About Us
Our Mission
Our Mission is to improve the quality of life for the most disadvantaged communities in the Marshall Islands through innovative and sustainable solutions.
Our Philosophy
Our philosophy is founded on social justice and sustainable development – to impact our marginalized and disadvantaged groups through development projects that will improve and sustain livelihoods, and quality of life. We believe that by improving the standards of living especially for the marginalized and most disadvantaged in our communities, we will diminish the inequalities and gaps systemically and culturally embedded in our society, and unite us in our common goals for a just, dignified existence in a caring and supportive community.
Our Values
As Marshallese, our values are rooted in our unique culture and include:
1. Jerbal ippān doon (Collaboration):
Engagement of all necessary stakeholders in any project for the shared responsibility of developing our community.
2. Lale doon (supporting each other):
Caring about each member of our community, especially those most disadvantaged. We always include an element of capacity building and knowledge transfer in our projects.
3. Juon eo ej bōk kun̗aan ilo jukjuk-in-pād eo (Stewardship):
As stewards of our communities and livelihoods, we practice responsible planning and implementation, to holistically improve the qualities of our lives, resources and environments.
Our Story
Green Energy Solutions, LLC is an All-Marshallese Family Business started in 2011 initially as Energy Auditors. Trained and certified in Energy Auditing, we realized that certain equipment, like air conditioning systems were the largest consumers of electricity in Government, Commercial and residential buildings. To exacerbate this challenge, the only air conditioners available in the RMI had the worst energy efficiency ratings - this meant that they consumed way too much electricity that was necessary.
This unique challenge presented an opportunity to expand our business to supply high quality, highly efficient inverter Air Conditioning systems. We were amongst the first to bring inverter Air Conditioning units into the Micronesian region, even supplying Pohnpei, Chuuk and Kosrae through our partners and networks in the region.
Seeing how our clients were able to save alot of money on their energy bills after retrofitting their AC units, we were motivated to innovate further into areas of energy saving through sustainable energy and energy-efficient product alternatives throughout the RMI.
We have expanded our expertise and products into the field of climate resiliency, including food and water security, and we only implement projects that are energy efficient and that utilize clean, renewable energy.
The logic we employ is simple: First we target energy conservation, then Energy Efficiency (EE), and finally Renewable/Sustainable Energy – in that order.
With this simple strategy, we have helped larger clients save hundreds of thousands of dollars in energy costs every year, as well as improved the quality of life in many outer islands.
Ensuring a Clean, Climate Resilient Future
We take pride in our role as partners in the implementation of the Tile Til Eo (“Lighting the Way”) 2050 Climate Strategy which is the RMI’s long-term, low-emission, and climate-resilient development strategy under the Paris Agreement. Published in 2018, the Tile Til Eo serves as a roadmap to transition the nation to net-zero emissions and 100% renewable energy by 2050.
Ultimately, our story is about our people and our shared vision and goals for a dignified, just, and resilient future. We do what we do because we care about our community, our people and their quality of life. We are for Marshallese, by Marshallese!
