Wuppertal Institute
Publications
Below is a list of the WISIONS brochures and information material that have already been published.
Latest Papers and Book Contributions
- Leary/Czyrnek-Delêtre/Alsop/Eales/Marandin/Org/Craig/Ortiz/Casillas/Persson/Dienst/Brown/While/Cloke/Latoufis: Finding the nice: A review of market assessment methodologies for rural electrification with small scale wind power. Published in: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 133, November 2020
- Silva-Martines/Sanches-Pereira/Ortiz/Galindo/Coelho: The state-of-the-art of organic waste to energy in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges and opportunities. Published in: Renewable Energy, Volume 156, August 2020, p. 509-525
- Leary/Schaube/Clementi: Rural Electrification with Household Wind Systems in remote high wind Regions, Energy for Sustainable Development, Volume 52, October 2019, p. 154-175
- Osorio/Waeger/Ortiz: Fondos autogestionados para la transicion agroecologica: el caso de asproinca, Riosucio, Caldas. Published in: Acevedo,A., y Jimenez, N. (Eds.): Agroecologica. Experencias comunitarias para la agricultura familiar en Colombia, 2019.
- Wäger/Hamhaber/Ortiz: Nutzung von Kleinstbiogasanlagen und Teilhabe im globalen Süden: Partizipative Evaluation durch das Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) im Project Asproinca, Riosucio, Kolumbien. Published in: Lars Holstenkamp, Jörg Radtke (Eds.): Handbuch Energiewende und Partizipation 2018
- Terrapon-Pfaff/Gröne/Dienst/Ortiz: Productive Use of Energy – Pathway to Development? Reviewing the Outcomes and Impacts of Small-Scale Energy Projects in the Global South. Published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2018.
- Terrapon-Pfaff/Ortiz/Dienst/Gröne: Energising the WEF nexus to enhance sustainable development at local level. Published in Journal of Environmental Management 2018.
- Terrapon-Pfaff/Gröne/Dienst/Ortiz: Impact pathways of small-scale energy projects in the global south - Findings from a systematic evaluation . Published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Vol. 95, 2018.
- Ortiz/Vilsmaier/Osorio: The Diffusion of Sustainable Family Farming Practices in Colombia: An Emerging Sociotechnical Niche?. Published in Sustainability Science 2017.
- Ortiz/Terrapon-Pfaff/Dienst: Understanding the Diffusion of Domestic Biogas Technologies. Systematic Conceptualisation of Existing Evidence from Developing and Emerging Countries. Published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2017.
- Terrapon-Pfaff/Dienst/Ortiz: The role of gender concerns in the planning of small-scale energy projects in developing countries. Published in Decentralized Solutions for Developing Economies 2015.
- Dienst/König/Ortiz/Terrapon-Pfaff: "A cross-sectional review: Impacts and sustainability of small-scale renewable energy projects in developing countries". Published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2014.
- Dienst/König/Ortiz/Terrapon-Pfaff: "How effective are small-scale energy interventions in developing countries? Results from a post-evaluation on project-level". Published in Applied Energy 2014.
WISIONS Fact sheet
The fact sheet summarises contributions to sustainable energy development achieved by the WISIONS initiative during the last 12 years.
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WISIONS Brochures
Energy Practitioner Networks
This latest brochure portrays energy practitioners – the people behind every successful energy project.
Download: Networks WISIONS 2016
Networks WISIONS 2016 Spanish Version
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Lighting (2013)
The brochure portrays sustainable lighting solutions in developing countries. LIGHTING is an outcome of the third phase of the Technology Radar
Download: Lighting WISIONS 2013
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Food Issues (2011)
The brochure focuses on renewable energy technologies for food preparation and processing. FOOD ISSUES is part of the second phase of the Technology Radar.
Download: Food Issues (2011)
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Acces to Electricity (2010)
The brochure focuses on technological options for community-based solutions related to ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY - the first phase of the Technology Radar.
Download: Access to Electricity 2010
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PREP brochures
WISIONS published twelve PREP brochures from 2004 to 2008, each one focusing on a specific issue. The brochures present four or five examples of good practice, outlining the benefits, technology specifications and sustainability of these examples and giving information on how they are funded, the obstacles they face and their replication potential.
Please click on the titles below in order to download the brochures.
Water for Energy and Energy for Water (I. Issue 2008)
Solar Cooling - Using the Sun for Climatisation (III. Issue 2007)
Sustainable Energy for Poverty Reduction (II. Issue 2007)
Renewable Energy in the Food Supply Chain (I. Issue 2007)
Sustainable Biofuel Production & Use Options for Greener Fuels (IV. Issue 2006)
Corporate Energy and Material Efficiency (III. Issue 2006)
Energy in Schools (II. Issue 2006)
Microfinance and Renewable Energy (I. Issue 2006)
Sustainable Tourism (II. Issue 2005)
Sustainable Transport (I. Issue 2005)
