Case studies
Work that moves sustainability forward
From national climate strategies to community energy systems, our case studies show what evidence-led consulting can achieve. Each project reflects CLEEN's commitment to locally-grounded solutions with measurable, lasting impact.
UNFCCC / YOUNGO (voluntary leadership) · Ghana
LCOY Ghana — Local Conference of Youth
Coordination of Ghana's national youth climate conference, convening young leaders, civil society and policymakers, with leadershi…
Sustainable Energy Service Centre (Millennium Challenge Corporation) · Ghana
Sustainable Energy Service Centre — Ghana Power Compact
Support for the establishment and operation of Sustainable Energy Service Centres delivering energy-auditing capacity building, wi…
UENR (UKAID) · Ghana
TEA-LP — Transforming Energy Access through Learning Partnerships
Support for curriculum development and roll-out of new postgraduate energy-access programmes at UENR, alongside networking to impr…
UN Environment Programme (funded by IKI Germany through UNEP-CCC) · Ghana
NDC Action Climate-Smart Agriculture Project, Ghana
Building an enabling environment for climate-smart agriculture, particularly solar-powered irrigation, by integrating environmenta…
UN Environment Programme · Ghana
NDC Action E-Mobility Policy Working Group, Ghana
Coordination of e-mobility policy development and stakeholder engagement aligned with Ghana's updated Nationally Determined Contri…
UN Environment Programme (ClimateWorks Foundation) · Ghana
Supply-Side Regulation for E-Mobility in Ghana (SSR)
Development of Ghana's supply-side regulation for electric mobility, including a proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Sales Standard acr…
Regional Centre for Energy & Environmental Sustainability, UENR (World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence) · Sunyani, Ghana
RCEES Communications, Knowledge Management and Alumni Relations Leadership
Leadership of strategic communications, knowledge management and alumni relations across a research centre's portfolio, alongside…
International Water Management Institute (World Bank–affiliated assignment) · Mexico
Environmental Flows Modelling for the Lerma–Santiago Basin (RH12)
Environmental-flows hydrological modelling for the Lerma–Santiago Basin, comparing simulated discharge products against in-situ ob…
Volta River Authority (funded by the World Bank) · Volta Basin, Ghana
Climate Change Risk Assessment for Akosombo & Kpong Hydro Generating Stations
Development and validation of a SWAT hydrological model of the Volta Basin to underpin a dam-safety climate-change risk assessment…
University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) · Sunyani, Ghana
UENR Civil & Environmental Engineering Teaching Assistantship
Teaching assistantship in civil and environmental engineering at UENR, covering hydrogeology and soil pollution and remediation tu…
Ghana Water Company Limited · Sunyani, Ghana
Ghana Water Company Water-Quality Monitoring & Tano Riverbank Restoration
Water-quality monitoring across the supply chain and support for restoration of the Tano River banks at the Abesim Headworks, unde…
Engineering Development Frontiers Limited · Bono Region, Ghana
Bono Regional Hospital Extension — Site Engineering & Safety Management
Site engineering and safety management for the extension of the Regional Hospital and associated doctors' bungalows, maintaining a…
Regional Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (RCEES), UENR · Sunyani, Ghana
RCEES ACE Impact Centre Monitoring, Evaluation & Technical Support
Monitoring, evaluation and specialised technical support to help the RCEES Africa Centre of Excellence perform among the strongest…
International Water Management Institute (IWMI) · Mexico
AI & Data Innovations for Water Reuse in Mexico
Application of artificial intelligence and data innovations to strengthen water reuse in Mexico, undertaken as a research consulta…
Harstad University College · Harstad, Norway
Student Computer Laboratory Technical Support
Provision of technical assistance to students in the college computer laboratory.
University of Ghana · Accra, Ghana
Knowledge Transfer & Growth Drivers Among Ghanaian Small-Scale Enterprises
Research into knowledge transfer and the drivers of growth among small-scale enterprises in Ghana.
University of Bergen · Bergen, Norway
System Dynamics Modelling Process Teaching (Master's, Bergen)
Teaching of the System Dynamics Modelling process course within the Master's in System Dynamics programme.
Haukeland University Hospital · Bergen, Norway
Hospital Clothing Inventory Forecasting & Control
Forecasting and control of clothing inventory across hospital departments.
University of Stellenbosch Business School · Stellenbosch, South Africa
MBA Contemporary Decision-Making & Systems Methods Teaching (2016)
Teaching of the Contemporary Decision-Making and Systems Methods courses within the MBA programme.
