Current projects

COBENEFITS is a capacity-building programme targeting policy makers and other relevant actors in energy, climate and environmental policy in three countries: Turkey, South Africa and Mexico. The project strengthens governmental departments and agencies in charge of climate and energy issues in the target countries in their ability to advice their ministerial clients on the co-benefits of renewable power generation, to spur ambitious as well as effective NDC implementation.

The Federal Foreign Office, assisted by the Renewables Academy (RENAC) AG, is supporting the German missions abroad in communicating the German Energiewende internationally.

ETRELA is a capacity building program led by OLADE, supported by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) and in cooperation with academia, policy makers and industry that will strengthen the educational sector in Latin America by increasing the number of qualified professionals along the value chain of renewable energy projects in the partner countries (Argentina, Peru and Uruguay). This will be achieved by implementing solar and wind technologies into existing university programs such as engineering, economics, law, and architecture. ETRELA aims to improve and update content, didactic methodology, and regional comparability of trainings which will enable the mobility of professionals throughout the Latin American region.

Targeting the general public and the media as well as policy makers, investors and industrialists, EurObserv’ER’s descriptive reports provide a comprehensive picture about the diffusion and growth of renewable energies in the European Union.

Im Rahmen der Exportinitiative Energie, welche vom Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi) gefördert wird, bietet die Renewables Academy (RENAC) AG zu ausgewählten Technologien und Zielländern verschiedene Veranstaltungen an.

Green Banking - Capacity Building on Green Energy and Climate Finance is a scholarship programme within the German International Climate Initiative (IKI). The Renewables Academy AG (RENAC) has been commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) to provide a three-year capacity building programme on renewable energy and energy efficiency finance in the partner countries Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, India and Indonesia.

The objective of the three-year Solar Payback project: Promoting the use of Solar Heat for Industrial Processes (SHIP) across four partner countries – South Africa, India, Mexico and Brazil. As part of the German International Climate Initiative (IKI), it is raising awareness of the technical and economic potential of SHIP technologies by clear and transparent information on the costs and benefits of SHIP applications and by helping to build selected reference systems. Solar Payback also cooperates with financial institutions to develop models which will assist stakeholders and investors in securing access to financing.

TROPHI is a capacity building project that aims to accelerate the market development of rooftop photovoltaic systems in India. It targets five key stakeholders in the rooftop PV sector with tailored trainings and workshops all over the nation. Participants will be able to learn both technical and didactical skills from renowned international experts in the fields of installation, commissioning, inspection and grid-integration of grid-connected rooftop PV systems.

The aspect of employment opportunities will become a crucial action field for the Central American governments to mitigate the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Investments in the development of RE markets can pave the way for equitable, inclusive and resilient economies. Skilled professionals are a major prerequisite for a sound market development and are needed along the whole value chain of RE technology development in the public, private, and finance sector and on different levels.

Experts from all Central American countries will join the event on 24 and 25 November 2020 to discuss possible Green Recovery post COVID-19 strategies, necessary actions, best practices and further milestones for a sound market development of RE.

As follow up to the two-day virtual conference, participants have the possibility to join the complementary follow-up training provided by RENAC to broaden their knowledge on the topics discussed during the conference and be part of a regional community of practice.