About renewable Nations:
2017 - Congressional Award
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UNITED NATIONS JUNIOR AMBASSADOR-FELLOWSHIP
In 2017, the Renewable Nations Institute received a Certificate of Congressional Recognition (a life-time award) for promoting "Education for Sustainability" (ESD) in K-12 public schools and public higher education institutions (HEIs) in the U.S. and throughout the developing world, culminating in the "U.N.Junior Ambassador Fellowship" program in collaboration with the United Nations Office of the Secretary-General.
After more than four decades of action-based research, the Renewable Nations Institute has articulated an emerging ESD pedagogy: "Productivity-Centered, Work-Learning-Service* (PCWLS). The PCWLS pedagogy is a definitive measure of sustainable development through the assessment of the impact of economic productivity (Gross Domestic Product) and on primary productivity (ecosystem services). The pedagogy |
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2017-2019: Sustainable Energy for All
The Renewable Nations Institute was a "Proud Partner" of the Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) Initiative, a Unique Joint-Venture of the United Nations and the World Bank. In 2019, the Proud Partner membership category was canceled by SEforALL administration; the Institute, however, continues to serve this important Initiative by conducting research on health care facility electrification in the developing world. In 2021, the Institute conducted a Work-Learning-Service capstone project with Vermont Technical College to demonstrate the efficacy of undergraduate students to provide Technical Support Services for deep-rural health care facility electrification.
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2021 Capstone Project - Vermont Technical College (49 slides)
2023 - Vermont State University Capstone Project
The Renewable Nations Institute conducted a Capstone project with students and faculty from the Vermont State University to demonstrate the efficacy of a university-based "Technical Support Unit" to provide technical assistance to municipalities and decision support for the State of Vermont Municipal Energy Resilience Grant Program.
2001 - 2009 Project ERGAL - Renewable Energy Galapagos
(Project Value: $32 million)
(Project Value: $32 million)
Project ERGAL (Renewable Energy Galapagos), Province of the Galapagos (Republic of Ecuador), was one of the first Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in Latin America under the Kyoto Protocol.
The project was developed in under the umbrella of the United Nations Foundation, the Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership (formerly, the e8 Network for Expertise on the Global Environment), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Fund for International Partnerships (UNFIP), and the Government of the Republic of Ecuador.
Project ERGAL included the cooperation of over 36 international organizations and private industry partners (see Project ERGAL Development Partners, above), and provided the framework for the participation of SolarQuest as a Technical Assistance and Human Capacity Building Partner of the United Nations Development Program.
Project ERGAL Organizational Diagram:
The project was developed in under the umbrella of the United Nations Foundation, the Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership (formerly, the e8 Network for Expertise on the Global Environment), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Fund for International Partnerships (UNFIP), and the Government of the Republic of Ecuador.
Project ERGAL included the cooperation of over 36 international organizations and private industry partners (see Project ERGAL Development Partners, above), and provided the framework for the participation of SolarQuest as a Technical Assistance and Human Capacity Building Partner of the United Nations Development Program.
Project ERGAL Organizational Diagram:
2008 - 2019 Middle Schoolers-Out-to-Save the World (M-SOS-W)
(Project Value: $6 million)
(Project Value: $6 million)
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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
M-SOS-W was a National Science Foundation (NSF) ITEST (Information Technology Experiences for Teachers and Students) program funded under the Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (EDU/DRL).
M-SOS-W was developed by the Renewable Nations Institute (d.b.a., SolarQuest Education Foundation, Inc.) and operated by the University of North Texas (Gerald Kenezk, Principal Investigator). Over 450 students and their teachers across 12 states and 24 school districts were engaged in utilizing advanced energy modeling instruments to identify standby power losses and inefficient, functioning electric appliances in their homes and communities. |
M-SOS-W students analysing real-time energy use of common household appliances.
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2001 - 2025 Solar Lights for Africa
