Renewable Energy World

MARCH 30, 2021

In South Africa, BioTherm Energy’s Excelsior Wind farm is collaborating with conservation organizations to minimize the wind industry’s impact on local bird populations (avifauna). The post Wind farm pioneers system to protect birds in South Africa appeared first on Renewable Energy World.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Lightsource BP is to kickstart construction of a 61MW solar farm in Nottinghamshire next month, marking the renewable energy developer's largest solar project to date in the UK. Renewable energy developer's largest UK solar project to date set to begin generating power from later next year.

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Solar Industry

DECEMBER 6, 2023

GameChange Solar (GCS) has opened a new training, service and technical support center, dedicated to its Genius Tracker product line, in Cape Town, South Africa. “With the current growth of our business in Africa, it was essential for GCS to have a local team of local experts who can respond quickly to the needs of our customers.”

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 20, 2022

The post How pre-construction financing is building a pipeline of water projects in Kenya appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, January 20 – Water and sanitation is one of the fastest growing, yet still underinvested sectors of impact investing. An experimental fund.

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Energy Central

MARCH 30, 2024

Constellation Saves Millions Using Blue Wave AI Tools TerraPower Submits Its Natrium Construction Permit Application the NRC South Korea Gears Up For Advanced Reactor Development Urenco Signs New Nuclear Fuel Contract With South Korea Eagle Rock Enrichment Plant May Fly Again South Africa’s PBMR May Get a Restart Thailand, Philippines Exploring (..)

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 13, 2021

Dedicated to the advanced study, research and documentation of Africa and the African diaspora in the Arab world, the Africa Institute in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates recently commissioned Adjaye Associates to design a new 343,175-square-foot campus. The campus is scheduled for completion by 2023.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 25, 2022

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has acknowledged that South Africa continues to be the number one wind power market in Africa with 2.5GW of cumulative wind power capacity installed in the country. This is supported by the national Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). Technology.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The new company was announced at the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi and is the result of a multi-year development partnership between Virunga Power (a Gridworks investee company) and the Government of Burundi. Virunga Power is developing the Weza Power project and will provide the initial equity investment.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 20, 2022

Featured: Catalytic Capital How pre-construction financing is building a pipeline of water projects in Kenya. The post The Brief: Catalyzing water projects in Kenya, deep decarbonization, health equity, rural Africa’s consumers, Larry Fink reax appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Greetings, Agents of Impact!

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Charged

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

It has a specially-designed tread pattern, new carcass construction and modified rubber compound. The result is up to 10% greater energy efficiency with the same rolling resistance levels,” explains Klaus Kreipe, Head of Continental Tires’ original equipment business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Source: Continental

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Smart Energy International

MAY 10, 2022

South African blockchain startup Sinan Energy is targeting an initial 100MW+ of distributed generation in northwest South Africa. The utility scale plants will be built in what it calls its Innovation Implementation Zone at a location in the Northern Cape of South Africa, where there are high levels of wind and solar radiation.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 24, 2023

UMC is a subsidiary of Elsewedy Electric, an Egyptian industrial group that has a strong presence in Africa, Europe and Asia, and is listed on the Egyptian stock exchange in Cairo. Copper rod manufacturing is considered an important industry for the Egyptian and regional market, with export markets including Algeria, Ethiopia and Lebanon.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

According to a release from the Greek government, the partnership also aligns with the strategy of the Ministry of Environment and Energy (YPEEN) and ADMIE to participate in the implementation of major energy corridors for the transmission of clean energy to Europe from North Africa and the Middle East.

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The City Fix

APRIL 4, 2024

In the crowded slums of Zambia, Africa, members of the Zambia Youth Federation, a social movement of the urban poor, conducted climate change research and presented it in an emotional spoken word poem. Their message let policymakers know how climate.

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FuelCellsWorks

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Cleanergy Solutions Namibia, a joint venture between the Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group and CMB.TECH, announces a premiere: the bricklaying of Africa’s first public green hydrogen refuelling station. The hydrogen.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The multi-phase project will provide water to the Gauteng region of South Africa and generate hydroelectricity for Lesotho. The project entails harnessing the waters of the Senqu/Orange River in the Lesotho highlands by constructing a series of dams for the mutual benefit of the two countries.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2022

IPLOCA , the International Pipe Line & Offshore Contractors Association has members in more than 40 countries and represents around 250 of the key players in the onshore and offshore pipeline construction industry worldwide.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 19, 2024

A review of press accounts, financial disclosures, and the companies’ websites shows this support aided these firms’ KFC-linked operations in up to 13 countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe. In South Africa, the IFC helped one KFC supplier bolster its operations across the region. The EBRD sold its stake in the company in 2019.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 9, 2021

