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23 05 2019 | 08:13

Large Scale Companies Bet Big on the Future of Renewable Energy and Smart Energy Tech.

Large Scale Companies Bet Big on the Future of Renewable Energy and Smart Energy Tech Point Roberts, Washington and Delta, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 16, 2019) -Investorideas.com , one…

22 05 2019 | 13:00

Construction of Ghana’s biggest power bulk supply point begins.

Construction of Ghana’s biggest power Bulk Supply Point (BSP) at Pokuase in the Ga West district has commenced. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cut the sod to mark its beginning. The President…

22 05 2019 | 10:58

Africa Together - 1st June 2019

What to expect from the summit?

22 05 2019 | 10:13

Morrisons to become first UK supermarket to offer plastic-free fruit and veg.

With their new initiative, Morrisons will become the first supermarket in the UK to sell all of their fruit and veg without plastic packaging. The British supermarket will offer 127 loose fruit and…

22 05 2019 | 09:52

Blockchain Is The Next Big Thing For Renewable Energy.

Blockchain has been touted as the next big technological advance - impacting everything from online transactions to e-government. But what does it mean for renewable energy?

22 05 2019 | 08:06

Energy equity: Bringing solar power to low-income communities.

This story was originally published by Yale e360 and is reproduced here as part of theClimate Desk collaboration.

21 05 2019 | 14:50

Google teams up with Stella McCartney for new sustainable fashion initiative.

Google has teamed up with fashion designer Stella McCartney for a new sustainable fashion initiative. Google has announced the launch of an experiment in collaboration with innovation consultancy…

21 05 2019 | 14:34

China Prepares Safeguards Against Wasting Renewable Energy.

Beijing is drawing up plans for a new "safeguard mechanism" to guarantee minimum levels of regional renewable energy consumption, in a bid to stop so much of the country’s solar, wind and hydropower…

21 05 2019 | 13:23

Africa is leading the world in plastic bag bans.

As of June 1, travelers to Tanzania will have to pack very carefully. The country announced the implementation of the second phase of its plastic bag ban on May 16. Visitors are advised to avoid…

20 05 2019 | 07:26

EDF puts energy-challenged Africa at the centre of its 2030 development strategy.

Africa is at the heart of French energysolutions provider EDF’s ambition to triple its activity outside of Europe, as well as to double its renewable energy capacity globally, by 2030; however, there…

20 05 2019 | 07:23

Egypt awards contract for construction of US $739m water treatment plant.

The Egyptian government, through the country’s Armed Forces Engineering Authority has awarded Arab Contractors and Orascom Construction a US $739m contract for Engineering, Procurement and…

17 05 2019 | 13:18

Native Renewables: Powering Up Tribal Communities.

An organization focused on increasing energy independence for American Indians is helping to bring light, jobs and new opportunities to tribal communities. There’s something amiss in the Southwest.…

17 05 2019 | 10:56

Governments Look To "Smart Islands" For High Tech And Low Carbon Solutions.

While cities are often seen as centers of innovation, a growing number of islands are quietly leading the way in smart technology. 

16 05 2019 | 16:07

Netherlands ready to start taxing air travel.

The Dutch government will introduce a €7 levy per air passenger in 2021 if the EU does not manage to set up a pan-European tax, as momentum builds behind calls to crack down on aviation’s…

16 05 2019 | 15:01

Ernst & Young: Υποχώρησε στην 30η θέση η Ελλάδα στο Δείκτη Ελκυστικότητας για επενδύσεις ΑΠΕ

China and the US have maintained the top two places, respectively, in the EY Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index, with France moving up two places into third on the back of developments in…

16 05 2019 | 14:48

Botswana teams up with World Bank on renewable energy.

Botswana has partnered with the World Bank to develop a renewable energy strategy that would allow the country to be more independent on energy supplies. For years, Botswana has been relying on…

15 05 2019 | 16:16

World’s first hydrogen double-decker buses introduced to curb London’s toxic air.

TfL announces world’s first hydrogen double decker buses that are being introduced to curb London’s toxic air. TfL has today ordered 20 hydrogen buses, which will produce no pollution from their…

14 05 2019 | 16:03

Grow your own city – vertical forests take off.

Milan’s Il Bosco Verticale (the Vertical Forest) is a high rise building populated by people and trees. It is the first of a new concept of building in cities being pioneered by Stefano Boeri’s…

13 05 2019 | 17:07

The 3 Main Trends Driving the Imminent Solar Energy Revolution.

You probably haven’t heard of Hayes Barnard, but his work could help save the planet. A former executive at SolarCity, the solar panel firm purchased by Elon Musk’s electric car firm Tesla in 2016,…

13 05 2019 | 12:51

University of Ghana to switch to solar energy.

Ghana’s premier tertiary institution, University of Ghana, will switch to solar energy soon, the vice chancellor announced. Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu said some facilities and infrastructure on…