Type of Institution:
Research centre, Knowledge exchange centre UNEP/REGATTA
Work field:
Mitigation
- Solar thermal energy
- Solar photovoltaic energy
- Hydroelectric energy
- Geotermic energy
- Wind energy
- Biomass
- Energy efficiency (residences and offices)
- Energy efficiency (industry)
- Greenhouse gas reduction from agriculture/livestock
- Waste management
- Awareness raising & training
Scope:
Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru
Services:
IIE is Mexico’s research center dedicated to the electric and oil industries. Its main objectives are to carry out innovation, technological research and development; to
provide engineering and technical services, training, and the commercialization of the results of research and technological development in electrical generation, transmission and distribution processes and improvement oil processes.
The IIE is backed up by an organizational structure that enables it to perform and accomplish its purpose, which is to contribute to technological innovation, scientific
research and development of the energy sector. The IIE strives to strengthen technological institutions and channel their efforts in the fields of processes, equipment and systems in order to increase competitiveness in the electric power and energy sectors, not just in Mexico but abroad as well.
