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25 09 2022 | 19:14

SOUTH AFRICA: 10 start-ups to compete for the Energy Investment Village in Cape Town

Ten local start-ups will compete to showcase their sustainable energy supply innovations at the Energy Investment Village, which opens on 18 October 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa. In South…

21 09 2022 | 06:40

‘World-first’ hydrogen project raises questions about its role in fuelling future homes

Project to power 300 Scottish homes with ‘green hydrogen’ hit by delays, leaving some to question whether it is still worthwhile

14 09 2022 | 15:35

Health groups call for global fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty

WHO and almost 200 other health associations urge governments around world to halt ‘environmental vandalism’ The World Health Organization (WHO) and almost 200 other health associations have made…

11 09 2022 | 21:22

More bankable clean cooking technologies projects needed in Rwanda

A lack of bankable projects from producers of clean cooking technologies could undermine clean targets set by Rwanda. Experts have said that even though Rwanda seeks to reduce the percentage of…

11 09 2022 | 21:17

African decentralized energy experts: Samson Tsegaye (Ethiopia)

Please briefly describe your background: where are you from, what was your education?

11 09 2022 | 21:13

Financing an ‘African’ just transition

The transition to ‘just’ energy has posed an economic challenge for many African governments, particularly those reliant on their vast hydrocarbon resources. Though many African countries are…

11 09 2022 | 21:08

Precooling and Cold Storage Methods for Fruits and Vegetables in Sub-Saharan Africa—A Review

Fruits and vegetables, known for their large nutrient potential, are more susceptible to high postharvest loss than other crops. Factors such as perishability, poor post-production handling and…

11 09 2022 | 21:03

Why We Need to Redefine Productive Use of Energy

Right now Productive Use of Energy, known as PUE to rural electrification practitioners, has governments, development banks, power utilities and renewable energy companies talking about ‘the…

11 09 2022 | 21:00

Off-grid solar expansion and economic development in the global South

In this paper, we seek to understand how the rapid expansion of off-grid solar energy across the global South since the turn of the century is influencing local and national processes of economic…

11 09 2022 | 20:43

EGYPT: Exporting electricity to Europe in the midst of an energy crisis

Negotiations are accelerating between the Egyptian and European authorities with a view to exporting clean energy from Egypt to Europe. The discussions should notably lead to a project to supply…

11 09 2022 | 20:40

EAST AFRICA: Toshiba Signs Geothermal Partnership With KenGen

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), the largest producer of geothermal energy in East Africa, has signed a partnership with Japan's Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (…

11 09 2022 | 20:17

MAURITANIA: Total Eren joins Chariot’s Nour green hydrogen project

British company Chariot will implement its Nour project in partnership with Total Eren, the subsidiary of French multinational TotalEnergies. Chariot's project involves the production of hydrogen…

11 09 2022 | 20:15

KENYA: Voltalia and Trina complete the installation of the Kesses solar power plant

The French company Voltalia and the Chinese company Trina Solar are completing the construction of the Kesses solar photovoltaic power plant in Kenya. The 55.6 MWp project is being developed by the…

11 09 2022 | 13:18

‘We’re going to pay in a big way’: a shocking new book on the climate crisis

In An Inconvenient Apocalypse, authors Wes Jackson and Robert Jensen write that society needs to be better prepared for an inevitable collapse

11 09 2022 | 13:13

How car culture colonised our thinking – and our language

We have become used to thinking about things from a driver’s perspective – but is that the sort of world we want? When we block traffic from a street, like for a sports event or a street party,…

11 09 2022 | 11:51

The Tories spent a decade putting fossil fuel profits first. Now we’re all paying the price

Instead of home insulation and cheap renewables, ministers have given us fracking. This crisis is just the start of the pain

09 09 2022 | 11:18

Global fossil fuel subsidies almost doubled in 2021, analysis finds

Support amid huge industry profits is a ‘roadblock’ to tackling climate crisis, says International Energy Agency Global public subsidies for fossil fuels almost doubled to $700bn in 2021, analysis…

09 09 2022 | 11:05

Oil and gas firms’ green investments fail to match promise of publicity – study

BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and TotalEnergies spend $750m a year burnishing climate credentials but only 12% of capital on low-carbon development Big oil and gas companies are spending tens of…

08 09 2022 | 14:57

German chancellor rejects calls to reverse nuclear power plant closures

Olaf Scholz says country has enough energy to get through winter after Russia cut gas supplies The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has rejected calls for his government to commit to a longer-term…