Sustainability Institute · Stellenbosch, South Africa
Advanced System Dynamics Modelling Tutoring (Sustainable Development Master's)
Tutoring of the Advanced System Dynamics Modelling module within the Master's in Sustainable Development programme.
South Africa Mohair Cluster · Cape Town, South Africa
South African Mohair Industry Climate & Value-Chain Model
Development of a system dynamics model examining climate variability and value-chain creation in the South African mohair industry…
Department of Environmental Affairs · South Africa (Limpopo, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape)
Subnational Water-Biodiversity Nexus Model (Four South African Provinces)
Development of a subnational system dynamics model of the water-biodiversity nexus across four South African provinces.
Eduardo Mondlane University · Maputo, Mozambique
Energy & Sustainable Development in Mozambique (Master's Module)
Teaching of the Energy and Sustainable Development in Mozambique module within the Master's in Engineering and Business Economics…
University of Stellenbosch · Stellenbosch, South Africa
Energy Security in Poor Urban Communities: South Africa Energy-Economy Model
Research into energy security in poor urban communities and development of an integrated energy-economy system dynamics model for…
University of Stellenbosch Business School · Stellenbosch, South Africa
MBA Contemporary Decision-Making Teaching (2020)
Teaching of the Contemporary Decision-Making course within the MBA programme.
UN Climate Technology Centre and Network (with West African Development Bank, BOAD) · Sahel region
Sahel Multi-Country GCF Concept Note & Project Preparation
Development of a Green Climate Fund concept note and support for a project-preparation funding application for a multi-country ini…
Sustainable Solutions for Africa · Lomé, Togo
African Infrastructure Climate Vulnerability Funding Proposals
Research and preparation of funding proposals addressing the vulnerability of African infrastructure to a range of climate stresso…
Bochum University of Applied Sciences (local partner Don Bosco, Ghana) · Ghana
MoNaL: Sustainable E-Mobility for Sub-Saharan Africa
Development and piloting of a lifecycle-based sustainable mobility system of shared e-mopeds and cargo bikes adapted to local cond…
NDRC of China / Ministry of Energy (implemented by UENR) · Ghana
China South-South Cooperation on Climate Change: Renewable Energy Deployment
Support to the distribution of solar street lights, inverter air-conditioning units and solar home systems to off-grid communities…
Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education programme (EU) · East and West Africa and the EU
Erasmus+ EEISHEA: Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Sustainability in African Higher Education
Contribution to curriculum redesign and trans-continental cooperation across five African and five European universities to improv…
African–European university network (C-CoDE Initiative) · Africa
C-CoDE: Centre of Competence in Digital Education
Support to building an African network of competence in digital education to anchor the digital transition and improve university…
Energy Commission of Ghana · Ghana
Energy Commission of Ghana Solar Installer Training
Training of 50 technicians in the design, installation, operation and maintenance of grid-tied and off-grid solar PV systems.
Carleton University, Canada · Ghana
Gendered Design in STEAM (GDS) for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Development of an energy-access strategy for disadvantaged island communities within a programme building capacity for gendered in…
Green Climate Fund (with Africa Coal Network) · Ghana
Climate Information, Early Warning & Risk Reduction Assessment Framework
Development of a framework and guidance document for assessing the utility of climate information, early warning and risk reductio…
Energy Service Centre, Association of Ghana Industries (AGI-ESC), funded by GIZ · Ghana
Market Entry into Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency for the Productive Sector
Hands-on renewable-energy and energy-efficiency training for commercial and industrial electricity consumers and service providers…
RCEES (delivered for the International Finance Corporation) · Africa
Electricity Power Sector Capacity & Regulatory Database for Ten African Countries
Design and construction of a comprehensive capacity and regulatory database of the electricity and power sector across ten African…
Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) · Sierra Leone
EDSA Energy Audit Training & Grid-Tied Solar PV Technical Support
In-house training on energy efficiency, demand-side management and grid-tied solar PV, with training manuals and a technical and i…
Regional Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (RCEES) · Ghana
Field Manual for Solar Home Systems in Rural Communities
A technical sustainability assessment and troubleshooting field manual for distributed solar home systems in rural communities.
