In Short : Indian and African solar startups are teaming up to reduce costs and expand clean energy access. Through the SolarX Startup Challenge, winners from both regions are forming partnerships for technology transfers and joint ventures. These collaborations focus on initiatives like solar-powered irrigation solutions, boosting agricultural productivity. Supported by the International Solar Alliance, […]
Potential Biases Identified in African Solar Irradiation Data
Declining solar equipment costs is driving African commercial and industrial users towards this energy solution. However, the measure of how much sunlight shines on a location, and therefore how much electricity a solar array can produce, is a key design factor for solar customers, suppliers and investors. The question then becomes – is the industry […]
RES4Africa, Enel Green Power And the EIB Encourage African Youth to Find Green Energy Solutions to Community Challenges
Micro-Grid Academy Young Talent of the Year 2021 Award recognises eight sustainable energy innovators from across Africa; African youth encouraged to find green energy solutions to community challenges; RES4Africa, Enel Green Power and the European Investment Bank highlight transfomational ideas from Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zambia. The second Micro-Grid Academy Young Talent of […]
Siemens is Supporting African E-Mobility Startups
The Siemens Stiftung has awarded prize money of between 10,000 and 50,000 euros to five African social enterprises in its first competition in the field of electromobility. The money is intended to help the winners establish their products and services on the market. The competition with the slogan “Electric Mobility – Made in Africa for […]
Toyota partners with S African fuel giant Sasol to pioneer hydrogen-powered mobility
Johannesburg (South Africa): Japanese automotive manufacturer Toyota has partnered with South African fuel giant Sasol to develop a green hydrogen-powered mobility ecosystem. The two companies announced the plan at an event this week organised by EE Business Intelligence and the British High Commission to South Africa, titled ‘2nd Renewable Hydrogen and Green Powerfuels Webinar for […]
German, African and international political, business, development and finance share green investment best practice and solutions for sustainable development in Africa
Berlin hosts EU-Africa Green Talk to share development solutions Dialogue between European Investment Bank, Portuguese Embassy in Berlin, financial community and development stakeholders confirms importance of green investment Ministers of State for Foreign Affairs from Germany and Portugal and EIB Vice President Thomas Östros today joined more than 80 business leaders, diplomats from Africa and […]
Canada and AfDB sign agreement formalizing gender lens Climate Fund
As a concessional facility, CACF resources will be deployed in innovative low-carbon technologies, renewable energy, climate-smart agriculture, sustainable forestry, water management, and climate-resilience projects. The Government of Canada and the African Development Bank have signed an agreement formalizing the Canada–African Development Bank Climate Fund (CACF), a transformative special fund aimed at providing concessional loans to […]
Africa is open to solar
African markets are in some respects skipping over the fossil fuel age altogether. Till very recently, the first thing that hit you when landing in Nigeria was the sharp hit of diesel fumes in the air. The reason for this was because more than 30% of the country relied on diesel generators to fill the […]
PROJECTS: North African nations set to become major solar power producers: report
North African countries have made big strides in their plans to expand reliance on renewable energy and most of them are set to join the league of countries with an installed solar power of at least 1 GW. Egypt is the only North African country to have crossed this mark but Algeria and Morocco are […]
Nine African nations on track to join solar gigawatt club
Of the 37 countries that are part of the solar ‘gigawatt club’, only two — South Africa and Egypt — are from Africa. But this might change soon with nine more African countries ramping up solar capacity, said the first annual African Solar Energy Outlook 2021 report released by the Africa Solar Industry Association (AFSIA) […]