The Guardian: Energy

JULY 26, 2024

Policymakers and funders are being urged to invest in training a workforce to serve the industries of the future A greener economy could bring millions of jobs to some of the largest countries in Africa, according to a new report. Research by the development agency FSD Africa and the impact advisory firm Shortlist predicts that 3.3

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JUNE 21, 2024

Geothermal Africa is inviting everyone to the second online Geothermal Talk, this time focusing on the geothermal potential in Zambia and Nigeria. Source: Email correspondence The post Webinar – Geothermal Africa: Zambia and Nigeria, 28 June 2024 first appeared on ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News.

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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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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Local campaigners have blocked Shell from exploring oil on South Africa’s eastern coastline. In a battle pitting the oil company against the community, the court ruled that Shell halt its seismic tests. Activists and locals argue that the seismic tests are detrimental to the environment.

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POWER Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2024

Emerging from a historic election that stripped the African National Congress (ANC) party of its majority, South Africa’s new government has indicated it will accelerate the transition to renewable power to The post South Africa Announces Bold Shift to Renewables and Nuclear appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

AUGUST 10, 2021

The social media houseplant craze is driving illegal poaching of succulent plants from Africa. Kenya and South Africa have been identified as key destinations for succulent plant traders.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Africa’s investment gap is indicative of a global problem. There is little funding to reverse land degradation and combat desertification.

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PV Tech

APRIL 19, 2024

The largest solar-plus-storage project in the Southern Hemisphere explains South Africa's effort to mitigate its energy security situation.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 19, 2020

Sponsored: Technology can play a critical role in identifying risk and accelerating progress to reduce cocoa-related deforestation in Africa.

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PV Tech

APRIL 15, 2024

Pure New Energy (PNE) has sold the 240MW Khauta solar project in South Africa to the NOA Group, an energy company based in the country.

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PV Tech

APRIL 26, 2024

Solar tracker provider Gamechange Solar has secured a deal to supply 500MW of trackers to a group of solar PV projects in Southern Africa.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 7, 2024

million for regenerative agriculture in West Africa (video) appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, March 7 — Argentinian entrepreneur Emiliano Mroue founded Ghana-based Warc over a decade ago. The social enterprise serves roughly 20,000 smallholder farmers. The post Warc raises $7.5

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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. . Zooming in on a more local level, Nigeria is one of the largest producers of solid waste in Africa, and receives 71,000 tons of used consumer goods from other countries each year. RecyclePoints.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In East Africa, they are. The post BURN lands $15 million to electrify household cooking in East Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Households in the US are being nudged to switch to greener electric appliances with tax credits and rebates.

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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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FuelCellsWorks

MAY 14, 2024

is nearing an agreement to buy green ammonia from Hive Hydrogen South Africa, a $5.9 A group led by Japanese trading house Itochu Corp. billion project that could make the.

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GreenBiz

MAY 20, 2022

Highlights from Circularity 22, including green chemistry pioneer John Warner, sustainability marketing maven Suzanne Shelton and champion of the information waste collection sector, Keiran Smith of Mr. Green Africa.

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TechXplore

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

In sub-Saharan Africa, high levels of particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution from vehicle tailpipe emissions cause poor health, developmental stunting, and even death. Vehicle emissions also contribute to global warming.

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 13, 2024

South Africa-based First Circle Capital is betting on the long-term impact of emerging financial technologies in Africa, especially for the inclusion of women. The post First Circle inks two deals for inclusive and secure digital finance in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

MARCH 30, 2020

The name of global environmental charity One Tree Planted seems excessively modest now, as they’ve just finished planting 80,000 trees in Africa. Rwanda got 60,000 new trees, and Kenya got 20,000.

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TechCrunch: Climate

MARCH 28, 2024

Climate-tech VC Satgana has reached a final close of its first fund, which targets to back up to 30 early-stage startups in Africa and Europe. The VC firm reached a final close of £8 million ($8.6

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Developed countries are promising the cut the worlds reliance on the fossil fuel projects that allowed them to develop without letting other countries reap the same benefits.

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TechXplore

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Bioenergythe renewable energy derived from plant and animal waste productsis largely ignored in South Africa. Solar energy, wind power, and green hydrogen attract most investment in renewable energy.

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Impact Alpha

JULY 25, 2024

In today’s Brief: Featured: Youth Dividend Protests in Kenya present an impact opportunity to invest in Africa’s youth. The post The Brief: Protests in Kenya put investments in youth on the impact agenda in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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TechXplore

AUGUST 12, 2024

South Africa's Northern Cape province has become a prime area for investment in renewable energy. It is host to 59 of the 112 large-scale renewable energy projects secured through the country's flagship Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program by 2021.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 7, 2021

From Seychelles to South Africa, reef systems could face functional extinction, threatening the lives and livelihoods of marine and terrestrial animals — including humans. Indian Ocean coral reefs are in danger of collapsing within the next 50 years, according to a new study.

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2021

One example of an ecosystem helping to achieve this global goal is RAIN (Replenish Africa Initiative), The Coca-Cola Foundation’s flagship African community program. RAIN’s goal is to improve the lives of over 6 million people in Africa through water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programs, with a focus on addressing specific community needs.

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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. Access to finance will be likely to further increase agri-PV’s momentum in Africa. Mixing solar with crops vs. rooftop, greenfield alternatives.

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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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Financial Times: Energy

MAY 8, 2024

Journey from industrial behemoth to takeover target reflects country’s decline as a mining powerhouse

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 19, 2022

Espejo de Tarapaca, Climate Investor Two and Africa's energy guarantee facility are all making climate-smart investing the obvious choice.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Keiran Smith, CEO & Co-founder of Mr. Green Trading Africa Kenya Ltd. These experts discuss innovative solutions to improve their working conditions and make sure that they get paid for the valuable work they do. Vivien Luk, Executive Director of Work. Bharati Chaturvedi, Founder and Director of Chintan. Holly Secon. Tue, 09/08/2020 - 22:49.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 14, 2021

From South Africa to the United Arab Emirates. Suddenly everyone is talking about green hydrogen. From China to Utah. Governments and developers are eyeing hydrogen as a decarbonization tool. But the rush is also raising lots of questions: Where will hydrogen be most useful? How do you create a supply chain to support it?

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2022

million to six UK based innovators to work with international partners to tackle plastic related issues in India, Chile, South Africa and Kenya. The competition called for technical innovations to address specific challenges identified by the India Plastics Pact , Chile Plastics Pact , South Africa Plastics Pact and Kenya Plastics Pact.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 14, 2022

Available on Android and KaiOS operating systems, the app is compatible with low-tech and smart handsets, capitalising on the growth of mobile ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa. Through a multichannel campaign in partnership with Havas Africa and JCDecaux, Justdiggit will boost uptake of the app to onboard and activate rural farmers.

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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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The Guardian: Energy

JULY 31, 2024

Scorching temperatures in Mediterranean countries and north Africa already causing increase in premature deaths The “heat dome” causing scorching temperatures across western Europe and north Africa, and boiling athletes and spectators at the Olympic Games in Paris, would have been impossible without human-caused global heating, a rapid analysis has (..)

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