350 Ghana Reducing our Carbon (350 G-ROC) · Africa
Review of Renewable Energy Policies Supporting NDCs in Africa
A comprehensive review of African renewable-energy policies supporting countries' Nationally Determined Contributions as part of c…
DAAD (via TU Berlin) · Ghana
ProREG: Professional Education for Renewable Energy in Ghana
Development of frameworks to address Ghana's renewable-energy labour-market gap, integration of practice-relevant modules into UEN…
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) · Berkeley, California, USA
LBNL Building 90 Electricity Efficiency Potential Audit
Electricity-efficiency potential study assessing technical and economic savings and modelling end-use with the Bottom-Up Energy An…
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon · Lisbon, Portugal
IST Alameda Campus Peak Demand Energy Audit
Audit of high-intensity campus buildings to understand winter demand patterns and develop mechanisms to influence energy use durin…
Regional Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (RCEES), UENR · Tema, Ghana
Tema Residential Electricity Consumption & Appliance Audit
A residential electricity consumption survey combined with end-use monitoring of 60 households to analyse appliance ownership, con…
Regional Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (RCEES), UENR · Techiman North District, Ghana
Rural Community Energy Audit for Renewable Energy Integration
Audit of rural household energy consumption to identify energy-efficiency improvements towards renewable-energy integration.
Ghana Nut Company Ltd · Techiman, Ghana
Energy Audit of Ghana Nut Company Ltd
Energy audit of an agro-processing company to identify energy-saving potential across its production processes.
University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) · Ghana and Liberia
UENR Hands-On Solar PV Training & Installation Programme
Code-compliant solar PV design training and installation of grid-tied and off-grid systems and solar street lights for homes, inst…
Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) · Ghana
Electricity Company of Ghana Distribution Network Internship
Maintenance of local distribution network systems and support to power-distribution project designs and field coordination.
Keatron Ltd · Ghana
Keatron Fire Alarm & Electrical Installation Engineering
Design and installation of fire-alarm and suppression systems, generators, access controls and general electrical works, including…
Volta River Authority (VRA) · Kpone, Ghana
Kpone Thermal Power Plant Construction Inspection
Design review and construction inspection of a 230MW Alstom gas thermal power plant and its supporting structures.
PowerTek Ltd · Ghana
Industrial Solar Power System Design at PowerTek
Design of photovoltaic and solar-thermal systems for industrial settings, with supervision of electrical and fire-alarm installati…
Glo Mobile · Ghana
Glo Mobile Telecom Power Systems Engineering
Maintenance of telecom power infrastructure and supervision of electrical installation, cabling and commissioning at base-station…
AGH University of Science and Technology · Krakow, Poland
Economical Linear Programming Model for the Ghana Power System
Development of a linear-programming model to reduce the marginal cost of Ghana's power generation and to test the cost-effectivene…
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) · Berkeley, California, USA
LBNL Demand-Side Management & Energy Efficiency Research Affiliation
Research affiliation developing methods for peak-demand reduction, energy-efficiency policy, long-term supply and demand modelling…
Regional Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (RCEES), UENR · Sunyani, Ghana
RCEES Energy Transformation Strategies Research Theme
Leadership of a research theme on energy transformation strategies for shifting from conventional supply systems towards renewable…
University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) · Sunyani, Ghana
Energy & Environment Lectureship, University of Energy and Natural Resources
Teaching, student supervision and curriculum development in energy systems within UENR's Department of Energy and Environment.
Enviro-Logos Consult · Ghana
Project Engineering — Enviro-Logos Consult
Project engineering for a civil-engineering consultancy delivering water supply, sanitation and drainage design and supervision as…
IWMI and IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre · Ghana
Multiple-Use Water Services (MUS) Scoping Study
Interviews and data collection for the joint IWMI–IRC scoping study on multiple-use water services in Ghana.
