Project

Strategies for sustainable technology innovation and transfer of low carbon energy technologies in Cuban rural areas (Clean Energy in Cuba, CleanEnerg-Cuba)

Lead country

Cuba

Participating countries

Cuba

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From May 16, 2016 to May 14, 2021

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 7.2 Increase share of global renewable energy
  2. 13.2 Integrate climate change into national policies, planning

Project ID: 4899

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Technical team

  • Energy Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Renewable Energy

Sub-area(s)

  • Type: Thermal
  • Resource: Biomass
  • Resource: Waste (agriculture)

Landscape(s)

  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Rural areas

Transformed sector(s)

  • Agriculture
  • Energy
  • Oil, gas and fuels

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Innovative approaches
  • Normative support

Strategy

  • Food and agricultural commodities
  • Governance
  • Enabling

Sub-strategy

  • Climate resilience for FAC system (TP 6)
  • Technical capacity building
  • Sustainable land management
  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Institutional framework
  • Community engagement

Social inclusion

  • Local community/CSOs
  • Smallholder farmers

Gender equality

  • Awareness raising (on gender)

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender targeted

Pathway(s)

  • People pathway
  • Systems pathway
  • Sci-tech pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation

SDG target(s)

  • 7.2 Increase share of global renewable energy
  • 13.2 Integrate climate change into national policies, planning

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Poverty reduction
  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy

About this project

Description

The objective of the Project is to increase access to bioenergy technology in Cuba by promoting the use of biodiesel and biogas technologies by rural farmers. Specifically, the Project will (i) strengthen government policies in support of small-scale bioenergy technologies; (ii) address technology barriers presently limiting the widespread production and dissemination of cost-effective biodigesters and biodiesel conversion plants in Cuba; (iii) establish a comprehensive network of project design, maintenance, repair and extension services for small farmers to increment local food production, generate new jobs and income, promote community resilience and recover degraded lands. Bioenergy market development under the target beneficiary group will expectedly avoid greenhouse gas emission by conventional, fossil fuels to the amount of 207.1 ktons CO2eq.

Objectives

To increase access to bioenergy technology in Cuba by promoting the use of biodiesel and biogas technologies by rural farmers.

USD $2,787,524

Grant amount

USD $20,009,107

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($2,787,524)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Cuba

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Policy instruments supportive of small-scale bioenergy development have been formulated and recommended for approval.

 Indicators:

A. Products based on the technology transfers that are approved by the relevant authorities for commercial manufacturing.
B. Extent to which policies and mechanisms are adopted for technology transfer[1]
C. MWh/yr produced using biogas and biodiesel attributable to project
D. Number of people directly and indirectly benefitted from RE due to project action
E. GHG emissions avoided (tons CO2eq).
1a) Information tools developed for bioenergy policy and strategy formulation
1b) Draft small-scale bioenergy strategy (green paper) consulted with incumbent authorities.
1c). Policy inputs and recommendations on the legal, institutional and regulatory framework for facilitating the implementation of a small-scale bioenergy strategy.
2a). Production capacity for small-scale (100, 200 and 400l/day) biodiesel plants of national industry (units produced per year).
2b) Flexible geomembrane production (m2/yr)
2c) Litre of biodiesel annually produced in demonstration pilots and put to use (l/yr)
2d) Cubic meters of biogas generated in demonstration pilots and put to use (m3/yr).
3a) Bioenergy expertise centre established in EEIH.
3b) Number of farmers (m/f) assisted on bioenergy.
3c) Number of advisory/consulting services provided by Cubaenergía to decision-makers on bioenergy
Outcome 2:

State of the art knowledge on the application of small-scale biodiesel and biogas systems has been transferred and assimilated.
Outcome 3:

Bioenergy technology diffused through increased knowledge and demonstration of biodiesel and biogas systems.
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