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It is possible to bring manufacturers and suppliers to support cost of engineering service for household and non profit organizations


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Summary

The idea is to create a social business that offer affordable  engineering service , free training and Research and Development in renewable energy and energy efficiency  in developing countries.

The objective is twofold :

1-Reduce the gap of knowledge and access to information  in developing countries

2-Involve private sector and household in supporting national ,regional and international initiatives for energy access and climate change mitigation


Category of the action

Mitigation/Adaptation, Changing public attitudes about climate change


What actions do you propose?

There will be implemented :

-Minimum standard quality of renewable energy installations  and  energy efficiency .

-A national network of expert that support renewable energy deployment

-Research and development  trough data collection and scenario building for  energy policies


Who will take these actions?

Keys actors can be classified in two groups :the providers of services and the recipients

Providers of services are  renewable energy experts , manufacturers and suppliers : They will provide engineering services and  flexible way of acquisition of products

Recipients are households, Non Profit Organizations ,Municipalities and  local traders.They will do the choice to purchase renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions   


Where will these actions be taken?

The project will be implemented in Mali  , sub Saharan  developing country .Some features such the online training and online engineering services can be used worldwide


How much will emissions be reduced or sequestered vs. business as usual levels?

The objective is to reduce by 40 % fossil fuel consumption by household in rural and urban area by use of renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions


What are other key benefits?


Others benefices :

-Access to engineering service for household , Non Profit Organization and Municipalities

-Capacity building in renewable energy

-More implication of private sector

 


What are the proposal’s costs?

The project  will have no others cost than the implementation cost including the office and material required  for engineering and research .Once implemented the project will be self supporting .Collaborration will be done with manufacturers and suppliers who will support engineering cost without increasing normal cost of products.


Time line

A social business company will be created  by  November  2014 . Activities  will tart in the early  2015 .


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