Impact Funding Resources
Clean Air Fund is seeking opportunities to support a pilot implementation project with a focus on reducing black carbon emissions through promotion of sustainable space heating solutions in rural and urban areas of the Himalayan, Andes and/or other vulnerable Cryosphere regions. Interested implementation agencies, grassroot organisations, research institutes, civil society/non-governmental organisations and consortia are encouraged to submit an expression of interest for this funding.
End Date27 Apr 2025 Funding AmountUpto USD 500k Funding Resource TypeRequest for Proposal (RFP)
Funding ProviderClean Air Fund
Request for Proposal (RFP)
Clean Air Fund
1) Geographic scope:
This implementation project aims to focus on piloting and scaling up technically and economically feasible micro-renewable solutions for space heating in the Himalayan, Andes and/or other vulnerable Cryosphere regions across low and middle-income countries.
2) Setting
The project should preferably target a rural setting or span both rural and urban areas. It
can be directed at households as well as public/commercial institutions (e.g. schools/educational
settings, healthcare facilities and hospitals etc).
3) Eligibility requirement
Examples of sustainable space heating solutions that could have an impact on reducing black carbon emissions in scope for this EOI, include:
• Water based heating solutions such as heat pumps (indoor and outdoor)/ground source heat
• pump (GSHP)/ground source heat pump with solar PV or micro-water turbine
• Electric heating solutions like Coil heater/Infrared heater/Convection heater/Ceramic heater
• Solar solutions like liquid-based active solar heating/Integration of evacuated tube heat pipe
• (ETHP) with fan-coil unit (FCU)
• Solar thermal solutions like SolarSheat or similar
• Improvement of energy efficiency such as energy efficient windows/insultation solution
• Wind energy solutions such as micro wind turbine coupled with GSHP and hybrid HVAC system
The intended outcomes of this implementation project are to:
1. Demonstrate the feasibility, long-term use and potential for scaling up clean and sustainable
space heating solutions.
2. Create a favourable environment for future uptake of the solution and ensure long-term
sustainability of the project.
3. Estimate the impact of black carbon emissions (including co-emitted species) in the selected
pilot area/region due to the implementation of the solution.
