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Hybrid Waste-to-Energy project can control Ghana’s energy, sanitation problems – Ahiekpor
Dr. Julius C. Ahiekpor, the Head of Bioenergy, Kumasi Technical University, on Tuesday said Ghana within few years can significantly control its energy and sanitation problems if she paid particular attention to ‘waste-to-energy’ generation. He said some countries...
Tanzania: Wonders of U.S.$32 Million Songwe Project
Songwe Region has started tapping into its abundant economic potentials with the on-going implementation of the Songwe Geothermal Power and Direct Use Project. The $32-million geothermal power project at Majimoto Village in Mbozi District is expected to generate...
Africa: Bold Action Needed to Clean Up Battery Industry – New Report
Electric vehicles considered essential to tackle climate change but batteries pose serious risks to human rights and environment Evidence from South America has pointed to lithium extraction damaging Indigenous peoples' water resources and fragile ecosystems 'The...
Global corporate clean energy purchasing up 18% in 2020
Corporations purchased a record of 23.7 GW of clean energy in 2020, up from 20.1GW in 2019 and 13.6GW in 2018, according to new research published by BloombergNEF (BNEF). The increase came despite a year devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic, a global recession and...
Construction begins on world’s largest integrated solar-powered battery system
Florida Power & Light Company announced that construction has begun on the FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center, which is expected to become the world’s largest integrated solar-powered battery system, according to the company. Located in Parrish, Fla., the...
OMC complexities impose enormous challenges – Marketing Expert
The complexities in the oil marketing supply-chain impose enormous challenges for both operators and consumers of petroleum products, Mr David Afiawo, a Marketing Consultant, said on Saturday and called for cooperation among stakeholders. He said management of...
Africa: Time for a Low-Carbon Economy
Everything we consume has its origins in either agriculture or the extractive industries. Our smartphones are laden with minerals and metals. Even agricultural fertilisers come from mined minerals. But the way we've extracted, historically, has been both ecologically...
Bui Power Authority staff asked to self-quarantine
Staff of Bui Power Authority (BPA) who have wards at some three international schools recently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic are to self-quarantine. They are to self-quarantine from Monday, March 16 for two weeks. This was contained in a memo issued from the...
Ghana, Switzerland sign MoU to work on climate commitments
The government of Ghana and the Swiss Federal Council have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, in Bern, to strengthen the mode of cooperation between the two countries under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on climate actions. The bilateral agreement will facilitate...
Climate Innovation Centre opens Climate Launchpad 2020 competition
Climate Launchpad, the biggest global green business ideas competition, has opened applications for the 2020 edition in Ghana. Climate Launchpad 2020, which will be run in Ghana and 55 other countries, gives the opportunity to aspiring entrepreneurs to share their...
Nigeria: Fuel scarcity returns, marketers demand release of N413bn subsidy
Some accredited oil subsidy marketers on Thursday said the failure of Federal Government to release the approved N413 billion subsidy debt was disrupting their fuel importation schedule. The marketers who spoke in an interview with the media said that they were...
T3 thermal plant conundrum
The Takoradi 3 (T3) thermal plant, with an installed capacity of some 132 megawatts, has come under intense scrutiny over the past few While some have attributed the challenges bedevilling the installation to the type of machines, others have blamed the gods of the...
Atlantis Gets $83 Million for World’s Largest Tidal-Stream Farm
Atlantis Resources Corp., a Morgan Stanley-backed maker of tidal turbines, raised about 50 million pounds ($83 million) to start building the world’s largest tidal-stream power plant in Scottish waters. The money was raised from the U.K.’s Department of Energy...
