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Smart Low-Carbon District Heating and Cooling for Seoul

20 June 2019
Seoul, a 10 million population city, is implementing various policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency. Seoul has a high population density and limited available land; it is a disadvantage for large scale development of solar PV and wind power. However, there are…

UNEP & Integrated Urban Systems Approach

19 June 2019
This presentation discussed the new public-private partnership on Urban System Integration which seeks to support cities in developing integrated approaches to infrastructure planning and cross-sectoral policies and identifying key enabling technologies that will facilitate connections and…

Green Building – Energy Efficiency Electrification Business in Asia Pacific Region

19 June 2019
This presentation discussed the market trends in energy efficiency, especially in the building sector, the international standard for green buildings, and the various energy efficiency solutions covered by ABB. It also presented specific case studies that build a strong case for smart green…

Market Accelerator for Green Construction (MAGC) Using EDGE Online Tool

19 June 2019
This presentation discussed the United Kingdom's international climate finance efforts, highlighting its Market Accelerator for Green Construction program in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The program provides technical assistance and concessional finance to drive…

Market Accelerator for Green Construction

19 June 2019
This presentation discussed the International Finance Corporations' four-part strategy to support greater investment in green buildings, as well as its Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE) Certification Program. It also highlighted the IFC's work with governments to implement…

Green Building Development and Financing Green and Energy Efficient Buildings in China

19 June 2019
This presentation provided a brief introduction to the work of the Wuppertal Institute, as well as an overview of green building development in the People's Republic of China. This includes the market growth and environmental impacts of the PRC's building sector, green building policy framework,…

Financing Hybrids – Creating PPAs That Cover Integration of Renewables, Storage and Thermal

18 June 2019
An increasing trend in clean energy is hybridized plants, which are especially applicable for distributed or off-grid generation in developing countries. Hybrid power plants can be combinations of renewable energy with storage, renewables and/or storage added to thermal generation or full-scale…

Moral Hazard of Renewable Energy Economic Incentives: A Private Sector Perspective

18 June 2019
Investors need certainty. Yet, government incentives are public policy-based goods. Public policy is not law and can change at any moment. Change in government, change in strategy, change in budget all influence public policy. Acknowledging possible public policy change upfront is a necessary part…

Urban Energy Planning for Smarter utilities

18 June 2019
In this scene-setting presentation, ADB's Stephane Bessadi emphasized the need to transform the urban utility model. He cited examples of energy use and production in cities and water systems, as well as wastewater energy use. He also gave examples of ADB support to utilities to promote renewable…

DHouse: A Sustainable Innovation of Passive Traditional Systems of Bahay Kubo, Designed for Urban Resilience

18 June 2019
DHouse is an existing modern shelter built in a flood-prone city designed to address anticipated problems that affect the ecology of the built environment and urban development. It highlights practical applications through natural ventilation, daylighting, illumination control, indoor thermal…