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SECTOR: SUSTAINABLE ENERGY

Turbinas de energía verde

At the Global Sustainable Development Foundation, we invest in projects that foster sustainable energy development across Latin America and the Caribbean. These initiatives contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all.


We support a wide range of projects that improve energy access, boost energy efficiency, and expand renewable energy generation.


Key funded subsectors include:

Energy Efficiency and Demand Reduction

Projects that promote reduced energy consumption, such as:
•    Modernisation of buildings and industrial systems
•    Smart grids, metering, and tariff systems
•    Efficient cookstoves and biogas initiatives

Solar Energy

•    Photovoltaic panels
•    Solar thermal applications
•    Solar water heating systems

​Geothermal Energy

  • Use of geothermal energy for electricity production or agricultural heating

Electricity Transmission and Distribution

  • Infrastructure to transmit and distribute electricity from generation to end-users

  • Includes energy storage systems (e.g. pumped hydro, batteries)

  • Expansion of grid access, particularly in rural areas

Renewable Energy Generation

•    Programmes supporting the generation of electricity from various renewable sources

Wind Energy

•    Wind power for both water extraction and electricity generation

District Heating and Cooling

•    Centralised systems for distributing heat or chilled water for residential and commercial buildings

Energy Policy, Planning, and Administrative Management

  • Support for energy sector governance:

    • Policy development

    • Regulation

    • Planning

    • Technical assistance for energy ministries

    • Institutional capacity building

    • General energy sector support activities

Hydropower Plants

•    Including electricity generation barges

Marine Energy

•    Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)
•    Tidal and wave energy technologies

Biofuel-Based Power Plants

  • Energy generation using solid or liquid biofuels

  • Includes biogas from anaerobic digestion (e.g. landfill gas, sewage gas, crop waste, and manure)

  • Thermal processes for synthetic gas ("syngas")

  • Municipal solid waste-to-energy systems involving biodegradable waste treated at specialised facilities, including recovery of heat, gas, or fuel

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