Women’s Clean Energy Wednesday: Spotlight on Rwanda
October 19th, 2020 | by U.S. Department of Energy
On Wednesday, October 21, join C3E International and USAID’s Power Africa for Women’s Clean Energy Wednesday: International Spotlight on Rwanda
October 19th, 2020 | by U.S. Department of Energy
On Wednesday, October 21, join C3E International and USAID’s Power Africa for Women’s Clean Energy Wednesday: International Spotlight on Rwanda
September 14th, 2020 | by Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai
GURARIDE is a Rwanda-based green e-mobility public bikeshare (PBS) transport system company committed to the sustainability of micromobility in Africa, with Rwanda being its first entry point. GURARIDE wants to jumpstart the micromobility scene in this part of the world.
September 2nd, 2020 | by Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai
Motorcycle taxis are the most preferred mode of last-mile connectivity in East Africa. Unfortunately, motorcycle taxis in Africa's urban cities are one of the main sources of pollution and chaos on the roads. By building a product that reduces the rider’s expenses in terms of maintenance, fueling, and asset acquisition of the motorcycle taxis, Ecobodaa hopes to build a more resilient and sustainable urban mobility solution
August 19th, 2020 | by Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai
Rwanda-based Ampersand wants to help all these motorcycle riders switch to electric and help them save money and the environment at the same time. Ampersand’s CEO Josh Whale gives us an update on Ampersand's progress in Rwanda
July 15th, 2020 | by Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai
Iyadi Iyadi had enough problems with his ICE car and maintaining it became very expensive. He then decided to ditch the ICE and get an EV. After some extensive research, he decided to buy the 35.8 kWh 2019 VW eGolf
April 27th, 2020 | by World Resources Institute
The COVID-19 crisis has shown that effective public transport is vital to keeping cities running. By serving essential workers in health care, emergency services, food services, and other sectors, public transport has become a service not just for some people but for all urban residents
March 26th, 2020 | by World Resources Institute
The COVID-19 pandemic is laying bare two unavoidable facts about our new reality: we are more interconnected than ever, and cities are at the front lines of this crisis and will be at the front lines of any similarly globalized crisis in the future
February 23rd, 2020 | by World Resources Institute
Climate actions have often fallen into one of two strategies: mitigation efforts to lower or remove greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere, and adaptation efforts to adjust systems and societies to withstand the impacts of climate change. The separation has led to the misinformed view that addressing climate change means pursuing either mitigation or adaptation
January 12th, 2020 | by Jacek Fior
I thought I would go back to the Zayed Sustainability Prize winners from last year to check what has changed and how the prize has impacted their operations
June 15th, 2019 | by David Zarembka
KivuWatt, a 34 MW power plant in Kibuye, Rwanda, was conceived to help reduce the risk of an overpressure gas outburst at Lake Kivu. The first-of-its-kind integrated methane gas extraction and production facility has since become a critical regional producer of power
December 31st, 2018 | by Guest Contributor
We’re looking back at the videos that struck a chord with our Climate Reality audience in 2018. These top five videos were published on our Facebook page and were watched a total of 42 million times. It’s an incredible number that makes us hopeful that the world is becoming more and more aware of the climate crisis – and that together, we can stop the fake debates and focus on real solutions
February 14th, 2018 | by The Beam
Falling solar panel prices have led to a steep surge of economically viable off-grid solutions all over the world -- as well, and especially, in sub-Saharan Africa
January 15th, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development and the International Renewable Energy Agency announced last week $25 million in concessional loans to support solar development in Mauritius and Rwanda.
June 16th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
Three African renewable energy projects have been awarded funding from Access Power's Access Co-Development Facility support mechanism, while at the same time French electric utility ENGIE partnered with sub-Saharan African developer eleQtra to develop and construct a wind power project in Ghana.
October 18th, 2016 | by Sandy Dechert
Delegates from more than 150 countries met in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, last week, to agree on a strategy for diminishing [&hellip
September 12th, 2016 | by Joshua S Hill
Off-grid solar company BBOXX announced in late August that it had successfully closed a $20 million Series C investment. BBOXX [&hellip
January 28th, 2016 | by Saurabh
The Rwandan Government has entered a significant agreement with regards to its goal to provide electricity access to 70% of [&hellip