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| <div style="font-size: 330%;  line-height: 110%"><span style="color: rgb(72,177,69)">'''2019'''</span></div>
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'''Energypedia Develops New Webinars '''<br/>In 2019, energypedia launched a series of online seminars on different topics such as the&nbsp;'''[[Sustainable Energy in Humanitarian Settings|Sustainable Energy in Humanitarian Settings]]''' in collaboration with the ICRC and the UNITAR; '''[[Mini-Grid Webinar Series 2019|Mini-grid Series 2019]] '''in partnership with the HPNET and the WISIONS of Sustainability Initiative and the '''[[Energy_Access_Series_2019|Energy Access Series 2019]] '''in collaboration with the ACCESS coalition.

Energypedia also celebrated 7 years of knowledge sharing. The user base increased to 9,894 registered users and on average 64,000 unique visitors visited energypedia every month. Energypedia also hosted over 4,700 energy articles. The [[Energypedia User Survey - Results 2019|energypedia user survey 2019]]&nbsp;also provided insights on our users needs and what can be improved in the future. The team also launched the launched the '''[[Portal:PMCC|PMCC portal]]''' in collaboration with GIZ Mexico.

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| <div style="font-size: 330%;  line-height: 110%"><span style="color: rgb(72,177,69)">'''2018'''</span></div>
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'''Energypedia Grows Further'''<br/>

In 2018, energypedia saw an increase in the number of unique visitors from&nbsp; 41,000 to over '''50,000''' (on average every month). The registered users also grew from 7,932 to over 8,924 and it now hosts over 4500 articles on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy access topics.<br/>

'''Energypedia also became a permanent observer organization to the UNFCC''' and participated in the Conference of Parties (COP) 24. The team also launched new knowledge products such as the '''[[:Portal:Energy Access|Energy Access Portal]]&nbsp;'''(one-stop hub for all energy access information) and hosted new tools such as '''[[Toolbox on SPIS|Solar Powered Irrigation Toolbox (SPIS)]]''', '''[[National Approaches to Electrification – Review of Options|Electrification Approaches Tool]]''' and '''[[Solar Pumping Toolkit - The Global Solar & Water Initiative|Solar Pumping Toolkit]]'''. Energypedia also welcomed the Energy for Access Coalition as its new partner.

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| <div style="font-size: 330%;  line-height: 110%"><span style="color: rgb(72,177,69)">'''2017'''</span></div>
| '''Energypedia Unveils New Knowledge Products for its Ever-Expanding Audience'''
In 2017, energypedia developed two new knowledge products: '''[[Portal:Climate Change|Climate Change Portal]]''' for information on climate change related topics and '''[[Portal:Mini-grid|Mini-grid Portal]]''' to consolidate all information related to mini-grid issues on energypedia. Along with the mini-grid portal, the team also launched a series of three '''[[Mini-grid Webinar Series|webinars on micro/mini hydro based mini-grids]]'''. In addition to developing new knowledge products, energypedia participated in many international conferences, including the COP23 and the Sustainable Energy for All conference. The team also launched the '''[[Energypedia User Survey - Results 2017|second energypedia user survey]]''' to improve the user's experience on energypedia. In 2017, energypedia also celebrated its 5th birthday with all its users and supporters.&nbsp;<br/>

Energypedia also grew from 6800 registered users to 7900 registered users and it now hosts about 4100 articles on renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy access topics.

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| <div style="font-size: 330%;  line-height: 110%"><span style="color: rgb(72,177,69)">'''2016'''</span></div>
| '''Energypedia Launches New Portals and Forms New Partnerships'''
In 2016, energypedia launched two new knowledge products: '''[[Micro/Mini Hydropower Library (MHL)|Micro/mini Hydropower Library]]''' (MHL) for publications on micro/mini hydropower as well as '''[[:Category:Opportunity|Opportunity Database]]''' to consolidate the latest opportunities related to financing, awards, call for papers, training courses etc in the '''off-grid renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy access''' sphere. The team also revamped the [[Energypedia Community: Help|Help portal]] and the [[Energypedia|homepage]] to increase the user friendliness of the platform.<br/>

In 2016, energypedia formed many new partnerships and collaborated with other initiatives as well as organizations to promote clean and sustainable energy for all. For a list of all the partners, click [[Energypedia - Donors and Partners|here]].

