This webpage provides an introduction to smart grids, an overview of recent progress and recommendations for governments and utilities.
This research paper gives an overview of the technical challenges for both ports and shipping companies associated with the electrification of shipping, and explains how electric ships could work.
Wind farms tend to be large projects built in relatively remote areas, and in the past, they have often generated more disturbance than benefits for local communities. This World Bank report discusses models that allow host communities of wind energy projects to benefit more from those projects.
This report provides answers to three critical questions: Why should developing countries pursue e-mobility? When does an accelerated transition to electric vehicles (EVs) make sense for developing countries? How can governments make this transition happen?
This Guide aims to assist community and indigenous communities groups in the development of their own small-scale renewable energy projects.
This slide deck provides a quick overview of the process for the development of energy projects by indigenous groups, including tips on choosing an optimal site, ownership structures and financing structures.
This report presents the results of a modeling exercise projecting the effects of different energy transition scenarios on Uganda’s economy.
This article describes the origins and provides examples of community-owned small hydropower projects in Guatemala.
This report explores the critical intersections of AI development, gender equality and energy transitions, emphasizing how AI applications can advance a sustainable, equitable and just energy transition.
This report provides an outline of Solar Sister’s efforts to empower women energy entrepreneurs through digital technology, key learnings from our pilot efforts, and recommendations for the path forward.