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This is a pilot project on renewable energy that is being implemented by the capital in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme, Asia**, URECA LLC and GER GAEA. The project aims to address the heating and electricity needs of homes through the use of renewable energy, while improving insulation, thereby reducing reliance on stoves and fuels, reducing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
Project representatives met with the family members involved to learn about the progress of the project. Currently, the project has covered five families, but plans to expand to 75-100 households in the future. The project not only helps to improve the living environment of residents, but also has a positive effect on reducing air pollution in Ulaanbaatar.
With solar panels and a system of battery collectors, homes have succeeded in eliminating the use of stoves and introducing electric heaters. Equipped with smart sensors, the system tracks energy** and stove usage and calculates reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Households participating in the pilot project have already reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 5-10 tonnes in a short period of time, and these reductions can be certified and traded on the carbon credit market.
The goal of the project is to install an energy system as cheaply as possible, so that households can repay carbon credits within two years. In addition, the project plans to introduce new technologies to ensure that even if the current collector fails, it will still retain heat for 6 hours.
Through this project, greenhouse gas emissions per household have been reduced by 15-20 tons per year, while also eliminating the use of coal and fuel. Residents who participated in the project said that because there was no longer a need for fires, the living environment was cleaner and more comfortable, with less physical work and less risk to young children. By reducing greenhouse gas emissions, residents can earn carbon credits, or credits, that can be valued and traded internationally and domestically.