Asian Development Bank
The ADB has an Internet version of their Business
Opportunities publication which lists
proposed projects, procurement notices, contract awards,
profiles for commercial co-financing, etc. Project
Profiles are available by
country. A selection of ADB
Publications is
available online.
Commission of
the European Union
The Directorate-General for Energy
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The Thermie
Programme was a
five-year program running from 1990 to 1994 with approximately
150 million ECU available every year to promote energy
technology in four areas: rational use of energy; renewable
energy sources; solid fuels; and hydrocarbons. The OPET (Organisations
for the Promotion of Energy Technology) Network was a Thermie initiative.
The successor to Thermie, known as the
Thermie-Joule Program had the following objectives: to reduce
the environmental impact of energy use and to carry out research
into renewable energy sources and fossil
fuels. It consisted of research activities and demonstration
activities.
The
OPET Network (see below) is an
initiative of the European Commission that began its life in the
late 1980s. Its aim is to promote the benefits of tomorrow's
innovative energy technologies (with the exception of Nuclear
energy). The current initiative marks a new and challenging
chapter in its history as it continues to disseminate knowledge
and stimulate technology implementation, establishing itself as
a cornerstone in the building of a European Energy Policy
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CORDIS
The
Community Research and Development Information Service provides information about
research and development sponsored by the European Union.
The Earth Council
The Earth Council is a non-governmental organization founded
in September 1992 as a result of the Earth Summit. Their server
contains information from both United Nations and non-UN
sources.
Energo-Banking
CEE Kft
Botond Weöres, CFA
Mobile: + 36 309 776 581
Address: 1021 Budapest, Budakeszi u. 39, Hungary
Telephone: + 36 1 202 5300
E-mail: energobanking@axelero.hu
Our practice is
involved in advisory work for foreign and domestic companies
interested in Central & Eastern European investment / expansion
/ commercial opportunities. The following is a brief list of
our financial services:
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Project
development
- Local project identification and project development for
stakeholders, including advise on technical design and
commercial structuring of the Project;
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Regulations
- Analyzing implications of the relevant
regulatory background;
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Financial planning
- Business and financial model preparation in support of
planned financing;
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Arrangement of
financing - Equity, bank loans, EU
funding, and innovative funding schemes;
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Risk management
– Performance contracting, financial derivatives, corporate
insurances and guarantees.
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Transaction advisory
- including investor or target
search, acquisitions, due diligence, valuation, term
structuring, and tender process management;
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Environmental
services - involving the use of
“Joint Implementation” and other form of environmental
credits or allowances for project finance purposes.
Energy Technology Data
Exchange
The Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE) is an
international consortium and a program of the International
Energy Agency (IEA). ETDE provides a comprehensive bibliographic
database that announces energy-related research and development
information. The Exchange, as it is also known, is a central
collection point of over 3 million scientific and technical
citations from its member countries, cooperating international
organizations, and the U.S. Department of Energy's information
from 1974 forward. ETDE's Energy Database encompasses worldwide
coverage in the areas of nuclear, coal, and global climate
change information. Access to this comprehensive information is
limited to ETDE member countries.
European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Established in 1991 to foster the transition towards
market-oriented economies and to promote private and
entrepreneurial initiative in the central and eastern European
countries, the EBRD now has 60 member countries. The Bank
provides funding for private or privatisable enterprises and for
physical and financial infrastructure projects needed to support
the private sector. Their Web site provides information about
EBRD
environmental policy, projects, and investments including
those specifically targetted towards energy efficiency.
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a program of grants to
assist developing countries to deal with environmental problems
that transcend borders, in four areas: global warming, pollution
of international waters, destruction of biodiversity, and
depletion of the ozone layer. The GEF is jointly implemented by
the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Bank. A selection of GEF project documents are currently available
online. Links to UNDP and UNEP GEF project documents are in
place as well. Information is being added to this
server as a priority.
Greenhouse Gas
Technology Information Exchange (GREENTIE)
Greentie is an international directory of suppliers whose
technologies and services help to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions. Search the Directory using their new Project Broker
which can put you in direct touch with suppliers or learn more
about how to finance your project.
GREENTIE has also formed a partnership with the UNEP Sustainable
Alternative Network (SANet)
project which encourages uptake of sustainable investment and
complements GREENTIE’s work.
Center for the Analysis and Dissemination of Demonstrated
Energy
Technologies (CADDET)
The Center for the Analysis and Dissemination of Demonstrated
Energy Technologies (CADDET) is responsible for collecting and
disseminating information on demonstrated, energy efficient and
renewable energy technologies. The program focuses on
demonstration projects on full-scale applications of new
technologies.
