ECOTEAM

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - COLLABORATION FOR DEVELOPMENT

E N E R G Y A N D E N V I R O N M E N T A L C O N S U L T I N G

N O N - G O V E R N M E N T A L N O N - P R O F I T O R G A N I Z A T I O N

Last updated in November 2002

MISSION Back to Top

Promotion to environmentally sound development based on Renewable Energy and Energy Saving projects, feasibility studies and promotion in implementation, as well as communities involvement in project implementation.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

- Use of pollution free energy sources
- Rational use of natural resources
- Communities' participation in projects

STRATEGIES

1. Assessments of renewable energy and energy saving based projects

2. Applying advanced relevant technologies

3. Involvement of international PVOs, local NGOs, local communities

in projects implementation

STRUCTURE Back to Top

ECOTEAM includes both qualified experts in the field of renewable energy (solar, wind and hydropower energy), energy saving, environment and specialists in other fields and collaborates with international and local organizations as a partner or consulting body, analyzing different projects.
Date of Establishment: February, 1995;
Date of Registration: May 05, 1995; Date of Re-registration: December 11, 2000
(with the Ministry of Justice of Republic of Armenia)
Chairman: Dr. Artashes Sargsyan. Members of Board: Dr. Robert Kharazyan, Arkady Sargsyan, Armen Adikhanyan, Tsatryan Vaghan and chairman.
Number of members: 16. Number of volunteers - 6.

ECOSCANNER Back to Top

NGO ECOTEAM has published monthly Information Bulletin "ECOSCANNER" with articles in Russian, English, and Armenian from January 1998 to December 2000.

Main Implemented Programs: Back to Top

1. Business plan for micro and mini Hydropower plants preparing skills (1995-1996);
2. "Renewable Energy Development in Armenia" 1996
3. "Weatherization of doors and windows in Orphanage house in v. Kharberd" (1997)
4. "Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Information Center"(1997-1998).
5. "In the world of clean and safe technologies" - To raise the awareness of population on environmental issues (June '98);
6. "Raising Awareness on Multilateral Financial Organizations"(June-Sep., '98);
7. Organization of 3-day seminar "Multilateral Financial Organizations" jointly
with CEE Bankwatch Network, Noramberd, Armenia (September 12-15, 1998);
8. "Information Services on Renewable Energy". - (August '99 - March 15 '00).

Current Programs: Back to Top

Running Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Environment Info Center

Contacts: Back to Top

"Armhydroenergyproject" Institute, Yerevan State University, "Institute of Water Problems and Hydrotechnics", Siemens Solar Industries (USA), Academy for Educational Development Y/O, REC Caucasus, CEEETA (Portugal), STE (Italy), Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Nature Protection, UNDP, RMA, IREX, NGO Training and Resource Center of AAA (Yerevan), NGO "Byurakn", NGO "Association for Human Sustainable Development", NGO "Sustainable Development", NGO "Hunting Union", NGO "Khazer", NGO "Environmental Survival", NGO "Union of Environmentalists", NGO "Youth Ecological Group", NGO "Green Union, Armenia",
NGO "Green Yerevan", NGO "GOY", NGO "Shogher", NGO "Animal Kingdom Protection Union, NGO "Armenian Nature Protectors Union", NGO "Union of Entrepreneurs", NGO "Georgian Greens", NGO "Horizonti"(Georgia), NGO "Geothermal Association of Georgia", NGO "Ecopravo" (Georgia), CENN, NGO "Nature Protection Society of Azerbaijan", ISAR (Washington), ISAR (Moscow).

Membership: Back to Top

Associated Member of European Small Hydropower Association (Brussels) (ESHA)

Member of International Network for Sustainable Energy (INFORSE)

Member of Caucasus Network of Environmental NGOs (CENN )

CONTACT US Back to Top

ecoteam@freenet.am
http://users.freenet.am/~ecoteam

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