TAn energy services company and a telecommunications service provider are teaming up in Nigeria to transition mobile cell towers from diesel to solar and bundle electricity and connectivity solutions for off-grid communities. Husk Power Systems...

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Discussing alternative financing mechanisms has become a mainstream topic as Africa struggles to scale up money used to build renewable energy projects.Small and medium-sized enterprises, particularly women-led, with a focus on sustainable energy solutions...

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The Global Environment Facility, African Development Bank’s SEFA will provide $20 million to expand the COVID-19 Off-Grid Recovery Platform (CRP). The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa, a multi-donor fund managed by the AfB, will provide...

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An international group of researchers has demonstrated an aqueous zinc battery with excellent performance in terms of capacity, rate capability, specific energy, and output voltage. The supercapacitor-battery hybrid device has also shown unprecedented cycling...

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The Government of Zimbabwe has taken a major step to improve the quality of education through the implementation of a solar project. The program seeks to power rural schools to provide learners with relevant,...

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Do you know whether your customers understand the terms of their warranty or if they feel they have been treated fairly by your agents? Consumers are central to everything an off-grid solar company does,...

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Existing studies have proved adept at identifying households who appear to have financially benefited from access to off-grid solar through increased income. But they have been less well attuned to the downsides. Alongside rising indebtedness,...

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Scientists from the University of Leicester in the UK have discovered a process to recover silver and aluminum from used PV cells that is cheaper and more environmentally friendly than current recycling processes using mineral acids.Given the low cost of...

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One solution to the limited economic impact of increased access to SHSs would be to focus on the provision of mini grids. Capable of powering entire rural communities or urban suburbs, research demonstrates that...

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Sex-for-fish deals are common in Lake Victoria's fishing industry, which is controlled by men who can afford the tools needed to catch fish, including the lights used to attract the cyprinid, say local women's...

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