Network members list and profiles

Korea Forestry Promotion Institute (KoFPI) is a public sector institution formed by Korea Forest Service to promote forestry technologies and to create the global forestry value for combating climate change.  Especially, KoFPI has professional experiences on REDD+ (Reducing Emission Deforestation and Degradation) in Myanmar and Lao PDR, and has been conducting the Trial Biomass Plantation project in Indonesia. KoFPI has developed green ODA (Official Development Aids) projects and run capacity building programs for public officers in developing countries.

FORCEBEL is a private sector company working in waste treatment and W2E field with R&D and innovative technologies. FORCEBEL started their waste management business with developing the Supex (landfill waste sorting) system. Now FORCEBEL has commercialized the SLR (Sustainable Landfill Reclamation) system and the MBT (Mechanical Biological Treatment) system from their own technology. FORCEBEL has completed more than 100 landfilll waste treatment projects. FORCEBEL keeps trying to give the best solutions for waste management and make great efforts to protect nature.

ACCIONA Ingeniería is the engineering firm of ACCIONA Business Group, one of the leading Spanish companies trading on the IBEX 35. With a history spanning more than a century, ACCIONA is mainly involved in renewable energy, infrastructure, water, and services. Its strategy is based on two concepts: sustainability and social well-being as the cornerstones of economic growth, environmental balance and social progress.

ACCIONA Ingeniería brings more than 60 years of leadership in the civil, industrial and environmental engineering sectors as well as in several architectural fields.

The mission of InnoVentum is to bring Power to the People. Innoventum has developed and commercialised a range of environmentally friendly renewable energy solutions: small wind and solar installations as well as hybrid wind-solar stations. The 12 m towers of Innoventum are made of wood and can be easily installed without a crane. Innoventum has experience in configuring and installing renewable energy mini-grids with battery and diesel backup.

Founded in 2008 as Korea’s first not-for-profit organization, the Climate Change Center has been dedicated to a paradigm shift towards a low-carbon society. As a leading Korean civil society think-tank, the CCC informs and guides the government as well as business and youth leaders through green leadership programs and leading-edge sectoral policy research.  The Climate Change Center serves also as the knowledge gateway and bridge-builder for international partnerships on Korean policy expertise, technologies, and multi-sectoral solutions for climate change and sustainability.

POSCO Energy has been responsible for the reliable supply of electricity for over four decades. As Korea’s first and largest Independent Power Plant (IPP), POSCO Energy is taking innovation steps in various sectors including power generation, fuel cell, and recycling of resources. POSCO Energy is also making ceaseless efforts to develop high-efficiency, eco-friendly technology with top-tier research staff.

The KPMG network employs 600 dedicated CC&S professionals located in more than 60 countries, including emerging economies and developing countries. This presents accumulated experiences and strong global presence built upon the extensive network of KPMG with key players from public and private sector in the areas of climate change and international development.

Energy and Environmental Development Research Center (EED) is an institution committed to policy and economic research on energy and environment, technology development, as well as professional training, institutional strengthening, and capacity building. EED’s service areas cover: i) climate change/low-carbon economic development; ii) new/renewable energy development; iii) energy efficiency improvement; iv) environmental protection in rural and regional areas; v) industrial and urban pollution control; and vi) energy and environment advisory.

With a history going back 150 years, the RINA Group is a global corporation that provides engineering and consultancy services, as well as testing, inspection and certification.

FOKABS’ mission is to contribute towards climate-resilient and low-carbon development solutions. The company provides advisory services on climate change, especially in developing countries. FOKABS offers services in capacity building, project development, climate finance and international negotiations in the areas of nationally determined contributions (NDC), national adaptation plans (NAP), reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+), CDM, and NAMA.

The Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology Research (Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas - CIEMAT) is a public research organization focused on energy and environment and the technologies related to them. The CIEMAT main lines of action are the study, development, promotion and optimization of various sources as renewable energies, study of their impact on the environment, development of new technologies; not forgetting areas of basic research such as high-energy physics and molecular and cellular biology.

3Wayste® is an innovative, patented waste management system capable of treating 100 per cent of municipal solid waste (MSW) while profitably revalorizing more than 90 per cent for clean energy fuel, pure compost and raw materials. The unprecedented level of revalorization means less landfills, less incinerators and less greenhouse gas emissions.

Nitlapan UCA's mission is to promote models of inclusive development by non-financial services and interventions in the value chain and better governance of land and natural resources. Nitlapan UCA has expertise in the combination of innovation processes, research, academic and vocational training. Nitlapan UCA contributes to overcoming poverty, marginalization and social exclusion through critical and own thinking on development processes.

Khavaran Institute of Higher Education (KHI) is a non-governmental newly established tertiary education (10 years). The number of students in KHI exceeds 3500 out of which more than 3000 study in under-graduate and about 500 students at the post graduate levels. The fields of specialties conducted in KHI are technical and engineering. The KHI has its own research plan where all thesis and researches must comply with KHI plan. The main goal of this plan is environmental issues.

Created in 2004, ALTEREA is a fast-growing energy-savings company of 100 experts specialized in improving the energy performance, the architectural quality and the exploitation of buildings. ALTEREA’s expertise consists in forming a comprehensive suite of energy-management services, retrofits and deep renovations to help its clients to reduce their energy consumption, greenhouse gases emissions, etc.

The Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy (BASE) is a Swiss Foundation and Specialised Partner of United Nations Environment. BASE develops innovative ideas and tailored market-driven solutions to drive investment in sustainable energy and to meet the challenge of climate change.

BASE has implemented projects incorporating locally appropriate climate technologies in North and South America, Africa, Asia and Europe.

Solved is a cleantech advisory service and collaboration platform. Solved tackles the world's environmental challenges, and lets you easily cooperate with the best cleantech experts. Solved brings together the leading experts, environmental challenges and new ways of working in order to co-create appealing solutions.

3 Ideas Ltd is an award winning consultancy specialising in technology development and transfer, architecture, design and cultural research. The consultancy was initially created in response to the need to preserve regional cultures, which are fast disappearing under the pressures of globalization.

Technology Development and Transfer, Renewable Resources

Ramboll is an engineering, design and consultancy company employing 13,000 experts worldwide. Ramboll provides services across de following sectors: energy, water, environment, health, buildings, transport, and management consulting etc. Ramboll's multidisciplinary approach allows them to provide best available solutions in mitigation and adaptation technologies, and their worldwide presence and expertise facilitates the transfer of technology to developing countries.

EcoMetrix Africa is a South African greenhouse gas management consultancy assisting organisations in greenhouse gas emissions inventories, defining mitigation strategies and developing renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Moreover, they advise organisations in determining how to respond to the changing regulatory landscape as for example the carbon tax and the national energy efficiency strategy.