Despite turbulence in the global economy, many countries in Asia currently face significant economic growth. It’s an undisputable fact that economic growth requires energy. But millions of people either lack electricity completely or are faced with an unreliable and unstable electricity supply, which may prevent the economy from growing even faster. What can be done about this?

One solution is to become more energy efficient – using less energy to obtain the same service, function or target. Differ’s strategy is to scale-up small scale carbon reductions, and one of the small-scale areas we are looking into is how to improve energy efficiency in buildings. Buildings in general account for around 30% of the total electricity consumption in a country. In tropical and sub-tropical countries, up to 60% of the electricity consumption in buildings is related to cooling. Hence, be...

Investing in a foreign country can be a daunting task in more than one respect. How comfortable are you part-taking in the race to bring expensive technology to developing countries? New laws, different customs, strange politics, obscure client demands – everything could be different. Read article >