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
U4E Hosts Regional Energy Efficiency Seminar in Parallel with OLADE Energy Week 2022
The United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) United for Efficiency (U4E) hosted a regional energy efficiency seminar for Latin American countries in parallel with OLADE Energy Week 2022. The event took place in Panama City on 13-14 December 2022 to highlight the importance of energy efficiency as the foundation for tackling the current global climate and energy crisis. Organized by the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE), the Energy Secretariat of Panama and the Inter-American ...Read More
El Salvador and Honduras Advance Energy-efficient and Climate-friendly Air Conditioners Through MVE Mechanisms and Testing Standards
El Salvador and Honduras advance energy-efficient and climate-friendly air conditioners through monitoring, verification and enforcement (MVE) mechanisms and testing standards with support from UNEP’s United for Efficiency (U4E), in preparation for new regional standards for higher performance cooling appliances. In September 2022, key national stakeholders from El Salvador and Honduras attended UNEP’s United for Efficiency (U4E) workshops, as part of the GCF Readiness Programme-funded ...Read More
Stakeholder Workshop Marks Cuba’s Progress in the Journey Towards Energy-efficient Air Conditioning
Cuba has the potential to save around 19 TWh of electricity annually by 2040 through improvements in the energy efficiency of their growing domestic air conditioning stock and are taking action to achieve it through the Leapfrogging to Energy-Efficient and Climate Friendly Air Conditioners in Cuba, El Salvador and Honduras project. At workshop in Havana in June 2022, U4E expert, Víctor Mínguez, shared the results of the recently completed market assessment study which underpins the ...Read More
