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LBNL Delivers Training Improve Energy Efficiency in Buildings in Mexico
On August 10, 2022, USAID/Mexico partner Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) held a virtual training session for the building energy efficiency team at the National Commission for the Efficient Use of Energy (CONUEE) on the use of the Building Efficiency Targeting Tool for Energy Retrofits (BETTER). The tool, developed by ...
USAID and LBNL Help Advance Demand-Side Management in South Africa
USAID and LBNL are supporting the South African Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) in its effort to design a new Demand-Side Management (DSM) program. The LBNL team is providing inputs on DMRE's approach to integrate energy efficiency as ...
Berkeley Lab Briefs USAID/Power Africa Delegation on Clean Energy Development Opportunities
Berkeley Lab hosted a USAID/Power Africa delegation led by Coordinator Mark Carrato and Special Advisor Dan Kammen to discuss clean energy innovations across the buildings, transportation, and industrial sectors and tour the FLEXLAB® and the Biomass Stoves Laboratory. Michael McNeil, Energy and Environmental ...
USAID-LBNL project promoting Gender Equality through the Energy Empowers East Africa program highlighted at COP 26
The USAID-LBNL project “Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in East Africa”, whose objective is to increase the inclusion of women in electrification programs and advance their role as productive agents of change through the use of energy efficient appliances, was ...
Blog post: Energy Efficiency Can Help Countries Meet Rising Energy Demand and Climate Targets
EE4D collaborated with USAID and the Sharing Environment and Energy Knowledge (SEEK) project in the development of a blog post to highlight the importance of energy efficiency in achieving climate and energy security objectives. The blog post was published in ...
Berkeley Lab helps the South Africa Department of Energy save the equivalent of a 500 MW coal plant
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) of South Africa issued a revision of mandatory energy performance standards (MEPS) for seven appliances on February 17, 2020. This revision will result in savings of 3 terawatt-hours of electricity by 2040, ...
Advancing discussions on building codes implementation in Mexico City
The MEI team (Lead Michael McNeil and Program Manager Alberto Diaz) held a meeting last July in Mexico City with partners in the Mexico City government and the non-governmental sector to advance collaboration projects on energy efficiency, including implementation of ...
Supporting improvement of energy management systems standards in Indonesia
In February of 2019, Berkeley Lab expert Peter Therkelsen participated in an “Measurement & Verification Standards” Workshop organized by USAID in Jakarta for the Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) and other stakeholders. As part of his participation ...
South Africa Energy Efficiency Modeling Workshop – July 2019
The Department of Energy of South Africa and the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) hosted a workshop on July 31st on Energy Efficiency Modelling in the Residential Sector. The workshop gave the opportunity for DOE to present the modeling methodology, ...
