A citizens’ committee appointed by the City of Edmonton is calling on Mayor Amarjeet Sohi and municipal councillors to reject hydrogen as a clean energy option for all but the most difficult sectors…
As part of a partnership with the provincial authorities of the Free State in South Africa, Zero Carbon Charge (ZCC) will invest $234 million in the very first network of solar-powered electric car…
For its first investment in the eco-mobility sector in Africa, the Electrification Finance Initiative (ElectriFI) chooses start-up Gogo Electric with an investment of $1.6 million.
A new investor…
California is using giant batteries to deploy solar energy even after sunset, boosting grid stability and evening out demand spikes while reducing its reliance on fossil fuels.
Canada’s sputtering carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry sustained two serious setbacks in less than 48 hours this week, with one major project cancelled and a second subject to scathing…
You might visit Amsterdam for its canals, and who could blame you, really. But the truly interesting waterways aren’t under your feet – they’re above your head.
From 6 to 8 May, some 140 young people from all the sub-regions of Africa gathered on the campus of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) to try and find innovative ways of solving the continent'…
Dimitri Fone was one of the 140 young African leaders who took part in the Bridge Africa Summit organised by the Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique (UM6P). This Cameroonian permanent resident of…
Upgrading power lines with advanced conductors could double transmission capacity for a fraction of the cost of building new lines, and experts say the same technique could work in Canada if the…
Huawei will be marketing a new hybrid energy management system in Cameroon. The iSite Power-M solution was unveiled in the political capital Yaoundé on 3 May at the very first National Forum on…
Two major players on the Egyptian energy scene have secured land for the deployment of 8 GW of wind power. Scatec and Engie will carry out these projects in the western governorate of Sohag.
Egypt…
Between the inauguration of the Mombasa-Nairobi railway and the planned West African railway linking Abidjan to Ouagadougou, the number of projects on Africa's railways is increasing. The latest…
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema recently took part in the inauguration ceremony for the Itimpi photovoltaic solar power plant. In the face of drought, this 60 MWp facility is designed to meet…
Kenya’s SunCulture, a provider of solar-powered irrigation solutions and agricultural technology to smallholder farmers, has raised a US$27.5 million Series B funding round to fuel its growth and…
The French independent power producer (IPP) Qair has secured €7.8 million in funding from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for the construction of two solar photovoltaic…
Nouakchott is setting an example for other Mauritanian cities in terms of energy efficiency by installing 500 solar-powered streetlights in the main thoroughfares of Toujounine. Economic and…
A gold mine in Zimbabwe has turned its former dumpsite into a solar station, generating all the energy it needs for operations at the mine and releasing excess energy into the national grid.…
Mass electrification of light transport, buildings, and support for electrification of industrial processes will be essential, according to a new 2050 scenario.
Electrification can reduce energy…
The EU is looking to front-load massive anticipatory investments into its energy infrastructure, shifting risk from industry to consumers and risking a landscape with unneeded or under-used pylons.
In Cape Verde, special-purpose company Cabeolica has obtained the go-ahead from the authorities to expand its wind energy production capacity on the island of Santiago. The company will also invest…
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