The adoption of renewable energy sources is gaining momentum the world over, and countries in the Middle East and Africa are looking to benefit greatly from their integration into power grids.…
Last year was the first time since 2001 that growth in renewable power capacity failed to increase year on year.
Statistics from International Energy Agency (IEA) reveal that new net capacity from…
The country expects the 1.6 gigawatt solar park it is building in the south of the country to be operating at full capacity in 2019.
The $2 billion project, set to be the world’s largest solar…
Ghana’s premier tertiary institution, University of Ghana, will switch to solar energy soon, the vice chancellor announced.
Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu said some facilities and infrastructure on…
An increased risk of flooding from climate change may force UK communities to abandon homes.
The Environment Agency has called for a consultation to review the process of flood protection for…
The Ministry of Electricity is tendering a 30 MW plant, four 50 MW projects, and two much bigger projects, with capacities of 225 MW and 300 MW. The plants are intended to begin commercial operations…
French energy major Total said on Sunday it had reached a binding agreement with Occidental to acquire Anadarko assets in Algeria, Ghana, Mozambique and South Africa for a consideration of $8.8…
Hydrogen will play a key role in reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. It can be sustainably produced by using solar energy to split water molecules. The resulting clean energy can be stored, used…
Photovoltaic plants and wind farms are contributing to national electrical grids across the world, with negligible downsides.
The year 2020 is expected to mark a high point in the use of renewable…
Sunshine splashing onto school rooftops and campuses across the country is an undertapped resource that could help shrink electricity bills, new research suggests.
The study, published in the April…
The German company has promised to make its entire business carbon neutral by 2020.
Starting in 2020, Bosch will compensate for any residual and unavoidable carbon emissions primarily by buying…
At its site in Lüdenscheid, in the presence of Nico Rosberg, ABB shows how the sustainable energy transition can succeed with digital energy management. With its “Mission to Zero”, the leader in…
This is the longest time the UK has been coal free since the industrial revolution.
The UK has now produced coal-free energy for seven days in a row, breaking the previous record set in April of 90…
· New report explores sustainability challenges in sand extraction and consumption.
· The Fourth UN Environment Assembly adopted a resolution on mineral resource governance.
· …
Nigeria is set to receive US $21m from the United Kingdom and Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) to support the deployment of solar generated electricity small businesses in the country.
The…
The Ngonye Solar photovaltic (PV) plant in Zambia has started operations and has been connected to the national grid. Enel Green Power (EGP), a subsidiary of Italian power giant Enel, confirmed the…
Utilities and companies in India are planning hundreds of megawatts of solar projects floating on water bodies as it becomes increasingly difficult to secure large parcels of land.
“Land…
Scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Solargiga Energy in China have discovered that caffeine can help make a promising alternative to traditional solar cells more…
Kenya authorities plan to invest more in solar energy as results from the Garissa solar power plant in eastern Kenya helps to stabilize electricity prices in the Eastern African nation.
According to…