The Digital Demand-Driven Electricity Networks (3DEN) Initiative – an inter-agency initiative between UNEP, the IEA, and Italy’s Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE), receiving technical support from BASE – finalised the signature of grant agreements with 14 new projects aiming to leverage the power of digitalisation for energy and agri-food systems across 8 … Continued
Daniel Magallon, Managing Director of the BASE Foundation, winner of the Energy category, pictured with fellow winners of the 2026 Zayed Sustainability Prize. The BASE Foundation has been awarded the 2026 Zayed Sustainability Prize in the Energy category, recognising its pioneering work on Cooling-as-a-Service, an innovative business model designed to make more clean, efficient and … Continued
The Efficiency-as-a-Service (EaaS) initiative, led by BASE, is releasing its end-of-project report, encapsulating lessons learned from four years of advancing the “as-a-service” model to accelerate the adoption of sustainable energy solutions in Europe. The EaaS Briefing represent a valuable resource for stakeholders driving the adoption of energy-efficient systems via service-based offerings in the European built … Continued
In 2023, the SET Alliance was selected by the Circular Buildings Coalition alongside 9 other organisations to conduct a Blueprint Project dedicated to creating a more circular built environment in Europe. The Circular Buildings Coalition is an initiative of the Laudes Foundation, Metabolic, Circle Economy, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF), World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), … Continued
In November 2023, the Your Virtual Cold Chain Assistant team embarked on a visit to Osun and Delta states in Nigeria to engage with stakeholders integral to the fresh produce cold chain. The impact of climate change on the daily livelihoods of Nigeria’s farmers and traders was glaringly evident: recurring heat waves resulted in crop … Continued
The energy transition is crucial for achieving sustainability goals and achieving climate mitigation targets. Cleaner energy technologies lie at the core of Switzerland’s 2030 Sustainable Development Strategy, underscoring the importance of mainstreaming its adoption. Buildings, in particular, account for 40 percent of energy consumption and one-quarter of greenhouse gas emissions in the country, primarily relying … Continued
The global Servitisation for the Energy Transition (SET) Alliance and Your Virtual Cold Chain Assistant (YourVCCA), two initiatives led by BASE, just launched a community of practice (CoP) dedicated to scaling up the deployment and use of cold rooms as a service in the agricultural sector. Strengthening cold chain access is key to tackling post-harvest … Continued
Europa goes Net Zero The European Union (EU) has set an ambitious target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by the end of the decade and reaching climate neutrality by 2050. Energy efficiency is one of the key pillars of this climate strategy: the union aims to use 32.5 percent less energy … Continued
Teams from BASE and Empa visited Nigeria between 25 October to 4 November to launch the Your Virtual Cold Chain Assistant (Your VCCA) project and meet local stakeholders to grasp the ground realities that will shape the future of the project. Food insecurity remains a pressing development challenge in Nigeria. With the agricultural sector forming … Continued
The Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy (BASE) Switzerland, the Društvo za oblikovanje održivog razvoja (DOOR), the Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES), and the Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency (SIEA) are proud to announce the launch in September 2021 of a three-year project aimed at rolling out the successful Energy Savings Insurance (ESI) … Continued