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Transformers: Age of Development

Marina Ee, Shakalin Energy
Natalia Gonchar, Sakhalin Energy Investment Company
Sakhalin Energy

When the new global strategy Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was introduced to the world in 2015, it quickly became clear to the business community that the time for tacit support was over: Companies are expected to play a significant role in meeting and advancing the Fab 17 – the 17 SDGs. They now face a choice: Either they can sail along or show courage and join efforts with other players to end poverty, protect the planet, and drive peace and prosperity for all. more[...]

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Min Si, Thu

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Madsen, Heather Louise

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Putting Energy Efficiency First

Lene Faurskov
Flemming Lynge Nielsen
Danfoss

In a world challenged by a growing population, booming urbanization, and the clear issues surrounding climate change, energy-efficient solutions – doing more with less – are a ready-to-use answer. more[...]

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Enlightening Entrepeneurship

Julio Eisman
Acciona

Created in 2008, the ACCIONA Microenergia Foundation has mainly focused on providing electricity to 11,500 households in isolated rural communities in Mexico and Peru that have no prospect of being served by the conventional distribution grid. It does this by arranging economically sustainable programs centered around “social microenterprises” that use solar home systems to provide a basic electricity supply that is affordable for very-low-income users. Under the social microenterprise approach, users receive electricity from a solar home system, making it affordable in relation to their incomes. more[...]

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Overcoming Barriers to Address Energy Poverty

SkyPower

Today, approximately 1.2 billion people in the world lack access to electricity. A further 1 billion people are connected to the grid but suffer from unreliable electricity levels. With a mission of bringing power to the energy poor, SkyPower is focused on the development of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) energy projects to provide green, clean, and affordable electricity to developing and emerging nations around the world. more[...]

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Solar Power Help Deliver on Sustainable Growth

PostNL

PostNL installs 20,000 solar panels to significantly reduce carbon footprint. more[...]

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Resource Efficiency

Resource efficiency means using the Earth's limited resources in a sustainable manner while minimising impacts on the environment. It allows us to create more with less and to deliver greater value with less input. more[...]

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FEDA’s Strategy Through Stakeholder Participation

FEDA
Jennifer Dobarro Boyer, FEDA

There is a “crystal ceiling” for yearly energy consumption of 2,400 GWh, double the current consumption. In order to reach this quantity, new hydroelectric, solar, Aeolic, and gas generation projects will have to be put into practice. more[...]

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Tun, Zay Yar

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A student's dream come true

Zay Yar Tun
Max Energy

The ambition of a young girl named Ms. Thaw Thaw* was to attend a university in the city after finishing high school. As she had studied hard for the matriculation exam, she was accepted by Myanmar Maritime University in Yangon, a commercial city and the former capital of Myanmar. Her dream came true but the only difficulty was that her parents could not fully support her financially for her university education or afford the cost for her to live in the city. Thaw Thaw was from a middle-income family from a village called Phaung Gyee, which is situated far from the city. more[...]

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Zhovtun, Valentin

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Sakhalin Energy: A Complex Approach to Human Rights

Valentin Zhovtun
Sakhalin Energy

Sakhalin Energy, the operator of the largest oil and gas project ever implemented in Russia, is committed to compliance with the highest international standards for respecting, supporting, and promoting human rights at all stages of its business activities. more[...]

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Stimulating Sustainable Biofuels

Nathalie Simmenauer, Air France
Inka Pieter, KLM
AIR FRANCE KLM

As an airline group with an extensive network, Air France - KLM connects people, economies, and cultures. It has the ambition to reduce its CO2 emissions by 20 percent through 2020 in comparison to 2011 (tons / km). To find alternatives to fossil oil, the group believes innovation and partnerships within its value chain will trigger new solutions. Using this approach, Air France and KLM are committed to developing a market for sustainable biofuels. more[...]

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Real-Time Energy Management

Editorial Team

A Case Study of Three Large Commercial Buildings in Washington, D.C. more[...] login_required

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