Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists create energy-dense biofuel

For years, scientists have worked to create an energy-dense and eco-friendly fuel, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or Berkeley Lab, researchers have finally created one — biofuel derived from bacteria.

World’s largest hydroelectric power plant enters full operation as power peak arrive

The Three Gorges Hydroelectric Power Station, the world's largest hydroelectric power plant under China Gorges Corporation (CTG), has entered full operation on June 28 to meet the coming summer power usage peak, CTG has announced. 

Total Eren heralds another 100 MW of Uzbek solar

Uzbekistan's solar revolution has continued with the commissioning of a 100 MWac project by French developer 

AMERICAN CLIMATE FAILURE: Time for ‘Beast Mode’ as Manchin Torpedoes Biden Clean Energy Package

Millionaire coal baron Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) played his final card and the White House conceded defeat on ambitious U.S. climate legislation after the renegade senator declared he wouldn’t support any climate or energy provisions in President Joe Biden’s signature clean energy package.

The Worst Place in the World to Drill for Oil Is Up for Auction

A vast rainforest stretches for 1,500 miles across central Africa. The mighty Congo River and its tributaries are the main highways into this hard-to-reach region.

REMINDER- 3rd open call - 15th International Conference on Energy and Climate Change

LAC Climate Week 2022 Opens with Strong Calls for Action

UN Climate Change News, 19 July 2022 – The public-facing segment of this year’s Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week (LACCW 2022) opened in Santo Domingo today with strong calls for regional action to drive global action to tackle climate change and urgent warnings of growing

KENYA: Coca-Cola spends $2m to upgrade its Kisumu wastewater treatment plant

The Kenyan subsidiary of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) has announced a $2 million investment to improve the management of wastewater discharged from its Equator Bottlers plant in Kisumu, western Kenya. Ensuring environmental sustainability in all its operation

2024 Olympic Games: AFD’s 3rd call for projects to combine sport and SDGs in Africa

French Development Agency (AFD) is launching the third phase of the "Impact 2024 International" program with the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee to select 26 initiatives focusing on sustainable development in Africa.

AFRICA: Actis confirms sale of renewable energy producer Lekela Power

UK investment company Actis has confirmed the sale of Lekela Power. The renewable energy producer is a joint venture established in 2015 with Mainstream Renewable Power to develop a portfolio of clean energy plants in Africa. News on the sale of Lekela Power.

KENYA: 250,000 trees planted to restore Kaptagat forest

The Kenyan government is launching the sixth reforestation campaign of the Kaptagat forest in the west of the country, with the planting of 250,000 trees.

GUINEA: US$66 Million in Funding for Electricity Access in Six Cities

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is approving US$ 66.39 million in funding for electricity access in Guinea.

GABON: Jeff Bezos grants 35 million dollars for forest preservation

The founder of the Bezos Earth Fund has announced the granting of 35 million dollars to Gabon, to support the preservation of forests.

Ivory Coast: AFD lends €130 million for wastewater management in Yopougon

French Development Agency (AFD) is confirming a €130 million loan for sanitation in Yopougon, in the autonomous district of Abidjan in Ivory Coast.

CENTRAL AFRICA: COMIFAC defines sustainable management of forest ecosystems

"The State of Central African Forests 2021". This is the title of the new report by the Central African Forest Commission (COMIFAC).

AFRICA: WCS joins the Coalition for Aquatic/Blue Foods, for marine biodiversity

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has announced that it has joined the Coalition for Aquatic/Blue Foods, an international initiative to increase the importance of smart blue foods in the face of climate and marine biodiversity degradation.

IVORY COAST: Aera monetises the carbon credits of the Soubré hydroelectric plant

The state-owned company Côte d'Ivoire Energies (CI-Energies) has renewed its contract with the French group Aera.

ALGERIA: Société Générale to lend €9.4m for LafargeHolcim’s climate projects

With 2 million tonnes of cement produced in 2019 alone, the Algerian subsidiary of the LafargeHolcim group, which specialises in building materials, is on the hunt for green growth thanks to a €9.4 million financial agreement it has just concluded with Société Générale Alg

KENYA: Unit 6 of the Olkaria I geothermal power plant is operational

In Kenya, the energy company Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has announced the commissioning of unit 6 of the Olkaria I geothermal power plant in the Rift Valley. The new facility injects 83.3 MWe into Kenya Power's electricity grid. This is it.

KENYA: In Nairobi, two TotalEnergies stations will collect electronic waste

With Kenya generating 3,000 tonnes of electronic waste every year, TotalEnergies' Ngong Road and Gigiri service stations will collect used appliances from households in the capital Nairobi.