IWMI and Water Resources Commission (CGIAR Challenge Program on Food and Water) · Ghana
Water Rights in Informal Economies — Limpopo and Volta Basins (CP 66)
Identification of informal water-use communities in the White Volta Basin and assessment of water users and their challenges under…
MetaMeta, The Netherlands · Ghana
Dayi River Basin Climate Change Adaptation Review
Assessment of the climate resilience of farming systems and water resources management in the Dayi River Basin, and review of the…
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church · Kumasi, Ghana
St Francis of Assisi Church Drainage Assessment
Topographical and sub-surface drainage survey, design, cost estimation and construction supervision for the church premises and su…
PricewaterhouseCoopers · Ghana
RSTWSSP Technical Audit — Peri-Urban, Rural and Small-Town Water and Sanitation
Technical audit of water supply systems and institutional latrines constructed under the RSTWSSP, assessing defects and sustainabi…
IWMI Africa RISING Project · Upper East Region, Ghana
Anyari Watershed Surface and Groundwater Quantification (Africa RISING)
Quantification of surface and groundwater resources and irrigation potential of the Anyari watershed through pumping tests, capaci…
Total (fuel retail station) · Abrepo Junction–Adankwame Road, Kumasi, Ghana
Total Fuel Station Drainage Assessment — Abrepo
Site survey, drainage design and construction supervision to resolve drainage challenges at a fuel retail station off the Abrepo J…
Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly EPC Project · Kumasi, Ghana
Asafo Market Drainage Hydrological Assessment
Topographical survey, hydrological assessment, drainage design and construction supervision to address drainage challenges at Asaf…
Water Resources Commission of Ghana · Ghana
Reconnaissance Dam Safety Survey — Akosombo and Kpong Dams
Preliminary reconnaissance survey of the safety elements of the Akosombo and Kpong dams, assessing spillway capacities, leakages,…
Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources, Ghana · Ghana
WASH Sector Report of Ghana 2019
Preparation of assessment indicators and data collection for the Ghana WASH Sector Report, with leadership of the report writing.
Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources, Ghana · Ghana
Revision of the 2007 Ghana Water Policy
Provision of integrated water resources management and environmental inputs to the review of Ghana's 2007 Water Policy, including…
African Development Bank · Africa
Analysis of Large Hydropower Energy in Africa
Preparation of a background paper, position paper and presentation on large hydropower energy in Africa, based on a full literatur…
Ministry of Energy, Ghana (funded by KfW) · Ghana
Ghana Goes Solar — Public Facilities Solar PV Assessment
Structural and environmental assessment of public facilities for the installation of solar PV systems of at least 30kW under the G…
Green People's Energy Project (GIZ) · Ghana
Green People's Energy — Solar Pump Irrigation Training
Training in solar pump irrigation systems for smallholder farmers, with a demonstration site, benchmarked technologies, a business…
Ejisu-Juaben Municipal Assembly · Ashanti Region, Ghana
STWSSP Small Town Water Supply System Design — Ejisu-Juaben
Design and construction supervision of small-town water supply systems for Kwaso, Juaben and Onwe under the Small Towns Water Supp…
Ejisu-Juaben Municipal Assembly · Ashanti Region, Ghana
STWSSP Sanitation, Health and Hygiene Delivery — Ejisu-Juaben
Design and construction supervision of household and institutional latrines for Kwaso, Juaben and Onwe under the Small Towns Water…
KNUST Smart Sanitation (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) · Ghana (with Uganda, Thailand, Colombia, Burkina Faso)
SANI-UP Faecal Sludge Management Research
Co-coordination of the SANI-UP research project on improving faecal sludge management in peri-urban areas, with supervision of doc…
GCAP Project / International Power Company · Upper East Region, Ghana
Tono and Vea Dams Safety Assessment (GCAP)
Assessment of the condition and safety of the Tono and Vea dams, including spillway and chute capacities and downstream flooding s…
Avangaarde Consult · Kumasi, Ghana
Kejetia Central Market Redevelopment — Drainage Engineering
Review and simulation of drainage designs and Subin Basin hydrological investigations for the Kejetia Central Market redevelopment…
World Bank · Ghana and Burkina Faso
Ghana Water Resources Management Study (Northern Ghana)
Provision of local water-resources knowledge and transboundary management support for Northern Ghana through desk review, stakehol…
University of Energy and Natural Resources · Ghana
Solar PV Installation Training Programme
Delivery of design-and-installation training for stand-alone and grid-connected solar PV systems to students, private-sector pract…
University of Energy and Natural Resources (World Bank ACE Impact) · Ghana
Africa Centre of Excellence at UENR
Establishment and leadership of an Africa Centre of Excellence delivering postgraduate training, professional short courses and ad…
ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA), funded by GIZ · West Africa (ECOWAS)
ERERA 2025-2030 Strategic Plan and M&E Framework
Development of the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority's 2025-2030 strategic plan and monitoring-and-evaluation frame…
