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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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Amplats) to develop infrastructure in South Africa that will encourage the production and use of hydrogen cars in the country. Transitioning to lower carbon energy sources will be a challenge for South Africa. The government estimates that about 172,000 people work in South Africa’s platinum sector.

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TechXplore

MARCH 31, 2024

South Africa's economy has been hard hit by 15 years of loadshedding (rolling blackouts). On the other hand, South Africa has committed, under the Paris Agreement, to transition to low-carbon energy generation technologies by 2050.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 28, 2022

Energy Web and ENGIE Energy Access are launching ‘Crowdfund for Solar’ to fund clean energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa. ENGIE Energy Access is a leading provider of solar and mini-grid solutions in Africa, with delivery of renewable energy to 7 million people across nine countries to date. Have you read?

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 2, 2024

Now he is set to expand tenfold across sub-Saharan Africa In the next four years, British entrepreneur Mansoor Hamayun expects to connect 36 million people to an electricity source, many for the first time. It is an ambition that would see his clean energy company, Bboxx, expand its reach tenfold across sub-Saharan Africa.

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FuelCellsWorks

MARCH 8, 2024

–Eaton, a leader in intelligent power management, is bolstering its development efforts in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) with two grants from the Czech Republic. SOUTHFIELD, MICH.–Eaton, These grants enable.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

A district outside of Cape Town has recently installed SF 6 -free switchgear, the first installation of its kind in Africa. Located 30 minutes outside of Cape Town, the Municipality has installed Schneider Electric’s RM AirSeT switchgear with pure air technology and digital connectivity.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 22, 2020

Investment in commercial and industrial (C&I) solar seems to be holding up in Africa as the COVID-19 pandemic dents investor confidence across the continent, insiders have said. Zahid Hassen, director of the Africa Renewable Power Fund at London, U.K.-based billion and $1.2 billion this year. billion and $1.2 billion this year.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 5, 2022

Enlit Africa – formerly known as African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa – returns from the 7th to the 9th of June, 2022. The highlights will focus on the changing energy sector, the energy transition and the technology bringing light to millions across Africa. Registrations can be done online.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The program has been plagued by delays and no real commitment from the governmnet," Kevin Robinson, South Africa's representative within the Africa Solar Industry Asscociation, said in an email. Looking at other renewable energy opportunities in South Africa. Running out of time to meet integrated resource plan targets.

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Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Today, we announced an exciting new contract with ZEP-RE, a reinsurance company based in Nairobi, Kenya who will leverage our Basemaps products to enhance drought risk protection in the Horn of Africa (HOA)! At Planet, we are excited to be contributing data to support the livelihoods of pastoral farmers in Africa with ZEP-RE.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 12, 2022

On the face of it, the power sector in Africa seems to be in trouble. Yet, there is another side to this tale of darkness – one in which electrification, light, new interconnections and power developments are springing up all over the continent and innovative technology is being adopted at a rate never seen before. Hydrogen future.

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 29, 2020

ImpactAlpha, June 29 – Massachusetts-based Enko Chem uses technology for pharmaceutical drug discovery to develop new crop treatments. The post Gates Foundation backs Enko Chem’s eco-pesticides for Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha. It looks for under-developed methods of killing pests or boosting crop resilience and rapid-tests.

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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. Enlit Africa will focus on 4 conference themes, each linked to the management and operation of the power sector: Track 1: Strategic management, finance and investment.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 13, 2021

What is said to be the world’s largest off-grid solar-battery hybrid system for the mining industry has been commissioned at a gold mine in Mali, West Africa. Dennis Stansbury of B2Gold said: “This is a landmark project which we expect to pave the way for more sustainable power generation within the mining industry in West Africa.”.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

LAISON Annual Letter to Global Partners Dear LAISON Global Clients and Partners, First of all, thank you for always supporting Hangzhou LAISON Technology Co. Most water companies have realized how to utilize technology to improve customer service.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Despite the global economic slowdown caused by COVID-19, the case for investing in Africa is stronger than ever. Africa will remain a competitive investment destination for decades to come because of its improving relative risk profiles, regional integration and strong economic fundamentals. Salma Okonkwo. Thu, 02/25/2021 - 00:10.

