Smart Energy International

JANUARY 24, 2024

The IEA’s Electricity 2024 report records electricity demand growth easing in 2023 but is projected to accelerate over the next three years through 2026. The update finds that world demand for electricity grew by 2.2% The update finds that world demand for electricity grew by 2.2% in 2023, less than the 2.4%

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 11, 2024

With multiple drivers for growth in the industrial market, the challenges for water in Africa are more around implementation than technology, says Walid Khoury of water engineering firm Desalytics, as he prepares for Water Africa 2024 in Ghana in June. What are the main challenges for the water market in Africa?

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AFN Sustainable Protein

MARCH 1, 2023

Extreme weather conditions coupled with very little arable land make agricultural productivity difficult in many parts of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Sub-Saharan Africa, on the other hand, has abundant arable land but grapples with limited funding to boost its agriculture sector and the region’s overall productivity.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Research published on 16 September highlights the troubling trend of pockets of funders continuing to finance additional coal-fired generation capacity in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The world’s 20 least-electrified countries by percentage of population without electricity are all in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

New Minerals for Future Clean Energy Technologies Partnership will promote responsible exploration, production, and processing of minerals in South Africa. Demand for minerals used in clean technologies is set to soar in recent years, sparking concerns over both security of supply and the environmental impact of large scale extraction.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The organisers and advisory board of Enlit Africa 2023 invite you to submit your proposal in the industry-wide call for papers. Due to industry demand, our final call for papers deadline has been extended to 5 November 2022. Track 2: Smart energy, transmission and distribution and beyond. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The post Human Rights and Environmental Organisations Demand The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation Reconsider Supporting ‘Risky’ Major East Africa Oil Project appeared first on DeSmog. Updates and reports regarding this complaint will be available on its website.

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Climate scientists say fossil fuel use needs to fall rapidly – but oil-rich kingdom is working to drive up demand Saudi Arabia is driving a huge global investment plan to create demand for its oil and gas in developing countries, an undercover investigation has revealed. Continue reading.

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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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The City Fix

MARCH 27, 2024

At COP28, global climate leaders congregated in Dubai for the annual opportunity to review countries’ progress on emissions reductions and to increase climate ambition. One of the conference’s focal points was how to rapidly and equitably transition away from fossil.

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Global Renewable News

JULY 4, 2023

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is one of the world's regions most affected by climate change, imposing challenges on energy systems that are already straining to meet the demands of.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

More from IRENA Innovation Week: Energy storage needs greater innovation say Europe and Africa commissioners California energy agenda “California’s climate agenda is based on rapid electrification. With renewables we need to start forecasting supply and match demand to it.”

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

A study published on 9 January appears to find that green ammonia could be used to fulfil the fuel demands of over 60% of global shipping by targeting just the top 10 regional fuel ports. North-West Africa (to meet European demand), and the southern Arabian Peninsula (to meet local demand and parts of south Asia).

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

which shows the trend of the smart metering projects comes to 2 nd decade, which means expanding from the pilot projects with a few thousand meters to one hundred thousand level or even million level. LAISON is the company with such capacity to execute these projects.

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Business Green

APRIL 19, 2021

million rural households across eastern Africa. Moreover, the deal is expected to generate over 60 million carbon credits, the firms said, as Shell continues to grow its interest in the burgeoning market for carbon offsets and nature-based climate solutions, driven by growing demand from corporates setting net zero emissions goals.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2024

There is no one-size-fits-all solution to the problem of Africa’s declining air quality. However, far too little has been done to try and combat the dangerous air quality with just 0.01% of global air pollution funding currently spent in Africa. Cairo, Egypt (image credit: Leshiy985/Shutterstock.com).

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The City Fix

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

As cities across Africa experience rapid growth and increased demand for mobility, there is an urgent need to transition towards more sustainable and effective urban transport systems. The urban planning decisions made today will shape cities for decades. However, improvements.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Asia and Africa are home to 80% of the world’s population and with rising incomes, they are craving and demanding more animal-sourced foods, GFI India's head Varun Deshpande told AFN on the sidelines of the Good Food Conference in San Francisco today.

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Business Green

JUNE 19, 2022

The report warns that not only do 600 million Africans now have access to electricity, but around 25 million more people in Africa are living without electricity compared with before the pandemic. The report emphasises how Africa has huge untapped renewables potential.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Insiders predict agricultural companies could become major adopters of solar power in Africa as farmers seek to improve the cost and reliability of energy supplies. “The electricity demand and supply profiles of the agriculture sector make solar PV a perfect fit,” he said in an email.

