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Techno-economic analysis of a hybrid mini-grid system for Fiji Islands
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
USP Research Publication. Abstract: The Pacific Island Countries constantly struggle with the challenges of high petroleum dependence for their electricity production and lack of adequate...
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A Guide to Legislation and Regulation for Minimum Energy Perfomance Standards and Labelling (MEPSL) for Appliances & Lighting
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
Under the Pacific Appliance Labelling and Standards (PALS) programme, several Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are introducing legislation for Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS)...
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Lighting Maps of Vanuatu
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
Lighting maps of Vanuatu. Maps of islands in Vanuatu and pie chart overview of lighting i.e. % access to grid, kerosene, torchgas, own lighting and other.
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Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands, Energy Survey Report
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands, Energy Survey Report. Final Version - 28 March 2012. The energy survey in Mitiaro, including the household survey questionnaire and this report, has...
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Preparatory Phase of the Samoa Photovoltaic Electrification Programme - Survey Report Final Draft
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
Preparatory Phase of the Samoa Photovoltaic Electrification Programme - Survey Report Final Draft. Contract 2007 - 005 UNDP Apia, Samoa. Report is about the preparatory phase to determine...
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Meeting report - 5th Pacific Energy Advisory Group (PEAG) meeting 2014
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
Summary Record of the Meeting outcomes
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Energy storage to reach cost 'holy grail', mass adoption in 5 years
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
Article produced by the Deutsche Bank. Major findings in the report: Predicted that energy storage is the missing link of solar adoption. This will be cheap enough and technologically...
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Report for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) - Addressing Grid-Interconnection Issues in Order to Maximize the Utilization of New and Renewable Energy Sources. Summary Document
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
Summary Document. The report was funded by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Energy Working Group. Distribution technologies connect to the distribution network and while they can...
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New Energy - Wind and Sun Bring Independence
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
Article is from a Magazine Article regarding purely regenerative energy supply. Article produced by the Research & Development Unit of the Grid Management and Control System of...
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Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) - Republic of the Marshall Islands
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
RMI Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC). Communicated to the UNFCCC on 21 July 2015. RMI commits to a quantified economy wide-target to reduce its emissions of greenhouse...
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Nauru 2015 Household Electrical Appliances, Lights, and End-use Survey
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
A household electrical appliances, lights, and end-use survey was undertaken in Nauru in June/July 2015. In total 286 households were surveyed, which constitutes 17% of all households in...
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Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) - Cook Islands
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
The Cook Islands is committed to a target of 50% of islands transformed from diesel-based to renewable sourced electricity by 2015, to 100% coverage by 2020. To date, Cook Islands has...
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Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) - Fiji Islands
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
The target is for the renewable energy share in electricity generation to approach 100% by 2030 from around 60% in 2013. In addition an indicative reduction of 10% CO2 emissions for...
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Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) - Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
The FSM commits to unconditionally reduce by 2025 a 28% its GHGs emissions below emissions in year 2000. Similarly subject to the availability of additional financial, technical and...
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Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) - Kiribati
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
Kiribati is a Least Developed Country (LDC) SIDS with limited resources that will nonetheless commit to reduce emissions by: 13.7% by 2025 and 12.8% by 2030 compared to a BaU projection....
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Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) - Nauru
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
The main mitigation contribution is to achieve the outcomes and targets under the National Energy Road Map (NERM), recommendations under the Second National Communications (SNC) and is...
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Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) - Niue
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
Niue will achieve a 38% share of renewable energy of total electricity generation by 2020. In 2014, the renewable energy share was 2%. This will in part be delivered by a 10% reduction in...
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Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) - Palau
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
Palau is committed to an absolute energy sector emissions reduction target with additional reductions coming from the waste and transport sectors. Indicative targets: 22% energy sector...
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Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) - Papua New Guinea (PNG)
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
The main mitigation contribution for PNG would be in terms of an indicative replacement of fossil fuelled electricity generation with renewable energy sources. PNG will opt for a national...
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Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) - Samoa
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
Samoa is targeting the energy sector with a focus on the electricity sub-sector. 26% of electricity was generated from renewable energy sources in 2014. Samoa commits to generating 100%...