Portable, solar-powered fridge solution to store and transport medicines wins the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
The winner, Norah Magero, is the first Kenyan to win the award…
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KITGUM, UGANDA — Abya Mwaka is used to the constant groan of generators. They have become indispensable for small businesses in Kitgum, a…
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Many of Brazil’s unique creatures, from a minuscule orange frog to the collared titi monkey, could face a bleak future if global warming…
The export of used lithium-ion batteries for second-life applications from Europe to Africa must follow clear rules and be better controlled. This is what Researchers and environmentalists from Oeko-…
Zimbabwe is looking to capitalise on the global energy transition to supply lithium to world markets, as global demand for the mineral which is used for electric vehicle batteries is exponentially…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that British International Investment (BII) is to invest up to £160 million into a joint venture between Norfund and Scatec that will help develop Africa…
HÀ NỘI — Corio Generation of Macquarie Group (Australia) proposed researching an offshore wind power plant project with a capacity of about 1,000MW at the total investment of between $2 billion and $…
As Asia's first offshore wind power project using flexible DC transmission technology, the cumulative power generation capacity of the Rudong offshore wind farm in China's Jiangsu Province exceeds 1…
Jakarta: Indonesian President Joko Widodo and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed to intensify cooperation in new and renewable energy and food resilience during bilateral talks on the…
The Ivorian government is launching the construction of a training centre for renewable energy professions in the commune of Yopougon. The project, which will cost 6.5 billion CFA francs (nearly 10…
The green hydrogen trickle is turning into a flood, and the latest development on that score is a $198 million round of funding for a patented, industrial scale electrolysis system from the…
While petrol-powered motorbike taxis have become the main means of public transport in West Africa, mobility start-up Gozem will deploy a fleet of 6,000 electric motorbikes by 2023. The operation…
PV Tech:
Tata Power Solar Systems said it has commissioned India’s largest floating PV plant, a 101.6MWp project in the southern state of Kerala.
Deployed on 350 acres of backwaters, the project…
The Tanzanian government signed a financing agreement with the French Development Agency (AFD). The development finance institution has agreed to grant a 75 million euro loan for the implementation…
A new partnership is being formed to accelerate access to renewable energy in developing countries, particularly in Africa. The alliance aims to support innovation in financing, the real barrier to…
Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI), a waste management technology provider based in Zurich, Switzerland, is setting up operations in Kenya through a partnership with environmental solutions company Sintmond…
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) is providing a $5.07 million grant to support the resilience of smallholder farmers in northern Uganda. The funds will be managed by the…
The Global Centre for Adaptation (GCA) requires the services of an Africa-based firm to carry out its Rapid Climate Risk Assessment (RCRA) project in four French-speaking African cities. The RCRA…
Investment firm Harith General Partners is joining forces with power producer Anergi to launch a new financing mechanism for renewable energy in Africa. The Pan African Renewable Energy Fund (PAREF)…
While Ghana generates 170,000 tonnes of e-waste every year, a quarter of which ends up in the Agbogbloshie landfill on the outskirts of Accra, the government is preparing to inaugurate an e-waste…