projects
Below is a list of some of the recent projects by our GreenPesa team
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PROJECTS
Main-street Energy Treasure Hunt, Delaware
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Funding for this venture came from Energize Delaware
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Directly engaged +120 small businesses on energy efficiency
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Completed 11 level 1 energy audits; identifying >$ 50,000 in potential energy cost savings in Newark, Delaware
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Developed and pre-tested the GreenPesa Auto-Energy Auditor Mobile App - for completing energy audits remotely.
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Developed a small business energy-efficiency assessment manua
Status: Completed
Energy Company in Ohio
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Energy Star portfolio manager assessment
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Commercial building energy audit (2018 baseline).
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Greenhouse Gas (GHG) assessment for Scope 1-3 using the GHG Protocol (2018 baseline).
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Smart Commute program design
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Financial modeling for a 500kWp solar car-park plant.
Status: Completed
University of Delaware
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Energy Star bench-marking assessment for 15 buildings
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Campus wide sustainability behavior engagement of students.
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Members of our team served on the UD Carbon Neutral sub-committee.
Status: Completed
Legal Firm, Delaware
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Energy Star bench-marking assessment 2 office units
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Energy Bill auditing
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Piloting the GreenPesa Auto-Energy Auditor web-app
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Smart Commute program
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Financial modelling for priority energy efficiency projects.
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Carbon offset of emissions to achieve Carbon neutral status by 2030
Status: Ongoing
WATER PROJECTS
International NGO
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Undertook a socio-economic assessment for three river catchments
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Assessment results in recommendations for improved intergrated water resources management program
Status: Completed
NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS
IUCN
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Co-led the contribution analysis study for IUCN Uganda Forest program (Full report here; https://bit.ly/2JEaj7M).
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Completed IUCN's "Towards Pro-Poor REDD+ (Phase II)" program evaluation report
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Undertook an assessment and training on mainstreaming pro-poor and Human Rights-Based Approaches in REDD+ Initiatives in Uganda
Status: Completed
Research
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Examining policy options for sustainable forest management
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GIS assessment of forest cover change across three decades
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Designing a mobile-based app, ForestPesa for incentivizing smallholder forest owners towards sustainable forest management outcomes.
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ForestPesa was selected among the winners for the inaugural Beyond Tourism Challenge by WWF Africa, Luc Hoffmann Institute, and Africa Leadership University (ALU).