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UNEP and the International Copper Association launched a comprehensive knowledge platform (knowledge management web portal- KM web portal) for solar thermal professionals and stakeholders: www.solarthermalworld.org.
The "Global Solar Water Heating Market Transformation and Strengthening Initiative" (GSWH Project) is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and co-financed by the International Copper Association, with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as the co-executing agencies.
The main goal of the initiative is to accelerate the global commercialization and sustainable market transformation of solar water heating (SWH), thereby reducing the current use of electricity and fossil fuels for hot water preparation. It builds on the encouraging market development rates already achieved in some GEF programme countries and seeks to further expand the market in other countries with good SWH potential where the prerequisites for market uptake appear to exist by creating the conditions for a solar water heating market uptake and establishing the political, legislative, and financial regulatory frameworks to implement Solar based water heating national programmes in different countries.
Solarthermalworld.org is global knowledge management web portal for solar thermal professionals. It offers the latest news and background information on the development of the international solar thermal sector. Key areas include among others: news and trends, incentive programmes, policies, technological trends and market analyses.
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The website is based around three 'axes':
- Pillars for Market Success (awareness raising, finance and incentives, policy, certification and standards, and training and education)
- Market Sectors of solar thermal technology, and
- 5 continents search facility, by geographic location
To access tools and knowledge products on solar water heating technologies developed by the GSWH project: http://solarthermalworld.org/taxonomy/term/53161
More about the Global Solar Water Heating Market Transformation and Strengthening Initiative (GSWH): http://solarthermalworld.org/node/23471
Results of the GSWH project in Albania, Chile, India, Lebanon and Mexico: http://solarthermalworld.org/content/country-programs-results