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Tyre recycling, an environmental and economic solution

Procellantas in Colombia will recycle all components in used tires by way of thermal microwave treatment, thus avoiding toxic smoke from the burning of such tires or the overflowing of these into sanitary fillings in cities – both of which represent an alarmingly growing environmental problem throughout the region. 

Hydro potential in Tanzania

Six Mini-hydropower projects in Tanzania closer to realising goal of power generation

A key challenge facing developers of small hydro projects in Tanzania is the lack of access to finance. To help counter this, GVEP is implementing a Pre-Investment Technical Support programme in collaboration with the World Bank and Tanzania’s Rural Energy Agency (REA).

Pitching for a unified strategy for clean cookstoves in Malawi

For many developing countries cooking and heating needs in rural areas are met by traditional cookstoves reliant on biomass fuels. This month, GVEP International was invited to present at a Clean Cookstoves Workshop aimed at engaging the support of Government of Malawi .

Immaculate Nakitende sells solar lanterns

Smart programme offers relief to small energy businesses’ struggle for financing

Finding the right sources for financing is every entrepreneur’s challenge. This challenge is especially hard if you are a small-scale business owner in the developing world. Find out how GVEP is working to help connect energy micro entrepreneurs in East Africa to accessible finance.

A jatropha plantation

Light returns to Mapiripan

One of the zones hit hardest by violence in Colombia could soon become the first municipality to generate its own clean energy.

Clean cookstoves initiative to assess markets in East Africa

The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, an innovative public-private initiative working to create a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions, has joined forces with GVEP to assess the market for clean cookstoves and fuels in several countries in East Africa.

Sack of briquettes for sale

A new study assesses the potential of the biomass fuel market in Uganda

GVEP has completed a study which investigates the potential for briquette businesses in Uganda to address the sustainability concerns of the country’s biomass fuel market. The study investigates the conditions in which micro- and small-scale briquette producers are operating in Uganda and examines their potential for growth.

IDEAS Energy Innovation Contest

A new IDEAS Contest calls for proposals to promote sustainable energy in the Caribbean

Awards of up to US$200,000 are offered for projects and enterprises which promote energy efficiency and access to renewable energy in the Caribbean region. Applications are welcome from Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.

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Serving the unserved

In an attempt to offer access to finance to some of the world’s poorest, well-known micro-lending facilitator Kiva.org has launched a quiet experimental initiative called Kiva Zip. GVEP International has been invited to participate in this unique pilot.

Jane and one of her employees repairing her firing oven

Supporting business development through marketing intelligence

Marketing skills are vital in securing success for small energy businesses. Find out how GVEP’s specialist training is addressing marketing-specific issues faced by small-scale energy entrepreneurs, including lack of promotion, suitable business premises, product range and awareness.