In response to a friend in South Africa who wanted my opinion on a business plan to bring fuel cells and solar PV to rural Africa, I wrote: Very interesting. Certainly the solar product with batteries makes sense. I think …
Tag: Africa
From Guest Blogger Joshua Okomo: Intergovernmental Governance Fundamental for Green Energy in Africa
Fast trucking the development of clean energy in Africa has been a major challenge for which African states have to render political and governance support, one of the fundamental strategy is intergovernmental organizations and programmes of Africa’s group of nations. …
From Guest Blogger Carolina: Changing Lives Via Clean Energy
As solar companies strive to provide consumers with the sun’s renewable energy, they too are doing their part to help those in need. Many U.S. solar companies have reached out to the third world in effort to provide them with …
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From Guest Blogger Joshua Okomo: Top Challenges to Develop Green Energy in Africa
Africa faces the greater challenge of energy access, energy availability and energy affordability than all the rest of the world. Assessment undertaken in 2008, Africa was the lowest per capita energy consumer averaging 0.66 tons of oil equivalents (TOE) compared …
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Biomass-to-Energy: Renewable Energy in Tanzania
Ever hear of a “Croton?” You know, the oil-bearing tree, indigenous to Tanzania? How familiar are you with babassu? Don’t be ashamed if you’ve never heard of either. Besides the two people who brought me business plans that promote biomass-to-energy …
