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23 04 2024 | 09:41

Kenya’s SunCulture raises $27.5m in oversubscribed Series B funding round

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…

22 04 2024 | 07:42

TUNISIA: In Kasserine, the EBRD finances €7m for two photovoltaic solar farms

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…

22 04 2024 | 07:37

MAURITANIA: street lighting goes green with 500 solar street lamps

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…

22 04 2024 | 07:14

Zimbabwe mine turns dumpsite into solar station

  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.…

22 04 2024 | 07:05

Massive electrification needed to reach 2050 climate goals, says new EDF report

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…

22 04 2024 | 06:58

Europe embraces speedier, riskier way of building power grids

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.

18 04 2024 | 08:45

Wind power: Cabeolica in Cape Verde to invest $50m in expansion and storage

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…

18 04 2024 | 07:06

SOUTH AFRICA: Adac starts decarbonising its data centres with solar power

In the Western Cape province of South Africa, Distributed Power Africa (DPA) is starting work on a 12 MWp photovoltaic solar power plant. It will supply clean electricity to the Africa Data Centres (…

17 04 2024 | 12:23

Greek steel company to execute Norway-led European floating offshore wind projects

Moreld Ocean Wind AS and Lykomitros Steel SA has signed a MOU in Athens, aiming to win floating offshore wind projects in Europe together. 

16 04 2024 | 08:31

Electric buses will be 'transformative' - council

The Department for Transport has announced £5.7m of funding to support the rollout of electric buses across East Yorkshire. The money, which forms part of the government's Zero Emission Bus…

16 04 2024 | 08:00

Texas' skyscrapers are going dark to keep billions of birds safe

About two billion birds fly through Texas in the spring – and lit-up buildings pose a deadly risk. Turning out the lights at night could save countless fatal collisions.

16 04 2024 | 07:48

Cheap coal, cheap workers, Chinese money: Indonesia’s nickel success comes at a price

Standing chest-deep in the Molucca Sea, just outside the billowing smokestacks of the world’s largest nickel industry, Upin adjusts his mask and dives. Members of his people, the Bajau, have been…

15 04 2024 | 16:24

Food security threatened by extreme flooding, farmers warn

Record-breaking rain over the past few months has left fields of crops under water and livestock's health at risk, adding to pressures on food producers. The flooding and extreme weather linked…

07 04 2024 | 15:24

EAST AFRICA: CFAO invests $3m in electric buses from start-up BasiGo

Start-up BasiGo has secured $3 million from Japanese company CFAO to speed up the manufacture and delivery of its electric buses in Kenya and Rwanda. It’s a new beginning for mobility start-up…

07 04 2024 | 15:01

Desalination: start-up Osmosun wins Euronext award for its containerised systems

Already present in several African desalination markets thanks to its containerised systems, Osmosun® joined Euronext Growth® in July 2023 to raise more capital to finance its expansion. This…

07 04 2024 | 14:42

Mehrdad Ehsani: “Innovation optimises the transformation of food systems”.

As the deadline for implementation of the second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG2) approaches, food security is being compromised day by day by wars, lack of funding and delays in the…

06 04 2024 | 06:09

Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016

A mere 57 oil, gas, coal and cement producers are directly linked to 80% of the world’s global fossil CO2 emissions since the 2016 Paris climate agreement, a study has shown. This powerful cohort of…