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Groupe Energies Renouvelables, Environnement et Solidarités (GERES)

 Groupe Energies Renouvelables, Environnement et Solidarités
COUNTRY: Afghanistan, Benin, Cambodia, France, India, Indonesia, Mali, Morocco

History

GERES is a French nonprofit created in 1976 after the first Oil Shock. Today, 150 staff work on innovative and sustainable development projects in France and in eight African and Asian countries. Environmental conservation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, improving access to energy, and improving the livelihoods of the poor are the main focus areas for GERES. The GERES team is particularly involved in the implementation of engineering solutions for development and providing specific technical expertise to other interested organizations, community groups and governments.

Prizes/AwardsAshden 2006 & 2009, EU Energy Globe 2008 & 2009, US EPA
Partners/Networks ADB
AFD
ARECOP
CFSI
CLER
Comité 21
EU
Global Compact
GVEP
Hedon
Inforse
REEEP
UNDP
US EPA PCIA
World Bank
Technologies: Biomass incinerator
Charcoal briquettes
Domestic biogas
Improved gas oven
Passive solar house
Renewable Charcoal from coconut waste
Services

Activities include conducting energy efficiency programs, providing decentralized energy services for local economic development, supporting and developing renewable energies and promoting waste management. These activities are implemented in partnership with local stakeholders and communities on the basis of collaborative experience sharing.

Nexus Projects New Lao Stove
Team150