Construction of this small hydro plant, on the Ash River between Clarens and Bethlehem in the Free State Province of South Africa , began in March 2019. Kruisvallei Hydro is the third hydropower project procured under South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer’s Procurement Program (REIPPPP) to come online.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

This is partly due to the high initial construction costs and the long timelines associated with seeing value from infrastructure projects. Despite a growing appetite in the private sector to invest in green infrastructure, the report finds that many projects fail to attract funding.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic caused CO2 emissions from buildings and construction to fall significantly in 2020, but a lack of real transformation in the sector means that emissions will keep rising and contribute to dangerous climate change, according to the 2021 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 2, 2024

With this development, Globeleq is expected to soon issue a notice to proceed to the Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TTC) and their fully owned subsidiary CFAO Kenya Limited, the chosen engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for the project , for the start of the construction activities.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 23, 2021

Oikocredit, Triodos IM, and EDFI ElectriFI are acting as the construction financiers for the transaction, providing $9m of financing for the construction phase of the project. Once operational, CBEA will purchase the portfolio, becoming the long-term owner of the systems and providing the construction financiers with an exit.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 19, 2024

The order was received from SEPCOIIII Electric Power Construction Co. Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) has been awarded the contract to supply steam turbines and generators for the geothermal power plant renovation of Units 1 through 3 at the old 45-MW Olkaria I geothermal power plant of KenGen in Kenya.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The new $250 million potato factory, spanning an area of 15,000m2 (roughly the size of two professional football fields) in a remote region in Southwest Egypt, is an important gateway into the rest of Africa for the country’s processed food exports. Any downtime could disrupt productivity and the supply chain and that can’t happen.”.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 4, 2024

The total cost of the projects is estimated to be more than R7 billion ($375 million), and construction is expected to commence in mid-2024. When completed, the three projects will dispatch electricity under 15-year power purchase agreements to South Africa.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 8, 2022

Energy Dome and Ansaldo Energia have announced a partnership to bring energy storage facilities to Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Ansaldo Energia, a power engineering company, will provide equipment, engineering, and construction of new grid-scale energy storage facilities. Image courtesy of Energy Dome.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 7, 2022

China Three Gorges (CTG) said it has begun construction of the 1.7 By the end of 2016 (the most recent data released), CTG’s consolidated installed capacity had reached about 70 GW and total installed capacity — including capacities commissioned, under construction and on a minority-equity basis — had reached 118 GW.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Samsung’s smart home vision, new light on nano-level electrical circuitry, satellite observations for energy development in Africa and a proposed inflatable moon base are on this week’s technology radar. Satellite data to catalyse energy investment in Africa. Samsung eyes “ultimate sustainable home”. Inflatable moon base.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 4, 2021

This Lab cohort also includes instruments with a regional focus on Brazil and Southern Africa. The six instruments seek to unlock $380 million in climate finance from commercial, concessional, and philanthropic investors for sustainable energy access, food systems, and urban infrastructure.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 11, 2024

Sitting down with Kevin Anderson, who heads strategic initiatives for CFM, he explained their model, which consists of a development and construction fund. Then, they move on to the construction funding required to build the projects.” A country that seems to get it right is Brazil.

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Global Renewable News

JULY 19, 2022

Scatec ASA, a leading renewable energy.

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The City Fix

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Mayors from Latin America, Africa and Asia will be welcoming more than 90% of the new urban inhabitants in the next decade. Governing these ballooning cities is a continuing challenge, not just in terms of urban design and revitalization, but.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 31, 2021

The 40-MWac Khoumagueli Solar IPP project in Guinea has marked a significant milestone with the signing of a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) between InfraCo Africa and Electricité de Guinée (EDG). has been established under Guinean law, with the purpose of developing and constructing the power plant.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 25, 2024

Renewable energy in Africa and India means more than just climate action: it’s about social stability and visibility, participation and increasing income. “And one of the world’s biggest green ammonia plants is under construction in Namibia, which will give further impetus to our co-operation on hydrogen, the fuel of the future.”

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The group has set a target of unlocking $100bn in public and private capital to improve access to clean power across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Moreover, there are 243GW of coal plants being planned, permitted, or under construction in developing countries, which if constructed would emit 38 billion tons of CO2 over the coming decades.

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Business Green

AUGUST 28, 2020

Direct loan from UK Export Finance aimed at supporting Aqua Africa project that will provide clean drinking water to rural communities in Ghana. That is why we welcome wholeheartedly the investment in the Aqua Africa Project.". The project is now set to begin next month with community engagement exercises and a ground delivery plan.

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