Africa energy
By Nathanael Baker on September 22, 2010
Tags: Africa, Africa energy, Africa renewable energy, global poverty, IEA, International Energy Agency, United Nations, WE CARE Solar, William Kamkwamba
Renewable energy and clean technologies could be part of the solution for ending world poverty.
By Nathanael Baker on August 30, 2010
Tags: Africa, Africa biofuels, Africa energy, alternative fuels, biofuel production, biofuel study, food vs. fuel debate, Friends of the Earth, jatropha, palm oil, Sugar Cane, sweet sorghum
A new study by Friends of the Earth asserts the development of Africa's biofuel sector is leading to a "land grab" by foreign companies at the expense of local communities.
By Shannon Roxborough on July 15, 2010
Tags: Austria, Cape Verde, Ghana, Kenya, Spain, Africa energy, Africa geothermal, African renewable energy, African solar energy, African wind power, ECREEE, Ghana, Kenya geothermal, renewable energy, renewable power, UNIDO, United Nations, West Africa, Economic Community of West African States, energy, United Nations, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, World Bank, Yoshiteru Uramoto
The United Nations, which supports everything from global climate change policy to unconventional greenhouse gas initiatives, has opened
By Nathanael Baker on July 7, 2010
Tags: Africa energy, Africa geothermal, geothermal energy, geothermal funding, geothermal power, Kenya, Kenya Electricity Generating Company, Kenya geothermal, World Bank
The World Bank has given US$330 million to the Kenya Electricity Expansion Project. The funds will be used to increase geothermal capacity, as well as strengthen the country's electric grid.
