New High-Resolution Solar Data and Analysis Provides In-Depth Look at Solar Resources in Africa, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East Over 20 years of research in solar radiation at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is now poised to advance power system planning and solar energy deployment across Africa, Eastern … [continued]
Don’t listen to the haters — EV sales are booming, solar power is rising, and the cleantech revolution is alive and well. Read on for this week’s roundup of the top top stories of the past week here on CleanTechnica. (Also, by the way, happy belated Presidents’ Day to those of you in the USA.)
Last year, we reported that Kofa, a Ghanaian company focusing on battery swap networks, and TAILG were jointly developing a battery swap enabled electric motorcycle called Jidi. Kofa says based on the advantages of its batteries and battery swap networks, the Jidi will reduce rider costs by up to 30%. … [continued]
Africa New Energy Vehicles (AfricaNEV), in collaboration with local partner Advanced Mobility, has successfully concluded a comprehensive e-mobility training program hosted at Roam, an e-mobility company in Kenya. The training was supported by GIZ Kenya. The training, held from January 19th to January 26th, marked a significant step in fostering … [continued]
Along the road to full electric mobility, there are bound to be many firsts along the way, much in the same way that people started exploring the full potential of gas-powered vehicles, especially in the early days. Some of those milestones are more easily recognizable as a significant accomplishment than … [continued]
Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. The world includes Africa, but unfortunately so far, besides a few superchargers in Morocco, Tesla has essentially just ignored the African market when it comes to its vehicles. This probably not unusual, as large OEMs tend to overlook Africa … [continued]
As we celebrate the passing of another year with the rituals of our religions, our families and our cultures, spare a thought for a poor benighted billionaires who are trying and failing miserably to address climate change. They have a place to stand, a lever long enough, yet cannot move … [continued]
COP28 has some good news stories to go with the bad. Prominent among the good news was the Double Down, Triple Up pledge pushed by the Global Renewable Alliance and signed onto by almost 120 countries. A somewhat similar pledge related to nuclear is receiving a lot of media coverage … [continued]
A new wind farm in Ukraine near the Russian front is the biggest investment in the nation’s power sector since achieving independence.
Kenyan startup BasiGo’s innovative Pay-As-You-Drive model, which lowers the barriers to entry for operators to get brand new electric buses, has helped unlock a pathway to accelerating the adoption of electric buses in Africa. Here is a summary of BasiGo’s Pay-As-You-Drive program: A single daily subscription fee charged per km … [continued]
