The district heating net is a pipe network that supplies heating and hot water for connected consumers from a central power plant. It is a more efficient way to provide heat and power compared to localized boilers. District cooling is the cooling equivalent of district heating. Working in accordance to similar principles, district cooling delivers chilled water to buildings like offices and factories. Trigeneration is when electricity, heating and cooling are combined in the same plant.
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Windiga Energy Inc. is a private sector institution established in 2010 with the mission to develop assets in West Africa by establishing power generation facilities that will benefit the public and the government. It is an independent power producer focused on developing, owning and operating renewable energy facilities on the African continent. The company combines its knowledge, expertise and collaboration with local governments and stakeholders to form consortiums and become a principle player in the region’s energy sector.
IIGE is a research institute that promotes development, innovation and transmission of technology focused on energy efficiency and renewable energy. The institute aims to contribute to the sustainable development of the Ecuadorian society, through the implementation of energy efficient and energy renewable policies and projects.
Community based energy services, as the term suggests, provide heating, cooling and renewable energy to more than one building. It is an alternative to the use of individual energy related systems in each building. The services often consist of: (1) Centralised generation and supply of heating/cooling as well as energy from renewable sources; (2) A distribution network to bring heating/cooling to buildings within the community; (3) Other installations (air handling units, and controls) within individual buildings.
This compilation of articles on energy and climate change is a selection of contributions from the first edition of Regards sur la Terre, an annual reference in French on the international dimensions of sustainable development.
Development Environergy Services Limited (DESL) is a private sector organization established in 1999 with the mission to provide energy efficiency and conservation consulting services (retrofit, design stage intervention and performance contracting based) to industries, municipal facilities and commercial buildings. As part of the renewable energy portfolio, DESL carries out feasibility studies for renewable energy based power generation projects and design engineering services for establishment of biomass and solid-waste based power projects.