Globally, people have well understood that climatic conditions differ from day to day, season to season. Metrological evidences suggest that natural climate variability has been changing from time to time. Over and above the natural climatic variations observed on decades and century have been affecting not only peoples’ livelihoods but also the environment as well. […]
AFRICA: SunFunder closes its $70m solar electricity fund
The investment company SunFunder has just completed the financial mobilisation to feed its Solar Energy Transformation (SET) fund worth 70 million dollars. The multi-investor fund has been closed thanks to an investment by Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG (OeEB) Successful transaction by SunFunder. The investment company specialising in solar energy has just completed the mobilisation of capital […]
AFRICA: Grino to work with Africa GreenTec for solar water treatment
German start-up Grino Water Solutions will now provide its solar-powered water treatment solution at the ImpactSites of off-grid provider Africa GreenTec AG. The company installs containerised solar systems in rural areas in several countries in West Africa. The partnership between the German start-up Grino Water Solutions and Africa GreenTec AG will facilitate the roll-out of […]
AFRICA: Jirogasy joins forces with Aceleron for solar-powered computers in schools
The Madagascan company Jirogasy, which designs and manufactures solar-powered computers, has just signed a partnership with Aceleron, a supplier of batteries made from the waste of solar lanterns and lithium-ion batteries. The two companies aim to equip rural schools in East Africa with solar-powered computers. How to improve digital access in schools and rural areas […]
Decentralised solar powered systems quietly ramping up across Africa
Integrated electricity company EDF has become a shareholder in next-generation utility Bboxx Kenya. Together the two companies aim to provide access to clean, reliable, affordable, CO2 free energy to more than two million Kenyans with solar home systems by 2025. Under the terms of the agreement, EDF takes a 23% stake in Bboxx Kenya. In […]
Innovator Takes Rural India And Africa “Mini” With New Grid Technology
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), India is “one of the largest electrification success stories in history”, accounting for two of every five people newly electrified since 2000. The proportion of India’s population with access to electricity grew from 68% in 2010 to over 99% in 2019. But the reality on the ground is […]
Solar fridges to chill COVID-19 shots in rural Africa
Solar-powered refrigerators could be a game-changer in Africa’s fight against COVID-19 by helping the continent to store and distribute vaccines, especially in rural and remote areas with no connection to electricity, experts say. As the world prepares and rolls out mass vaccinations against COVID-19, experts from the Global Environment Facility-funded Sure Chill vaccine storage project […]
RETTI Launches Online Courses on Solar
Investment in the solar sector hit a peak of $330 billion in 2015. This was expected as climate change impacts continue to ravage communities due to the use of fossil fuels for electricity. This adds to the increase of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide to the atmosphere enhancing the dangerous climate change. Solar power […]
Study finds potential for colocating floating solar with hydropower in Africa
Hydropower plants across Africa could double their capacity if just 1% of their reservoirs are used to install floating solar projects, new research suggests. The large-scale roll-out of floating solar at hydropower reservoirs in the continent could reduce water evaporation, help to satisfy future energy needs and increase resilience to climate change without redesigning existing […]
Power roll: bringing cheap solar power to Africa and India
Supported by Innovate UK, Power Roll is developing, testing, and implementing lightweight, low-cost, flexible solar mini grid systems in India and Africa Power Roll has installed two mini solar grid systems in rural locations in Africa and India. These grids demonstrate the use of their innovative solar film and energy storage technologies that have the potential […]