The Benefits of Adapting the Weighted Efficiency of Solar Photovoltaic Inverters to Local African Climates
The Paris Agreement, adopted at the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,proposed to limit global…
Solar Power Jobs Campaign Aims to Provide Education, Training for 4.5 Million
A worldwide coalition of 200 private and public organizations, Power for All today launched Powering Jobs, a campaign aimed at providing the training and education…
Microsoft Airband Initiative Leverages Solar Energy to Close the Digital Divide
Bringing affordable, reliable broadband Internet access to those who lack it has become a strategic focal point for high-powered telecoms and high-tech corporations and executives…
Fast-Growing User Base Suggests Evolutionary Growth Spurt in the Making for Developing-World Solar Mini-Grids
Private power utilities in Africa, Asia and Latin America are developing more than 550 “green” mini-grids – over USD550 million worth, according to Odyssey Energy…
Solar PV Quality Concerns in Africa
The need for a strong quality control, assurance and standards regime across the PV value chain in Africa is getting more critical. The associated costs…
7th Power and Energy Africa 2018 to Be Held From 29 to 31 May
Date: May 29th-31st, 2018Venue: Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi, KenyaWebsite: powerenergy.expogr.com The outlook is strong for the 7th Power and Energy Africa, an international power and energy expo…
CrossBoundary Energy, The Rockefeller Foundation Launch Sub-Saharan Africa Mini-Grid Innovation Lab, R&D Fund
CrossBoundary Energy and The Rockefeller Foundation on April 24 launched the Mini-Grid Innovation Lab for Sub-Saharan Africa, an R&D fund that aims to develop and…
Solarification of Deserts: the Case of Africa’s Sahara
From the pacific coastlines of the Atacama Desert to the sandy dunes of the Sahara; harvesting the abundant irradiance of the world’s deserts has become…
State of Adoption: Energy Efficient Appliances/Practices in Africa
For many African countries, Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) are either absent or loosely regulated. Poor legislation and absent will for enforcement, have now created…
Renewvia Launches Phase One of Its Africa, Solar-Storage Microgrid Initiative
Last updated: March 27, 2018 @ 04:30 AM PST A new generation of emissions-free, distributed energy systems are being installed in homes and businesses across…
