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11 09 2022 | 20:15

KENYA: Voltalia and Trina complete the installation of the Kesses solar power plant

The French company Voltalia and the Chinese company Trina Solar are completing the construction of the Kesses solar photovoltaic power plant in Kenya. The 55.6 MWp project is being developed by the…

11 09 2022 | 13:18

‘We’re going to pay in a big way’: a shocking new book on the climate crisis

In An Inconvenient Apocalypse, authors Wes Jackson and Robert Jensen write that society needs to be better prepared for an inevitable collapse

11 09 2022 | 13:13

How car culture colonised our thinking – and our language

We have become used to thinking about things from a driver’s perspective – but is that the sort of world we want? When we block traffic from a street, like for a sports event or a street party,…

11 09 2022 | 11:51

The Tories spent a decade putting fossil fuel profits first. Now we’re all paying the price

Instead of home insulation and cheap renewables, ministers have given us fracking. This crisis is just the start of the pain

09 09 2022 | 11:18

Global fossil fuel subsidies almost doubled in 2021, analysis finds

Support amid huge industry profits is a ‘roadblock’ to tackling climate crisis, says International Energy Agency Global public subsidies for fossil fuels almost doubled to $700bn in 2021, analysis…

09 09 2022 | 11:05

Oil and gas firms’ green investments fail to match promise of publicity – study

BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and TotalEnergies spend $750m a year burnishing climate credentials but only 12% of capital on low-carbon development Big oil and gas companies are spending tens of…

08 09 2022 | 14:57

German chancellor rejects calls to reverse nuclear power plant closures

Olaf Scholz says country has enough energy to get through winter after Russia cut gas supplies The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has rejected calls for his government to commit to a longer-term…

08 09 2022 | 14:37

PM Names Climate Denier as UK Energy Minister, Vows More North Sea Oil and Gas

Newly-installed British Prime Minister Liz Truss appointed a reputed climate change denier to head her energy ministry and vowed to increase North Sea oil and gas drilling in the hours after she took…

08 09 2022 | 14:26

Switching The World To Renewable Energy Will Cost $62 Trillion, But The Payback Would Take Just 6 Years

Mark Jacobson and his team have published a renewable energy study in which they argue the payback time is just 6 years.

07 09 2022 | 17:24

Communities celebrate as Court sets aside Shell’s exploration right off the Wild Coast of South Africa

Makhanda, South Africa: Today, the High Court in Makhanda ruled that Shell’s exploration right to conduct seismic surveys on the Wild Coast of South Africa was granted unlawfully and therefore set it…

07 09 2022 | 17:20

10 of 13 ‘Flagship’ CCS Projects Failed to Deliver, IEEFA Analysis Concludes

After a half-century of research and development, carbon capture and storage projects are far more likely to fail than to succeed, and nearly three-quarters of the carbon dioxide they manage to…

07 09 2022 | 17:11

Study on more ambitious 2030 targets for renewables and energy efficiency

Press Release Study on more ambitious 2030 targets for renewables and energy efficiency

05 09 2022 | 22:46

ETHIOPIA: Precise to manufacture 250,000 solar home systems locally

Precise Consult is launching a programme to manufacture and distribute 250,000 solar home systems in Ethiopia. This initiative, supported by the authorities, will also allow the distribution of kits…

05 09 2022 | 22:42

Geothermal power station in Kenya improves operations thanks to IoT

The Olkaria Geothermal Power Station in Kenya has been able to improve operations by implementing internet of things (IoT) technology.

05 09 2022 | 22:32

Inside Africa's pitch at UN climate change conference

"Act now" will be Africa’s clarion call at the COP27 as the continent intensifies calls for a just energy transition amid a worsening climate crisis. The "action" is likely to be seen more in the…

03 09 2022 | 18:02

US$ 102M obtained for Scatec combined solar-battery project in South Africa

Recently US$ 102M was acquired for the construction of the Scatec combined solar-battery project in South Africa’s Northern Cape province. Scatec, a Norwegian renewable energy company, with…

30 08 2022 | 14:19

African states to use threat of fossil fuels to get EU climate finance

Ahead of the COP27 summit scheduled for November, there are fears African governments will use the threat of exploiting fossil fuel reserves to push European nations to keep their promises on…

22 08 2022 | 08:54

Is hydrogen the answer to Africa’s energy transition and climate justice woes?

The continuing chaos that has ensued followed the invasion of Ukraine has caused major shifts in the energy markets.

17 08 2022 | 16:49

HOW LAGOS IS CREATING A THRIVING ECOSYSTEM FOR TECH STARTUPS

In this age, technological innovation and development of a country or continent are closely knitted. That is why governments around the world prioritise it in their locale. When technology is adopted…

17 08 2022 | 16:40

Benin joins the electric motorcycle revolution

Two-wheelers are sought after in many sub-Saharan African cities. The vehicles often charge less than cars for a ride.  In Cotonou, Benin’s capital, there are more than 250,000 motorcycle taxi…