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altenergymag

JULY 12, 2022

Redstone facility in Northern Cape will use molten salt to store energy from the sun, deliver electricity to 200,000 homes during peak demand

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Africa Solar Power Demand Electricity 105

GreenTechMedia

MARCH 12, 2020

As the 2020s progress and off-grid energy access investments continue to rise, commercial and industrial demand and integrated electrification planning will emerge as two key trends to watch in the off-grid space. The C&I energy access opportunity. Commercial and industrial off-grid energy access will see significant growth in the 2020s.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 31, 2024

Football fans, campaigners, and civil society from Africa and beyond have all decried this egregious act of sportswashing by the French major, the top oil and gas extractor in Africa. Despite the glitzy adverts and misleading green claims, TotalEnergies is doubling down on fossil fuel production globally, and especially in Africa.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 7, 2021

The post Africa’s business and investment leaders step up to meet demands for impact and ESG investing appeared first on Impact Alpha. ImpactAlpha, April 7 – Investors, non-governmental organizations and civil society groups are increasingly pressuring African businesses to shift to more responsible ways of doing.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2023

It is dwarfed by the total US$7 trillion in subsidies that states, including some of these donors, provide annually to support the fossil fuel industry. ”

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2023

A nuanced appraisal emerges from the 2022 World Air Quality report – compiled by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir – which includes a dismal picture from Africa and the news that only five countries met the WHO limits for PM2.5: Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, and New Zealand. It ranked #15 in 2021.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2021

And at Accelerate this year, you will hear from entrepreneurs who are based in cities across Europe, Africa, and the U.S. . The startups you will hear from apply a multitude of ideas to mitigate climate risk, respond to shifting customer demands and unlock new business opportunities across the value chain. Who are they? RecyclePoints.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 8, 2022

An Africa-sized increase in China's electricity demand cancels out a record year for global renewables generation, taking energy emissions to record high. The post China causes new high in global energy emissions, despite record wind and solar additions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Tests were carried out to assess the reliability and performance of the B30 biofuel in two Maersk product tankers chartered by BP, the Maersk Cirrus and Maersk Navigator, as they sailed from Rotterdam to West Africa.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

For example, some regions, such as the Nordics, Baltics, North Sea and southern Europe, are characterised by a net oversupply of low cost hydrogen resources, whereas others, such as central Europe, will require hydrogen imports from neighbouring European or other countries to meet their hydrogen demand.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

climate talks in Egypt demanded European governments halt a “dash” for the continent’s natural gas. German, Italian and other companies have been scouring Africa for alternatives to Russian supplies in the wake of the February invasion of Ukraine, raising fears that new projects will lock Africa into long-term dependence on fossil fuels.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 12, 2022

With Eskom – South Africa’s state-owned utility – having recently announced a settlement with trade unions in South Africa, there is a spark of hope that the load shedding situation in the country will soon get back to normal.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 3, 2023

Because they are indispensable in modern technology and electronics, the demand for them has increased steadily over the past few decades, and is predicted to rise further by 2030. and 67 parts per million) within the Earth’s crust. mg per g biomass, while Scytonema hyalinum had the lowest efficiency at 15.5

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 24, 2020

Locked-down South Africa will need to restart its renewables procurement program “very soon” to hit targets in its latest Integrated Resource Plan and put a year of severe power outages behind it. “Some experts deem reduced demand as a normal system event,” said SAWEA in a press note. Bad to worse for Eskom.

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Africa Government Demand Electricity 130

Impact Alpha

MAY 18, 2020

ImpactAlpha, May 18 – Local texture manufacturers in North and West Africa are pivoting to meet demand for personal protective equipment. Small and mid-sized companies create 80% of Africa’s jobs, (compared to 60% in the U.S. Flower growers in Kenya are switching to grow basic foodstuffs.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 18, 2024

The annual review, now in its 15th edition, points to profound changes in global energy systems having been triggered by the demand-driven energy shock in response to the war in Ukraine and the need to evolve energy leadership to accelerate the global energy transitions in all regions. We manage what we measure.

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Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

It has issued more than 35 million policies in Asia and Africa. COVID has spurred a surge in demand for its telehealth consultations and health policies. ImpactAlpha, September 9 – Stockholm-based BIMA provides mobile health, life and accident microinsurance to first-time customers. Existing investors.

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