We in very developed nations often forget that much of the world doesn’t have electricity, and other places don’t have very reliable electricity. There are many solar startups and nonprofit organizations out there doing what they can to help bring electricity to more of the world, and especially to bring … [continued]
The transition to electric mobility presents a major opportunity for the African continent to leapfrog into the age of electric mobility, allowing most of the continent’s population to bypass the ICE age. Africa’s low motorization rates compared to other parts of the world makes this highly probable. Already in several … [continued]
While EV adoption is fairly well documented in North America, Europe, and Asia, other geographies have been mostly or entirely absent from the media coverage — like Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. While electric vehicles in most countries in these areas are still something for the future, there are some interesting cases that deserve special mention. As such, I have split this topic in three chapters — one for Africa, the second for the Middle East, and the third for Latin America. Here, I am covering chapter 1, Africa.
The grounds of Madagascar contain rare metals, gemstones, gold, and other more common raw materials. The forests themselves provide invaluable riches and potentialities. The ethnic diversity on the island and a variety of traditional skills give Madagascar good cards to play in the international economic game.
But these valuable resources have not been so beneficial to the people of Madagascar so far.
While the Christmas season is now over, an article published recently by CleanTechnica author Steve Hanley referencing the Charles Dickens’ novella “A Christmas Carol In Prose, Being A Ghost Story Of Christmas” got me thinking.
Originally published on Ecotricity. Britain’s leading green energy company Ecotricity [last week] bought small wind firm Evance out of administration – ensuring vital expertise is retained and green technology comes to market in the next 12 months. Evance have an innovative new windmill design 90% of the way through development and … [continued]
Antananarivo, Madagascar: A group of seven elderly women have departed their villages in rural Madagascar for six months training at India’s Barefoot College that will equip them as community solar engineers. The College’s Solar Engineer programme, run in conjunction with WWF, trains grandmothers to provide solar energy to their villages … [continued]
Oh, naysayers, brace yourselves for this doozy! The World Wildlife Fund has come out with a report that land used for solar panels is an insignificant amount and does not conflict with conservation goals. The WWF goes as far as saying that, if by 2050 100% of the world’s electricity … [continued]
You can now explore the Amazon, Madagascar, and Sebangau National Forest in Borneo through Google Earth. On September 25, I wrote about a Google Earth tour (narrated by AL Gore) and new Google Earth tools and layers which help people to look at the possible effects of climate change under … [continued]
