Lake Turkana Wind Power Brings 310 Megawatts Of Renewable Energy To Kenya
The largest wind farm on the African continent is now operational near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. The 310 megawatt installation has 365 wind turbines.
The largest wind farm on the African continent is now operational near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. The 310 megawatt installation has 365 wind turbines.
I do not need to feel guilty about contributing to global warming when my grandchildren turn on the TV to watch cartoons. This is because I live in rural, western Kenya, where 87% of the electricity is from renewal sources — the nirvana of Green Deal activists.
International wind energy leader Vestas Wind Systems has announced that it has received an order to provide wind turbines for the 310 MW Lake Turkana Wind Power project in Kenya, Africa — a project that Vestas claims will be the largest wind power project in Africa upon completion. The Lake … [continued]
To promote the development of green energy projects in developing countries, British firms are looking for investment opportunities in the renewable energy sector of Kenya. Around 20 British companies are looking to invest and develop in Kenya’s nascent renewable energy sector. A meeting was held in Nairobi this week … [continued]
A recent study by scientists at the ETH Zurich’s Department of Management, Technology and Economics (D-MTEC) looked into the cost of generating 1/10 of the electricity needed for 6 countries (Brazil, Egypt, India, Kenya, Nicaragua, and Thailand) using wind power, utility-scale solar PV, or conventional options. (The research team … [continued]