An energy audit is a study of energy costs and efficiency. An energy audit, review, or assessment for a property is precisely what it sounds like. An audit will evaluate each and every energy use in your business and detail every aspect, just as any audit that is conducted on finances, projects, or businesses. Simply […]
Africa’s greatest potential hydropower source is the Nile, which is the longest river in the world. The Nile passes through a variety of environments over its nearly 7,000 km journey from its source in the African Great Lakes to its delta in Egypt, including mountains, tropical forests, desert, savannahs, and wetlands, many of which are […]
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 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% […]
Energy storage systems (batteries) have become an important component of sustainable renewable energy systems. The ability of renewable technologies, such as solar, to store energy during periods of low demand and release energy during periods of high demand, allows technology to be successfully integrated into energy infrastructure. To address this demand, battery technology has progressed […]
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, […]
Indeed, while access to energy in Sub-Saharan Africa is rising, with the region’s population predicted to double from 1 billion in 2018 to over 2 billion in 2050, IMF experts predict that demand for electricity will rise by 3% yearly. Currently, the region’s primary energy sources, coal, oil, and traditional biomass (wood, charcoal, and dry […]