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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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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 19, 2023

Power storage and generation ranks third in the top ten technologies that are considered a strategic priority globally, the World Economic Forum has reported. Similarly, the energy sector ranks third among the sectors in which their chosen technologies might unleash new markets.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Solar solutions provider Sungrow has signed a supply agreement with French renewable energy group EDF Renewables to provide liquid-cooled energy storage systems and MV transformers for the Umoyilanga project in South Africa which, once connected to the grid, will help alleviate impacts of the country’s power crisis.

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TechXplore

APRIL 18, 2024

Researchers from The University of Manchester investigating waste management practices for off-grid solar technologies in Malawi have discovered life-threatening quantities of lead pollution from improperly managed battery waste.

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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

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In Africa, as elsewhere, advances in computing power, data storage, and sensor and satellite technologies have unleashed unprecedented opportunities but also challenges. The mobile phone has become a powerful tool for generating vast amounts of data. This data can, in.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

A new partnership aims to deliver solar-powered computers to 10,000 children a year across schools in Madagascar and East Africa. And yet across Sub-Saharan Africa, only 35% of schools have access to electricity, 89% of learners do not have access to household computers and 82% lack internet access. These computers can change lives.

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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. . ReJoule ’s battery diagnostics technology can ensure EV batteries are more reliable, safer and longer-lasting. New technologies to design, test and evaluate batteries are needed to address this growing EV market.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Protecting satellite imagery from fraud, Citopia network for a global battery passport and a high performance non-flammable battery option for warm climates are on the week’s technology radar. However, expensive, fire-prone battery technologies are serious impediments to ambitious plans for rapid growth. Join Enlit Europe in Paris.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 28, 2019

BBOXX, an Imperial London College spinout launched in 2010, has installed about 200,000 home solar systems across Africa, many of them coffee and vanilla bean farmers living off-grid. Roughly 600 million of Africa’s 1.2 Overall, the solar home system market has raised more than $1.1 billion through 2018.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 14, 2022

Using satellite technology, Justdiggit will analyse land to an accuracy of up to 50cm 2 , painting a detailed picture of landscapes and optimum areas for restoration to deliver tailored advice to farmers through the app. The funding follows a successful pilot with LEAD Foundation and 300 Tanzanian farmers in 2021.

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altenergymag

JANUARY 29, 2020

-The Qbera-Schneider Electric Solar alliance brings together the financing and technology needed to provide access to energy in Sub Saharan Africa -Improving access to energy in Sub Saharan Africa is critical for UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 -The first round of projects of 15 MW will be rolled out across in Mali, Ghana and Burkina Faso

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2024

KOKO Networks in East Africa has created a scalable solution to the dirty fuels problem. Across Africa, where electricity connections are patchy and mains gas non-existent, cooking fuel has been dominated by charcoal and paraffin, both of which emit fumes and soot, contributing to thousands of premature deaths every year.

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Low Impact

JUNE 27, 2021

Today I’m talking with Shaila Agha of the Sarafu Network about ‘chamas’ and mutual credit , and how they’re changing Africa. I think they’re a little bit wary, because blockchain technology isn’t easy. So I started to study fintech, and disruptions in financial technologies. Really nice to talk with you Shaila.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Accenture invests in space data for all, long-term demo of building integrated Perovskite PV glass starts in Japan and Sydney university students to build a tokamak fusion device are in the week’s technology radar. Have you read? The company boasts a 17.9% The goal is to have a working device operating within two to three years.

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2021

Powered by accelerative technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, the cloud and the internet of things, digital ecosystems successfully marry forward-thinking partners and cutting-edge technologies to tackle the biggest threats that humanity faces today. One key area where this can have an impact is plastic recycling.

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Business Green

JUNE 19, 2022

Alok Sharma travels to South Africa this week to confirm fresh funding for major sustainable development programme that experts hope could provide template for further deals. of support in 2022-2023 through the UK's Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (PACT) program.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Nigeria becomes latest major emerging economy to set net zero goal, as South Africa teams up with industrialised nations for multi-billion dollar green investment push. — Chukwumerije Okereke (@chuks_okereke) November 2, 2021.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 10, 2021

But a new satellite leak detection technology is making finding the leaks a lot easier. In October 2019 a pioneering pilot project was carried out on more than 1,000km of transmission mains in the south of Africa using Utilis’ satellite-borne L-band synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) analytics. Wake-up call.

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