Environment & Renewable Energy Projects
Powering Samoa’s sustainable future through clean energy and resilient stewardship, turning environmental science into enduring national security
Empowering Samoa’s clean energy and resilient future
| Project Name | Objective | Timeline | Donor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Energy Storage (Battery) Project | To develop a nickel-iron prototype battery based on Edison’s design, for the effective storage of solar energy and scalable to assist Samoa’s energy needs. | January 2022 – December 2026 | Internally funded (SROS) |
| Managing Invasive Species for Climate Change Adaptation in the Pacific (MISCCAP) | To take stronger action against invasive species and thereby build resilience to climate change through the practice of introducing safe natural enemies into a country to manage invasive weeds. |
January 2023 – July 2026 |
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (NZ MFAT) |
| Samoa Greenhouse Gas Inventory Capability Building in the Agriculture Sector | To strengthen capacity of Samoan departments to compile, manage and report a Tier 1 and 2 greenhouse gas inventory for livestock, and to identify priorities and options for continuous improvement of national GHG inventory. | July 2024 – June 2025 | New Zealand Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) |
| Developing Effective and Sustainable Implementation of Integrated Management of Water Resources and Related Ecosystems for the Pacific Island Member States (SAPI) | To strengthen the national and sub-regional capabilities of the Pacific Island member states for the systematic assessment and resolution of their water resources and coastal zone management issues, in a manner that ensures access to clean water and the management of these resources in a sustainable manner. | July 2023 – December 2025 | International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) |
| Biogas Compression Trials | To trial and progress biogas technology initiated under IMPRESS to compress and store and store biogas into gas tanks for ease of use, and open up more business avenues for biogas operators. | January 2023 – June 2025 | UNDP and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) |
| Feasibility of Implementing PHA Production in Samoa | To assess Samoa’s capacity to provide bioplastic alternatives to its current plastics through circular bioeconomy approaches and implementation of a PHA (polyhydroxyalkonoate) production facility using waste biomass. | August 2023 – September 2024 | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), Australia |
| Samoa Water Masterplan and Investment Priorities Study | Review environmental sustainability of proposed Masterplan project options through an assessment of: cost effective approaches to improve environmental impacts, mitigation and monitoring; catchment management and protection; security and protection of water sources; and ecological enhancement. | January – December 2024 | Asian Development Bank (ADB) |
| Paper Waste Management Trials | To implement a pilot scale waste to product processing activities with the aim of reducing waste from various waste streams from entering landfill by processing into useful products. | January 2022 – December 2024 | United Nations Development Program (UNDP) |
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