MISSION STATEMENT
The Mission of The Renewable Nations Institute is to accelerate the rate at which all nations can meet 2030 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and 2050 Net-Zero Energy (NZE) emissions goals under the Paris Agreement by developing, managing, and replicating a global "Energy Education Workforce."
FEATURED AWARDS, PROJECTS, AND PROGRAMS
U.S.-Africa Energy Ministerial
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The Renewable Nations Institute, operating as the nonprofit SolarQuest Education Foundation, Inc., Co-sponsored the U.S.-Africa Energy Ministerial Meetings from 1999-2001. The Institute provided renewable energy and energy efficiency technical assistance and human capacity building services to 52 African Nations.
This effort led to over 2,500 solar energy systems installed throughout sub-Saharan Africa, including solar systems in support of Solar Lights for Africa, the first faith-based partnership with the White House (Clinton Administration) and the United States Department of Energy. |
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Project ERGAL (Renewable Energy Galápagos)
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Project ERGAL (Renewable Energy Galapagos), Province of the Galapagos (Republic of Ecuador), was one of the first Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in Latin America under the Kyoto Protocol.
The project was developed in under the umbrella of the United Nations Foundation, the Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership (formerly, the e8 Network for Expertise on the Global Environment), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Fund for International Partnerships (UNFIP), and the Government of the Republic of Ecuador. |
Project ERGAL included the cooperation of over 36 international organizations and private industry partners, and provided the framework for the participation of SolarQuest as a Technical Assistance and Human Capacity Building Partner of the United Nations Development Program. See Project ERGAL Organizational Ecosystem diagram, below:
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Project ERGAL Development Partners
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Project ERGAL Organizational Chart
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Project ERGAL Video
United Nations Junior Ambassador / Fellowship Programme
Pilot Programme Video
White House Millennium Council
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Vermont State University - Productivity-Centered Work-Learning-Service Programs
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