UNEP DTU Partnership (UNEPDTU), Denmark

Energy struggles: renewable energy in Africa

Research project The overall objective of this project is to contribute to a better understanding of how a transition to renewable energy can occur in sub-Saharan Africa. Many countries have set targets for solar and wind, but implementation has been slow and uneven. ...
Period: 2021-09-1 to 2025-08-31 Countries: Ghana Tanzania Lead institution: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Denmark Partner institutions: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), Ghana UNEP DTU Partnership (UNEPDTU), Denmark Project code: 20-09-DIIS Total grant: 11,952,903 DKK
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Circular Bioeconomy for the Kenyan Dairy Sector

Research project The idea of circular bioeconomy (CBE) is gaining broad interest as global environmental challenges become monumental and demand a shift from linear production-consumption models to circular models. CBE is particularly relevant for lower-middle income ... First year report The kick-off meeting of the VALORISE project was succesfully held at the ICIPE Campus, Kasarani, Nairobi 14-15 June 2022, organised by the African Centre of Technology Studies. The event also marked the first physical meeting of ...
Period: 2021-08-1 to 2025-01-31 Countries: Kenya Lead institution: UNEP DTU Partnership (UNEPDTU), Denmark Partner institutions: African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), Kenya The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Kenya Egerton University (EGU), Kenya Eastern and Southern Africa Dairy Association (ESADA), Kenya Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark Arla Foods Ingredients Group P/S (AFI), Denmark Project code: 20-M05DTU Total grant: 4,998,490 DKK
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Governing solar electronic waste recycling in Kenya

Research project The diffusion of small-scale, off-grid solar (OGS) devices, such as solar lanterns and solar home systems, have increased rapidly and significantly across countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The solar electronic waste (SEW) being generated and dis ... First year report Overall, the project is making good progress and is proceeding according to the overall work plan as described in the initial project proposal. Specifically, as can be seen in the reporting of project outputs in the LogFrame matr ...
Period: 2021-04-1 to 2023-09-30 Countries: Kenya Lead institution: UNEP DTU Partnership (UNEPDTU), Denmark Partner institutions: University of Nairobi (UoN), Kenya Kenyatta University (KU), Kenya Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark Project code: 20-M07DTU Total grant: 4,998,719 DKK
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