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| <div style="font-size: 330%;  line-height: 110%"><span style="color: rgb(72,177,69)">'''2015'''</span></div>
| '''Energypedia Promotes Organizational Transparency'''
In 2015, energypedia launched a new database on energy efficiency project documents called [[Energy Efficiency Project Resource Center|Energy Efficiency Project Resource Center]]. The energypedia team also conducted the first [[Energypedia User Survey - Results|user survey]] to improve the user's experience on energypedia.<br/>

Furthermore, to promote organizational transparency, energypedia has joined the &nbsp;''Initiative Transparente Zivilgesellschaft &nbsp;''(Initiative Transparent Civil Society) by the German chapter of Transparency International.

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| <div style="font-size: 330%;  line-height: 110%"><span style="color: rgb(72,177,69)">'''2014'''</span></div>
| '''<span data-scaytid="87" data-scayt_word="Energypedia">Energypedia</span>&nbsp;Develops New Features '''
Two new portals, [[Portal:Water and Energy for Food|Powering Agriculture]] and [[Portal:Community|Community Portal]] and a new database on renewable energy project documents called [[Renewable Energy Project Resource Center|Renewable Energy Project Resource Center]] were launched. Energypedia also introduced a new toolbar with new design and features.

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| <div style="font-size: 330%;  line-height: 110%"><span style="color: rgb(72,177,69)">'''2013'''</span></div>
| '''Energypedia Develops New Portals and Cooperates with New Partners'''
By the end of 2013 new information portals such as [[Portal:Solar|Solar]], [[Portal:Hydro|Hydro]], [[Portal:Wind|Wind]], [[Portal:Bioenergy|Bioenergy]], [[Portal:Improved Cooking|Improved Cooking]], [[Portal:Mobility|Mobility]] , [[Portal:Countries|Countries]], [[Portal:Impacts|Impact]], [[Portal:Grid|Grid]], [[Portal:Productive Use|Productive Use]] and [[Portal:Financing and Funding|Financing & Funding]] were launched. Energypedia also partnered with other prominent organizations to promote knowledge sharing on renewable energy and energy efficiency topics.

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| <div style="font-size: 330%;  line-height: 110%"><span style="color: rgb(72,177,69)">'''2012'''</span></div>
| '''<span data-scaytid="87" data-scayt_word="Energypedia">Energypedia</span> becomes an Independent Nonprofit Organization'''
The year 2012 was characterized by huge organizational changes. In July 2011, <span data-scaytid="56" data-scayt_word="“energypedia">“energypedia</span> <span data-scaytid="57" data-scayt_word="UG">UG</span> (<span data-scaytid="58" data-scayt_word="haftungsbeschränkt">haftungsbeschränkt</span>)” was officially founded as a German non-profit company. However, only in 2012 did this newly created body take over the responsibility for www.energypedia.info. <span data-scaytid="52" data-scayt_word="Energypedia">Energypedia</span> has been in charge of its operation and continuous development since March 2012. A month later, the [[Energypedia - Organisation and Team|energypedia team]] started working in their new offices.

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| <div style="font-size: 330%;  line-height: 110%"><span style="color: rgb(72,177,69)">'''2011'''</span></div>
| '''<span data-scaytid="38" data-scayt_word="Energypedia">Energypedia</span> Opens to the Public'''
<span data-scaytid="40" data-scayt_word="Energypedia's">Energypedia's</span> development speeded up quickly in 2011. In April, the first easy-to-use wiki database was installed. '''[[PicoPV Database|The PicoPV Database]]''' encompasses a unique collection of more than 90 small photovoltaic systems. Other databases followed like the '''[[Total Energy Wiki|Total Energy Wiki]]''', a new online grassroots data collection system about energy access, which was developed in cooperation with <span data-scaytid="42" data-scayt_word="GIZ">GIZ</span> and Practical Action.

