According to the IEA, more than 600 million people in Africa do not have access to electricity. This stymies economic growth, productive investment, job creation and poverty reduction. Solar minigrids though, could provide a...

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A green building is one that has been constructed or outfitted to minimise its impact on the environment. The objectives are usually to ensure efficient energy and water use, sustainability in the construction value...

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Africa’s first project financing facility for minigrids has announced an additional $25 million deployment of senior debt to deploy $50m of capital into a near-term pipeline of solar powered minigrids. CrossBoundary Energy Access (CBEA) recently...

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Today, winners of the Efficiency for Access Design Challenge were announced at a virtual grand final event. Now in its third year, the Efficiency for Access Design Challenge invites teams of university students from around the...

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The most effective measure (after energy efficiency measures have been exhausted) to maximise cost control is to install an embedded (ie on-site) photovoltaic (PV) system to generate solar power for the business. At the...

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By interviewing 300 refugees and using publicly available traditional and Earth observation data, the scientists estimated a total electricity demand of 154 GWh/year. This figure includes lighting, air circulation, and phone charging for 1.15 million...

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Rabat - Despite the recent energy crisis that hit Africa and the globe, renewables provide opportunities for regional development and the creation of new industrial opportunities in green hydrogen, solar energy, and critical minerals,...

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The worsening power crisis has created a boom in the solar panel business, OpeOluwani Akintayo writesThe Nigerian solar panel market is currently witnessing a boom owing to the power crisis and high diesel costs, The...

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According to estimates by the International Energy Agency (IEA(link is external)), solar photovoltaic energy will contribute the largest share (forty-seven per cent) of the technology mix for mini-grids and off-the-grid systems power generation in...

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The worsening power crisis has created a boom in the solar panel business, OpeOluwani Akintayo writesThe Nigerian solar panel market is currently witnessing a boom owing to the power crisis and high diesel costs, The...

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