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WIPO GREEN Matchmaking Impact Stories

WIPO/PUB/951-2/EN

Tackling Sub-optimal Use of Electricity by Air Conditioning Units
WIPO Green Case Study 3

Publication year: 2014

Researchers at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Faculty of Mechanical Engineering have devised a system to improve the energy efficiency of air conditioning systems in non-residential buildings

WIPO/PUB/951-3/EN

Transforming Greenhouse Gas Emissions into Energy
WIPO Green Case Study 4

Publication year: 2014

Jenbacher engines are being used in several biogas projects that turn manure into energy.

WIPO/PUB/951-4/EN

Green Technology Diffusion: The Case of GIVEWATTS Green Lanterns
WIPO Green Case Study 5

Publication year: 2014

GIVEWATTS is a non-profit organization that connects rural communities to safe, healthy, green, and affordable sources of light.

WIPO/PUB/951-5/EN

Green Technology Diffusion: The Case of Arivi Paraffin Cookstoves
WIPO Green Case Study 6

Publication year: 2014

Arivi, a start-up company based in South Africa, developed an innovative clean cookstove in 2007 that is more efficient, cleaner, and safer for indoor use than other cookstoves in that market.

WIPO/PUB/951-6/EN

Green Technology Diffusion: The Case of Ecosan Waterless Toilets
WIPO Green Case Study 7

Publication year: 2014

Eco Sanitation Limited, based in South Africa, produces, distributes, and markets the EcoSan waterless toilet, a sanitation system that converts human waste into dehydrated, compostable material.

WIPO/PUB/951-1/EN

Addressing Water Contamination without Using Chemicals
WIPO Green Case Study 2

Publication year: 2013

This approach involves cycling effluents that have been diluted with water through a horizontal “bed” of soil.