling up Renewable Energy in Africa (UNIDO, December 2007)
The African Union, the Government of Senegal, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, and UNIDO jointly organized the International Conference on Renewable Energy in Africa on 16 to 18 April, in Dakar, Senegal with the theme, “Making Renewable Energy Markets Work For Africa—Policies, Industries and Financing for Scaling Up”. As a result of this Conference, the Dakar Declaration on scaling up renewable energy in Africa was adopted. more