African Development Bank (Volta Basin transboundary study) · Ghana, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire
Noumbiel Dam Project Feasibility Study
Economic, political and institutional feasibility study of the proposed multipurpose Noumbiel Dam on the transboundary Volta Basin…
RCEES, UENR & WACEENET · Ghana & West Africa
Research Grant Mobilisation & Partnerships (RCEES / WACEENET)
Mobilising research funding and partnerships for RCEES — co-developing more than ten proposals (including a USD 150,722 award) and…
Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana — NAP PMU · Ghana
Economic Analysis for Ghana’s National Adaptation Plan
Technical support to the economic analysis underpinning Ghana’s National Adaptation Plan — strengthening the economic case for pri…
International Water Management Institute (IWMI) · Africa-wide
Digital Innovations for Water-Secure Africa
Research consultancy with IWMI applying AI and digital innovations to water security — improving water reuse and advancing digital…
RCEES, UENR — SUSTAINDAM Project · Akosombo & Kpong, Lower Volta, Ghana
SUSTAINDAM: Climate Impacts on Akosombo & Kpong Hydropower
Machine-learning modelling of how climate change affects hydropower generation at Ghana’s Akosombo and Kpong dams, using Random Fo…
DNV (DNV GL), Norway · Global
Energy Transition Outlook: Low-Carbon Pathways Modelling
Developed a multi-sectoral energy model to simulate pathways to a low-carbon economy as part of DNV’s flagship annual Energy Trans…
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) · Africa-wide
State of Climate Adaptation in Africa
Co-author of a UNDP report on the State of Climate Adaptation in Africa, covering climate finance, technology deployment and risk…
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) · Kavango–Zambezi TFCA (Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe)
KAZA Transfrontier Water–Wildlife–Resources Nexus Model
Part of a four-member system-dynamics modelling team that worked with stakeholders across the Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conser…
Government of Liberia, Ministry of Finance & Development Planning (AfDB as Accredited Entity) · Liberia
Government of Liberia — GCF Simplified Approval Process Proposal
Lead consultant for the Government of Liberia’s Green Climate Fund Simplified Approval Process (SAP) proposal, developed with the…
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), via Sustainable Solutions for Africa · Africa-wide
Africa Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Fund — GCF Proposal
Climate adaptation and mitigation modelling lead for the Africa Finance Corporation’s USD 765.1 million Infrastructure Climate Res…
European Union (via Eurecna S.p.A.) · Ghana
EU Youth Sounding Board: Climate & Development Finance Training
Training modules and capacity-building sessions for members of the EU Youth Sounding Board in Ghana on European institutional arch…
Prestea Sankofa Gold Limited (PSGL) · Prestea, Ghana
Tailings-Retreatment Machinery Financing Framework
An investor-facing machinery financing framework for the retreatment of mine tailings at PSGL’s Prestea operations, structured to…
International Water Management Institute (IWMI) · Africa-wide (IWMI West Africa Office, Accra)
Continental Water Accounting & Hydrological Modelling
Continental-scale water accounting and hydrological modelling for IWMI — processing Africa-wide datasets, running the VegET model…
UKRI Ayrton Challenge Programme (led by Imperial College London) · Ghana (with UK, Kenya & Rwanda partners)
Moving IMPACT: Solar Mini-Grids & Rural E-Mobility
Stakeholder engagement and outreach for a multinational research programme on solar mini-grids and small-scale EV charging in agri…
African Development Bank (African Water Facility) · Lower Volta, Ghana
Akosombo & Kpong Dams Re-operation & Re-optimisation
Re-operating and re-optimising Ghana’s Akosombo and Kpong dams to balance hydropower generation with the health of downstream Lowe…
Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources, Ghana · Ghana
Ghana WASH Sector Strategic Development Plan
Preparation of Ghana’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Sector Strategic Development Plan, integrating integrated water resour…
European Commission — CINEA · Volta & Tana river basins (Ghana & Kenya)
Climate–Land–Energy–Water Nexus Planning (EPIC Africa)
Building advanced, spatially contextualised water–energy–food models for long-term infrastructure planning in the Volta and Tana b…
Loughborough University (UK FCDO-funded Climate Compatible Growth programme) · Ghana & Zambia
Climate Compatible Growth: Clean Energy Access Modelling
Geospatial, AI-driven least-cost modelling to identify how best to deliver clean energy to remote, low-access communities in Ghana…
African Union Commission (AUC) · Continental — African Union
Africa Solar Energy Policy Framework
A continental review of solar energy policy and a capacity-building framework for the African Union, designed to remove regulatory…
TABCON Energy (with support from the German Government) · Tain River, Bono Region, Ghana
Tain River Hydro–Solar Hybrid Power Project
Pre-feasibility and feasibility studies for an 8 MW run-of-river hydropower plant and a 60 MW solar PV array on the Tain River — a…