International Energy Agency
An
intergovernmental body committed to advancing security of energy
supply, economic growth and environmental sustainability through
energy policy co-operation
Inter-American Development
Bank (IDB)
Through the Public Information Center, the IADB has its
project profiles, abstracts, and updates organized by sector and
country.
International Development
Research Centre (IDRC)
"The objects of the Centre are to initiate, encourage,
support and conduct research into the developing regions of the
world and into the means for applying and adapting scientific,
technical and other knowledge to the economic and social
advancements of those regions."
The IDRC maintains databases, publications, reports, a
library, and Internet links on topics of importance to the
international development community.
International Finance
Corporation (IFC)
The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World
Bank Group, is the world's largest multilateral source of
financing for private enterprise in emerging economies. Its
mandate is to promote the growth of productive and profitable
private enterprises in its developing member countries. The IFC
Power Division handles electric power generation projects
including hydro, thermal, geothermal, and new technologies, as
well as transmission and distribution projects, including
regional, national, and international grids, and metropolitan
and local utilities.
The Public
Information Center has information on operations for the
World Bank/IDA, IFC, the Global Environmental Fund (GEF), and
the Montreal Protocol. Materials on file includes project
information documents, staff appraisal reports, economic
reports, environmental assessments, Operation Evaluation
Department (OED) Reports, Operational Policies and Bank
Procedures, and Inspection Panel requests and reports.
INFORSE - International
Network for Sustainable Energy
INFORSE is a network of more than 150 NGOs worldwide--many of
which are umbrella organizations--working to promote sustainable
energy and social development. In addition to the preparation of
specific programs and projects, INFORSE is active in the
exchange of information and awareness campaigns. It provides a
meeting place for organizations working at all levels and is in
regular contact with UN agencies, multilateral development banks
and other international bodies active in the energy field.
North American
Development Bank
The North American Development Bank is helps finance
environmental infrastructure projects along both sides of the
U.S.-Mexico border, acting as an investment bank, not providing
grants or equity funding. It is the only international financial
institution which finances projects within the United States.
OLADE --
Organizacion Latinoamericana de Energia
This site contains general information on OLADE's
participating countries, mission, and goals; work on information
systems; and other services offered.
Organization for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD)
The OECD is the world's largest source of comparative data on
the industrial economies. It produces a wide range of
publications -- country studies, comparative analyses,
statistical reports -- prepared by its Secretariat. Information
is available from this server on: OECD Publications; OECD Data
Products Catalog; Science,
Technology and Industry
Directorate. There is also a
link to the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency.
Organization for
the Promotion of Energy Technologies (OPET)
The Network of OPETs (Organizations for the Promotion of
Energy Technologies) has been set up by the European
Commission’s INNOVATION and JOULE-THERMIE Programmes to promote
the wider use of non-nuclear energy technologies. There are 39
OPETs across the European Union and in some other European
countries. The topics covered by the Network’s activities are
the rational use of energy (energy efficiency) in industry,
buildings and transport, the use of renewable energy sources
such as wind power and solar energy, and the more efficient
supply and use of conventional fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas).
United Nations Development
Programme
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the
world's largest multilateral source of grant funding for
development cooperation. A wide variety of information is
available online.
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United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP)
UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment
The UNEP
Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment is managed
through the Risoe
National Laboratory (see listing for Risoe under
Other Governments.)
This site contains newsletters, publications lists, some online
publications, staff and program areas, as well as links to
related servers.
UNEP
International Environmental Technology Center
The Environmental Technology Center's primary objective is to
facilitate the transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies
(ESTs) to developing countries and countries with economies in
transition in order to address urban environmental problems and
the management of lake/reservoir basins. The Centre serves as a
link between sources and users of ESTs. This site contains
information about ESTs, and EITC's projects and partnerships.
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The World Bank
The World Bank has a great deal of information available on
its site. Check with the Hot Topics or News and Events links for the
latest information. Country and project information is found in the
Public
Information Center. There is a
Global Search Engine for all documents in the World Bank
Publications Catalogue.
The World Bank's
Electronic Media Center
was established to take advantage of rapid and sustained
decreases in storing, manipulating, and transmitting
information, especially in digital formats, in order to reach
larger audiences at lower cost than is currently possible with
more traditional media.
World Trade Organization
(WTO)
The World Trade Organization (WTO), the successor to the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), serves as the legal
and institutional foundation of the multilateral trading system
resulting from the
Uruguay Round trade negotiations. WTO provides the principal
contractual obligations that determine how governments frame and
implement domestic trade legislation and regulations. It is also
the platform on which trade relations among countries evolve
through collective debate, negotiation and adjudication. In addition to information about the international trade
system, this site provides bulletins and documents on
WTO's work
concerning Trade and the Environment.
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