Publications
The Energy Efficiency Perspective of the Georgian Residential Sector
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Ministerial Workshop on RE/EE - Materials
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Best Practices in Energy Efficiency Laws (628 KBytes) |
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Best Practices in RE (819.5 KBytes) |
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Draft Energy Conservation Law for Georgia (212 KBytes) |
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Outline of RE Law (237 KBytes) |
Current Construction Practices and Recommendations to Build Inductry and Improve Energy Efficiency in Georgia
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Report on Underground Heat Pumps
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Geothermal Heat Pump (9.06 MBytes) |
Wood Heating Stoves in Rural Georgia
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Report_Wood Heating Stoves for Rural Georgia (1.86 MBytes) |
Sectoral Overview on the Energy Efficient Construction Materials Business in Georgia
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Global Strategy for Energy Efficient Buildings
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Global Strategy for EE Buildings (1.73 MBytes) |
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EE Economic and Environmental Benefits (1.86 MBytes) |
Policy Measures for Promotion of RE and EE in the CEE Countries
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Renewables in EEC (831.93 KBytes) |
Solar Water Heating Systems in Georgia
Cost Benefit Analysis
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Report_Solar Water Heating Systems in Georgia (1.07 MBytes) |
Renewable Energy Potential in Georgia and ways for its Utilisation
Upon the Minsitry of Energy request and USAID support, the World Expericance for Georgia under the Rural nergy Program cinducted the study of Renewable Energy Potential in Georgia and ways for its Utilisation.
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Prospects of Renewable Energy Decelopment in Georgia (337.36 KBytes) |
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Energy Efficiency Potential in Georgia and ways for its Utilisation
Upon the Minsitry of Energy request and USAID support, the World Expericance for Georgia under the Rural nergy Program cinducted the study of Energy Efficiency Potential in Georgia and ways for Its Utilisation.
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The Role of Energy Efficiency in the Energy Sector of Georgia (763.41 KBytes) |
Potential Energy Saving to be achieved by Employing Energy Efficient Construction Methods
Over five million square meters of high-rise residential buildings have been built in Tbilisi over the past three years, according to the Tbilisi Municipality’s Urban Design Department. Most, if not all of these buildings have been constructed without regard to energy efficiency. At the request of the Ministry of Energy, the Rural Energy Program provided technical assistance for the country’s pending Building Construction Code, helping Georgia build a more energy-efficient future. While preparing the construction code comments, the Program’s consultant Nelly Verulava reviewed international best practices and experiences gained in Russia and the Ukraine, which implemented energy efficient construction measures over the last two years. It was realized that use of new (for Georgia) construction methods, construction cost savings of up to 15% could be achieved.
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ANNEX - 1 (475.84 KBytes) |
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ANNEX - 2 (505.06 KBytes) |
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ANNEX - 3 (473.79 KBytes) |
Weatherization Projects in Sadmeli
In August 2007, the Rural Energy Program implemented a set of weatherization projects at the Ritseula SHP community, Sadmeli village.
A community-based organization played a vital role in recruiting enthusiastic volunteers from Sadmeli to assist with weatherization projects at a public school, a kindergarten, the hospital, and at a Territorial Authority Office.
The community volunteers who actively participated in the weatherization activities were trained in the use of various weatherization materials, which are available on the Georgian market. Many of the participants expressed an interest to engage in similar weatherization projects at their own homes.
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Technical Report - Authority and Ambulatory (1.32 MBytes) |
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Technical Report - Kindergarten (1.2 MBytes) |
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Technical Report - School (1.03 MBytes) |
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Technical Report - School (1.03 MBytes) |
Biogas: Retrospect and Prospects
Proper manure management is crucial to energy and resource recovery from livestock manures. Good manure management also minimizes environmental contamination by preventing pollutants such as nutrients, organics, and pathogens from migrating to surface and groundwater. Among the available options, anaerobic digestion (AD) is an alternative solution to livestock waste management that offers economic and environmental benefits. Furthermore, AD technology lends itself to most developing-country rural settings.
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Biogas: Retrospect and Prospects (2.17 MBytes) |
Programmatic Environmental Assessment
This report is the result of the Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) of the USAID/Caucasus/Georgia – funded Rural Energy Program, a program with the potential to implement a wide variety of energy interventions over a fairly sizeable and diverse territory.
The Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) was developed in the scope of USAID funded Rural Energy Program in July 2006, based on USAID’s environmental regulations (22 CFR 216), commonly known as Reg. 216, which establishes the conditions and procedures for environmental review of the activities funded with Agency resources.
The technical disciplines addressed in the PEA are:
- Geology and Soils
- Water Resources
- Biological Resources
- Socioeconomics (including Public Health)
- Cultural Resources.
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Report_Programmatic Environmental Assessment_Engl (8.14 MBytes) |
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Report_Programatic Environmental Assessment_Geo (8.64 MBytes) |
Environmental Management Plans
The Environmental Management Plans (EMP) consists of a set of mitigation, monitoring, and institutional measures to be taken into account during implementation and operation to eliminate adverse environmental and social impacts, offset them, or reduce them to acceptable levels.
These environmental management plans identify potential environmental impacts related to projects on rehabilitation of small hydropower plants (SHP). The plans also include actions needed to implement these measures. EMPs identify feasible and cost-effective measures that may reduce potentially significant adverse environmental impacts to acceptable levels.
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Environmental Management Plan for Lopota SHP (1.54 MBytes) |
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Environmental Management Plan for Machakhela SHP (756.01 KBytes) |
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Environmental Management Plan for Okami SHP (1.15 MBytes) |
