Scientists are always on the lookout for ways to make our world a better place, and one area they’re focusing on is solar energy. One idea in this area is to make solar cells...
From a distance, the block and wire structure looks like a small chicken coop. On closer inspection, however, its interior walls are lined with black polythene sheets, which you would not find in a...
Their biggest struggle is sourcing funding mechanisms to help people gain energy access and establishing what income generation exists for companies to make back the money they are investing. Private equity to fund the development of carbon...
With 89% of Zambians living in rural areas still without access to electricity, according to Power Africa, the Trade and Development Bank of Eastern and Southern Africa (TDB), like other development banks active in...
The implementation of public-private partnerships (PPPs) is bearing fruit in Togo’s energy sector. The French company Sunna Design has installed 30,000 solar streetlights in rural areas, mainly in the Savanes and Kara regions. The...
Government has successfully shifted from using grid as a source of energy for water supply to solar-powered systems to address the problem of limited access to water for home use and irrigation across the country. The old practice...
Arnergy, a Nigerian startup specialising in distributed renewable energy products and solutions, has secured $3 million in additional funding. The bridge financing was provided by All On, an off-grid energy impact investment firm backed...
Three project sites have been built in Malawi, featuring 10 greenhouses built amongnewly planted maize fields, to help women farmers and support their contribution toagriculture in the country.The facilities stand out not just because...
Solar energy has saved the lives of Rabab’s children on more than one occasion. Mahmoud, 15, and Kamal, 11, are asthmatic and need to use their nebulisers daily to avoid choking episodes that could...
GOGLA (Global Off-Grid Lighting Association) has announced the appointment of Sarah Malm as its new Executive Director, following an extensive, global search process.Malm will succeed Koen Peters, who announced his departure in 2023, after 10 years...