HEAT assists partner countries in socially, ecologically and economically sustainable alternatives.
- for the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Federal Ministry of the Environment
(BMU) in international committees
- compiling international and national guidelines in developing countries
- fund-raising activities
- national phasing out strategies
- laws and regulations
- legal enforcement
- environmental risk assessment and auditing
- certifying for companies and consumers
- choosing environmentally friendly alternatives to environmentally harmful substances
- planning and acquiring plant
- using innovative technologies for recovery and recycling
- exchange of know-how between Northern and Southern industries
- mediation of industrial contacts in Europe and North America
- organising disposal and environmentally oriented management of businesses
- co-operating with the public sector
- trainers as multipliers in proper handling of environmentally friendly alternatives
- technicians in the recovery and recycling of environmentally harmful substances
- farmers in the use of alternative, ozone-friendly technologies
- customs inspectors in the identification of environmentally harmful substances when controlling imports and
exports
- development of educational media and awareness material
- energy feasibility studies
- renewable energy schemes
- cogeneration plants
- energy contracting
- liaison services to industries and equipment manufacturers
- integrated concepts for electrical and thermal power supply
- consultation in project proposal design for the World Bank's Global Environmental Facility (GEF)
