Is 3,000 MW Of New Nigeria Solar Power A Model To End Energy Poverty?
3,000 megawatts of new Nigeria solar power will boost the country’s clean energy economy. Could it also be a model to help end Africa’s energy poverty?
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Provides $5 Million To Boost African Off-Grid Solar Lamps
Little Sun: A Light for Everyone from Little Sun. Bloomberg Philanthropies is assisting in bridging the gap on two African problems — clean affordable energy and reducing energy poverty — with their latest investment. They announced recently $5 million in low-interest loans to Little Sun, a social enterprise which will help … [continued]
Norway Can End Energy Poverty
Norway can take the lead to end energy poverty with its new mandates for renewable energy investment and sustainable development. These mandates can and should call for transitioning energy access investment away from large-scale centralized energy investments to small scale, distributed clean energy investments. Norway and others have already committed … [continued]
$5 Solar Lamp To Fight Fuel Poverty
Originally published on Ecopreneurist. Sometimes, it’s the simplest things that can make a big difference in people’s lives, and this affordable solar light falls right in line with that, as it involves something we take for granted (a safe way to illuminate a home after dark), but which is a … [continued]
How I Built A 450-Lumen Solar Light (40 Watts Equivalent) & USB Battery Combo
Originally published on Kompulsa. One day, while I was trying to find something to watch on YouTube, I came across a touching video of Zayn Malik’s trip to a region in Africa (a place was referred to as a ‘slum’ due to the widespread poverty there). This trip was for … [continued]
Solving Energy Poverty With Solar Light Bulbs: Nokero Product Review
Can solar-powered light bulbs help end energy poverty for the 1.3 billion people who live without electricity? Maybe, if Nokero has anything to say about it.
New York Times Gets Big, Red “F” On Germany’s Renewable Energy Transition
Just coming back from an amazing trip visiting several of Ukraine’s cleantech pioneers, I’ve got a million things to do, including edit, upload, and share with all of you a bunch of interesting interviews and videos. Unfortunately, the New York Times — once a great journalistic outfit — has gone and … [continued]
IEA: Renewables Will Exceed Natural Gas And Nuclear By 2016
Natural gas is widely considered the bridge to take us from fossil fuel dependence to a clean energy future – but that bridge may be a lot shorter than anyone could have predicted.
The International Energy Agency predicts power generation from renewable sources will exceed natural gas and be twice the contribution from nuclear energy globally by 2016.
Product Review: Portable Solar Charger By WAKA WAKA POWER
A company called Off-Grid Solutions has committed itself to eradicating energy poverty for 1.5 billion people worldwide by leveraging sales of its signature product, the WakaWaka Power portable solar charger that combines a mobile phone charger and lamp. On that account we agreed to take a WakaWaka Power out on … [continued]
SELF Brings Solar PV, Light and Power to Haitian Health Care Centers
The Washington, DC-based non-profit has installed solar PV systems in 11 Haitian health clinics and one hospital, building on a partnership with the Government of Haiti and Inter-American Development Bank.
