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15 09 2019 | 13:09

Demand for battery metals, renewables fuelling rights violations — report.

Most of the world’s top companies mining for lithium, cobalt and other minerals used in the making of electric vehicles’ (EVs) batteries, solar panels and other green technologies have been linked to…

11 09 2019 | 11:24

REPOWER BURKINA FASO: Investor Conference, Ouagadougou, 12 September.

  H.E. Dr. Bachir Ismael Ouedraogo, Minister of Energy of Burkina Faso will make the conference Opening Keynote Address. He will be accompanied by Dr. Bruno Korgo, General Director for Renewable…

10 09 2019 | 07:48

Kenya’s huge wind power project might be great for the environment but not for local communities.

Kenya recently launched the Lake Turkana Wind Power project, Africa’s largest wind energy project and the biggest public-private investment in Kenyan history. The wind farm will produce 300MW of low-…

10 09 2019 | 07:38

UN Climate Technology Centre appoints new Director: Dr. Rose Mwebaza of Uganda.

Copenhagen Sept. 6, 2019 – Dr. Rose Mwebaza of Uganda has been appointed the new Director of the Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN), the implementation arm of the UN Framework Convention…

10 09 2019 | 07:13

Going green is not a luxury for Africa.

Earlier this year, Tropical Cyclone Idai tore through southern Africa, killing hundreds, injuring thousands, and displacing even more. In Mozambique, as much as half of all annual crops and critical…

09 09 2019 | 10:24

ENGIE acquires Mobisol to become market leader in Africa’s off-grid solar space.

ENGIE has expanded its decentralized energy offering in Africa through the acquisition of Mobisol, a pioneer of off-grid solar solutions. Founded in 2011, the company employs over 500 people as well…

08 09 2019 | 11:15

Tesla Batteries Are Keeping Zimbabwe’s Economy Running.

Amid power outages of as long as 18 hours a day, Econet Wireless Ltd., Zimbabwe’s biggest mobile-phone operator, is turning to the Palo Alto, California-based automaker and storable-energy company…

05 09 2019 | 08:16

Renewable news from East Africa.

Kenyan Village Coping With Climate Change

05 09 2019 | 08:13

Climate change could cause significant decline in banana production.

A new study from the University of Exeter sheds light on future global banana production, saying that many countries will see significant crop yield decline due to the changing climate, although some…

05 09 2019 | 08:13

Phyllis Wakiaga: Incentivizing waste management is the way to go.

The need to invest in new avenues of social income has become the driving force for new inventions in waste management. Over the years, industry has been tasked with identifying solutions to manage…

05 09 2019 | 07:59

Nigerian Recyclers Reduce Plastic Waste by Exchanging Trash for Cash.

ABUJA, NIGERIA - Nigeria generates an estimated 32 million tons of solid waste per year, one of the highest amounts in Africa. Of that figure, plastic constitutes 2.5 million tons.  Every day in a…

03 09 2019 | 10:29

Meru to host Africa’s first Sh15b hybrid power plant.

Meru County is set to host Africa’s first hybrid renewable energy plant following the signing of a Sh15 billion deal. The Kenyan Investment Authority (KenInvest) and the Meru County Government inked…

02 09 2019 | 11:13

G7 Leaders, take a stand for Africa!

Africa is still heavily reliant on coal. To protect the climate, leading industrialised countries should help Africa to invest in clean growth and leapfrop to renewables, says former Kenyan Prime…

01 09 2019 | 12:08

Russia pushing 'unsuitable' nuclear power in Africa, critics claim.

Moscow aiming to win influence by wooing African states with nuclear energy. Russia is attempting to gain influence in Africa and earn billions of pounds by selling developing nations nuclear…

28 08 2019 | 08:31

Bill Gates-led $1 billion fund expands its portfolio of startups fighting climate change.

The world needs to deploy and scale technologies that cut emissions—and fast. Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), a $1 billion fund led by Bill Gates, aims to fund those technologies. Founded in 2016…

26 08 2019 | 12:24

TENTRANS Workshop an official side event at Windaba 2019.

The research project on ‘Tendering Sustainable energy Transition’ also known as TENTRANS will present a workshop at the 9th Annual Windaba Conference and Exhibition.

26 08 2019 | 10:13

West Africa Forum for Climate & Clean Energy Financing - Abidjan, 26/09/2019.

Register now! The Private Financing Advisory Network will hold its fourth West Africa Forum for Climate and Clean Energy Financing in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on September 26, 2019. This Forum will…

26 08 2019 | 00:06

2nd TUM Multi-Disciplinary Conference and Innovation week, 23-27 March 2020.

Welcome to the 2nd TUM Multidisciplinary Conference and Innovation Week. This conference welcomes academics, researchers, practitioners and innovators from different disciplines, for knowledge…

23 08 2019 | 07:57

Renewable news from East Africa.

Regulator approves Kenya’s first green bond Kenyan investors will soon begin trading in green bonds. CMA chief executive Paul Muthaura

19 08 2019 | 09:08

Tunisia announces grid-connection of its first solar park.

The 10 MW facility is located in Tozeur, in southern Tunisia. The project was also financed by the German development bank KFW under Tunisia’s solar program Plan Solaire Tunisien (PST). Tunisian…