Energy efficiency offers a significant supply of inexpensive energy, but only if creative business models can be created to realize their full potential. Many public and commercial organizations continue to undervalue energy efficiency, and a number of enduring obstacles must be removed to allow for the widespread adoption of energy efficiency measures. An […]
Communities are increasingly turning to renewable energy sources like the sun and wind to fulfil the rising need for energy by providing clean, dependable, and safe electricity. The good news is that many of the essential technologies needed to unleash the power of these renewable resources are already available. A growing proportion of […]
One of the fastest-growing renewable energy technologies is wind power. Globally, usage is increasing, partly due to lower costs. Onshore and offshore installed wind-generation capacity has increased over time, and wind electricity production has risen dramatically year after year. Wind speeds are significant in many places of the world, but the ideal spots for […]
A mini-grid is a self-contained power system or an integrated local generating and distribution system with an installed capacity of less than 1MW that can serve multiple end customers while remaining independent of the national grid. A mini-grid can provide reliable and affordable electricity in remote areas where population density is insufficient to justify connecting […]
Power supply is the golden thread that connects three facets of sustainability: economic prosperity, social progress, and living within environmental constraints. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest concentration of people without access to modern energy, with rural people in general and low-income people, in particular, suffering the most. In Sub-Saharan Africa, for example, just 36% of […]
Nearly half of Africans (46%) still live in households without electricity. To effectively combat poverty, enable new economic possibilities, and promote equality, efforts to attain universal access to affordable, dependable, and sustainable electricity by 2030 must be at the forefront of energy transition initiatives. The speed with which modern, renewable-based solutions can be adopted will […]
A power supply is a golden thread that connects three facets of sustainability: economic prosperity, social progress, and living within environmental constraints. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest concentration of people without access to modern energy, with rural people in general and low-income people, in particular, suffering the most. In Sub-Saharan Africa, for example, just 36% […]
A mini-grid is a self-contained power system or an integrated local generating and distribution system with an installed capacity of less than 1MW that can serve multiple end customers while remaining independent of the national grid. A mini-grid can provide reliable and affordable electricity in remote areas where population density is insufficient to justify connecting […]
Production is the bane of any business. For a business to exist, it is required to be involved in the process of producing. In practical language, production is the process of turning raw materials into finished goods (or services) for consumption. Yet, to produce effectively, one needs energy. It is impossible to turn raw materials […]
Africa now has more than one-sixth of the world’s population, but it produces only 4% of the world’s electricity. Three-quarters of the continent’s energy use is accounted for by South Africa and the countries north of the Sahara. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA, 2019) about 600 million Africans do not have access to electricity, […]
