On 15 and 16 November 2023, the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme United for Efficiency (UNEP U4E) and various partners, hosted a monitoring, verification and enforcement (MVE) training workshop and a stakeholder workshop as part of the Clean Cooling Collaborative-funded, Scaling Up Energy-Efficient and Climate-Friendly Cooling in Nigeria’s NDC Revision, project. The first national stakeholders workshop in Abuja in March 2023, ...Read More
ASEAN Cool Initiative Regional Workshop Lays the Foundation for Cooperation on Air Conditioner MEPS
On 14-15 November 2023, representatives of seven ASEAN Member States –Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam– came together in Johor Bahru in Malaysia to discuss the status of minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for air conditioners in the region and opportunities for peer learning and cooperation. The workshop, convened by the United Nations Environment Programme’s United for Efficiency (UNEP-U4E) initiative and the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), ...Read More
UNEP OzonAction and U4E Working Together to Maximise the Co-benefits from HFC Reduction and Increased Energy Efficiency
On 25-26 September 2023, United for Efficiency (U4E) was pleased to take part in the first of a new series of Twinning Workshops, convened by UNEP OzonAction and funded through the Montreal Protocol’s OzonAction Compliance Assistance Programme, which will continue across the regions into 2024. The Joint Europe, Central Asia and West Asia Twinning Workshop for Montreal Protocol Officers, National Energy-Efficiency Policymakers and Financial Mechanism Focal Points, built on the success of the ...Read More
UNEP and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Launch Guidelines to Improve Access to Quality, Energy-Efficient Off-Grid Refrigerator and Ceiling Fans
On 22 October 2023, at the 35th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, the United Nations Environment Programme’s United for Efficiency initiative (U4E) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory(Berkeley Lab) launched Model Performance and Quality Guidelines for Off-Grid Refrigerating Appliances and Model Regulation Guidelines for Energy-Efficient Ceiling Fans to help accelerate the transition to more climate friendly cooling and refrigeration solutions. "These guidelines are the ...Read More
The Gambia Lays the Foundation for Energy Savings and Increased Grid Security Through Improved Energy Efficiency for Air Conditioners and Refrigerators
On 3-4 October 2023, a national capacity-building workshop in Banjul marked the formal start of the Leapfrogging to Energy-Efficient and Climate Friendly Air Conditioners and Refrigerators in The Gambia project. It provided the first opportunity to convene the broad range of stakeholders involved, including representatives from Gambia’s Ministries of Petroleum and Energy (MOPE), Finance and Economic Affairs (MOFEA), Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MOTIE), Health (MOH), ...Read More
Malaysia Moves Towards More Efficient Air Conditioners with Support from the ASEAN Cool Initiative
In June, the ASEAN Cool Initiative took another step forward with a kick-off meeting at the Energy Commission in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with stakeholders from the energy efficiency and safety regulation departments of the Commission, officials from national testing laboratories and representatives from International Institute for Energy, Conservation (IIEC) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) United for Efficiency (U4E) initiative to agree the detailed activities to be ...Read More
New GCF Readiness Programme Funding to Support Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Cooling in Rwanda
At a workshop in Kigali at the end of May, the Government of Rwanda, through the Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA), announced funding from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness Programme which will contribute to the implementation of appliance standards, a product registration system and related aspects of the Rwanda Cooling Initiative (R-COOL), as well as operationalisation of the first Rwandan SPOKE (Specialized Outreach and Knowledge Establishment) of the Africa Centre of ...Read More
Progress in ASEAN Region on Enhancing Energy Efficiency Requirements of Home Appliances
The new Clean Cooling Collaborative-funded, ASEAN Cool Initiative aims to accelerate the implementation of the ASEAN Regional Policy Roadmap for Energy Efficient Room Air Conditioners by providing technical assistance and capacity building on Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and labels in the region. It will be implemented by the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) across the region, with support from United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) – United for Efficiency (U4E), Lawrence ...Read More
Inauguration of National Technical Committee Drives Progress Towards Energy-Efficient and Climate-Friendly Cooling in Nigeria
The importance of energy efficiency as one of the most cost-effective means of providing energy security, increasing economic productivity, reducing air pollution and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) was recognised by Nigeria’s Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Adeleke Olonmimbe Mamora, when he inaugurated the National Technical Committee for the Scaling Up Energy-Efficient and Climate-Friendly Cooling in Nigeria’s NDC Revision project at a Stakeholder Consultation ...Read More
Specialist Training in Cuba Extends Accuracy of National MVE Testing for Air Conditioners
In December 2022, a specialist technical workshop provided training for laboratory staff and technical energy efficient officials in Cuba to facilitate implementation of improvements to the existing monitoring verification and enforcement aspects of national efficiency regulations for air conditioners, specifically on seasonal energy efficiency metrics and inspections and enforcement of energy efficient labels. The training was provided on 8-9 December 2022 by UNEP’s United for Efficiency ...Read More
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