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Green finance strategies for post-COVID-19 economic recovery in Southeast Asia

Reports and Publications
This publication assesses innovative financing instruments that promote sustainable infrastructure projects while also building back from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Community Energy Toolkit: Best practices for broadening the ownership of renewables

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Through a a case study approach, this white paper highlights the different ways in which communities actively participate in energy decision making around the world and harness renewable energy’s potential to deliver economic, social, and environmental benefits for a just transition. The paper also…

Incentivizing a sustainable clean cooking market

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Lessons from a Results-Based Financing pilot in Indonesia.
Access to clean cooking solutions remains one of the most daunting development challenges. Based on the latest Global Tracking Framework, the annual access growth rate of 0.46 percentage points did not keep pace with population growth. In…

Renewable Energy for Agri-food Systems

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This report jointly developed by the International Renewable Energy Agency and the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations analyses the role of renewable energy in agri-food systems and the opportunity they offer to advance energy and food security objectives as well as contribute…

Renewables 2021: Analysis and Forecasts to 2026

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Renewables 2021 forecasts the deployment of renewable energy technologies in electricity, transport, and heat to 2026 while also exploring key challenges to the industry and identifying barriers to faster growth. This year’s report frames current policy and market dynamics while placing the recent…

Sector Coupling in Facilitating Integration of Variable Renewable Energy in Cities

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This report highlights the importance of sector coupling as a key source of flexibility that cities can explore to stabilize power grid operations when integrating high shares of variable renewable energy sources. It presents a range of sector coupling opportunities available for use in cities.

A Brighter Future for Maldives Powered by Renewables: Road Map for the Energy Sector 2020–2030

Reports and Publications
This is the game plan that the Maldives has set out to transform its energy system from one that is highly dependent on fossil fuels to one that is sustainable, secure, and that which harnesses the resources that the country has so much of – the sun, wind and the ocean.

A study on the prospect of hydropower to hydrogen in Nepal

Working Papers
This working paper explores the prospect of deploying hydrogen to address shortage of electricity and fuel supply in Nepal. It serves as a baseline for opportunities in countries with abundant renewable resources and facing energy-related challenges.

Appropriate Technologies for Removing Barriers to the Expansion of Renewable Energy in Asia: Vertical Axis Wind Turbines

Working Papers
This ADBI Working Paper assesses the benefits of vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) and asserts its advantages over horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWTs). It further recommends its adoption in Asia and the Pacific region because it operates with slower wind speeds than the required minimum speed…

Does Renewable Energy Increase Farmers’ Well-being? Evidence from Solar Irrigation Interventions in Bangladesh

Working Papers
Solar irrigation provides an opportunity to irrigate a larger amount of land due to reliability, affordability, and accessibility.
As an alternative clean and climate-friendly energy source, renewable energy has gained increased importance in government policies, in particular regarding the use of…