In spring 2011 energypedia.info was opened to the general public. In September 2011, <span data-scaytid="44" data-scayt_word="energypedia">energypedia</span> became accessible to all web users without prior registration. This was a major step to an open and free knowledge-exchange on the platform.

In this year, <span data-scaytid="47" data-scayt_word="energypedia">energypedia</span> also experienced a tremendous increase in registered energy experts, even though registration was not obligatory for reading rights anymore.

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| <div style="font-size: 330%;  line-height: 110%"><span style="color: rgb(72,177,69)">'''2010'''</span></div>
| '''Award-winning <span data-scaytid="28" data-scayt_word="EnDev">EnDev</span> Wiki becomes www.energypedia.info'''
In May 2010, the <span data-scaytid="29" data-scayt_word="EnDev">EnDev</span> Wiki received the <span data-scaytid="34" data-scayt_word="GTZ">GTZ</span> (now <span data-scaytid="30" data-scayt_word="GIZ">GIZ</span>) quality award. Shortly afterwards <span data-scaytid="31" data-scayt_word="energypedia">energypedia</span> was officially launched as an independent platform on June <span data-scaytid="37" data-scayt_word="8th">8th</span> 2010! However, interested experts still had to register to be able to read and write.

Since then, energy experts, academics and other interested stakeholders all over the world are invited to use it for knowledge exchange and collaboration on renewable energy and energy access issues in developing countries.

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| <div style="font-size: 330%;  line-height: 110%"><span style="color: rgb(72,177,69)">'''2009'''</span></div>
| '''<span data-scaytid="77" data-scayt_word="Energypedia">Energypedia</span> is Born'''<br/>
In January 2009, <span data-scaytid="17" data-scayt_word="EnDev">EnDev</span> finally launched the internal <span data-scaytid="18" data-scayt_word="EnDev">EnDev</span> Wiki. The number of users increased rapidly as more <span data-scaytid="20" data-scayt_word="GIZ">GIZ</span> staff requested accounts. With the wealth of information developed in the wiki, <span data-scaytid="19" data-scayt_word="EnDev">EnDev</span> decided to open up the wiki to <span data-scaytid="27" data-scayt_word="non-EnDev">non-EnDev</span> users at the end of 2009. This development led to the idea of launching a general wiki on renewable energy and energy efficiency. The idea of "<span data-scaytid="22" data-scayt_word="energypedia">energypedia</span>" was born.

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| <div style="font-size: 330%;  line-height: 110%"><span style="color: rgb(72,177,69)">'''2008'''</span></div>
| '''Development of the <span data-scaytid="11" data-scayt_word="EnDev">EnDev</span> Wiki'''
After initial positive experiences using the wiki, a concept was developed by <span data-scaytid="12" data-scayt_word="EnDev">EnDev</span> describing the benefits of using wikis for knowledge and project management. As a result a first version of the prospective <span data-scaytid="13" data-scayt_word="EnDev">EnDev</span> Wiki was developed.

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| style="width: 17%" | <div style="font-size: 330%;  line-height: 110%"><span style="color: rgb(72,177,69)">'''2007'''</span></div>
| '''Exploration of Web 2.0 Applications'''
<span data-scaytid="1" data-scayt_word="Energypedia">Energypedia</span> was developed within the Dutch-German Energy Partnership '''[http://www.endev.info "Energising Development" (EnDev)]''' implemented by <span data-scaytid="5" data-scayt_word="GIZ">GIZ</span> (<span data-scaytid="6" data-scayt_word="Gesellschaft">Gesellschaft</span> <span data-scaytid="7" data-scayt_word="für">für</span> <span data-scaytid="8" data-scayt_word="Internationale">Internationale</span> <span data-scaytid="9" data-scayt_word="Zusammenarbeit">Zusammenarbeit</span> GmbH). It all started end of 2007 when <span data-scaytid="4" data-scayt_word="EnDev">EnDev</span> first tested wikis for internal communication and organization purposes.

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