 GLOBAL GREEN AWARDS’ 2008 finalists announced - Shining a light on the yak-herders of China – a solar revolution for tent-dwellers. Since 2001, REDP has enabled sales of over 402,000 photovoltaic (PV) solar-home systems (SHS) to rural people who live off the land by tending yaks or other animals in remote areas of the West and North-West of China. Story | Ashden Awards |
|  CHINA - World Bank, GEF-Backed Energy Efficiency Program Expands in China. A 10-year effort to slash energy waste and greenhouse gas emissions by appealing to businesses' bottom line is beginning to "catch hold" in China, says World Bank Lead Energy Specialist Bob Taylor. Story |
|  CHINA - China Turns to Clean Energy to Power Surging Economy. China was the world's 6th largest wind power producer in 2006. Up from 10th place in 2004, it aims to produce 30 GW of wind power by 2020. The World Bank is assisting China in its search for clean, renewable energy. Story |
|  | VIETNAM- Reliable Electricity Sparks Change in Rural Vietnam. Around 2.7 million people in some of the poorest, rural areas of Vietnam now have a reliable electricity supply for the first time in their lives. More | Video |
|  | PACIFIC ISLANDS - Cheap, Reliable and Renewable Electricity a Step Closer for Pacific Islanders. The World Bank approved US$9.5 million to fund renewable energy electricity supplies for rural communities in Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and Marshall Islands. Press Release |
|  | THAILAND- Financing Sustainable Energy: Seizing the Business Opportunities for Financial Institutions. Workshop Publications and Documents |
|  | THAILAND - New Partnerships Envisioned For Renewable Energies. Workshop on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. Organized by the National Economic and Social Development Board of Thailand and ASTAE. Workshop Proceedings (6.3mb pdf) | Presentations |
|  | CHINA - The China Renewable Energy Scale-up Program (CRESP) has been developed by the Government of China (GOC) in cooperation with the World Bank (WB) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
CRESP Web Site: English | 中文
See Also: CRESP Project Details & ASTAE and China |
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ASTAE’s current work promises further new innovations and efforts to scale up results. Expertise through ASTAE, combined with increasing Bank and Global Environment Facility (GEF) investments, will make for a remarkable new year. 
Lessons From Brazil, China, India, and Beyond
The book and accompanying video describe achievements in increasing access to modern energy services and mainstreaming the use of renewable energy efficiency in several client countries.
Highlighting how the World Bank's projects, supported by ASTAE, have mainstreamed renewable technology and energy efficiency n a number of countries was aired worldwide five times from 19 to 22 February 2005. 
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