Renewable Energy

The Federal Government has said that it will optimise the country’s abundant gas resource to achieve transition to low carbon energy sources. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, made this assertion at the 2021 Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition (NAICE) on Tuesday, ...

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has commended the Kaduna Polytechnic Centre for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology Development for producing a biofuel clean cooking stove, to combat climate change. Biofuel clean cooking stove The Executive Secretary, Prof. Idris Bugaje, gave the commendation in a statement in Kaduna, on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Bugaje explained that the cooking stove, ...

Dr. Segun Adaju is a Nigerian entrepreneur and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Consistent Energy Limited. His organisation serves as the lead consultant working with the Access to Energy Institute (A2EI), a not-for-profit entity established to provide reliable and affordable electricity. In this interview with Etta Michael Bisong, the renewable energy expert spoke on Nigeria’s pathetic energy crisis, what ...

When they achieved the first solar electric flight around the world in Solar Impulse 2, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg had to take turns in the single-seater cockpit for weight considerations. The Solar Impulse in flight To celebrate the 5th anniversary of their historic round-the-world voyage, Solar Impulse’s co-founders and pilots have today – for the first time – shared ...

Innovative and emerging sustainable energy technologies to achieve net-zero carbon emissions were explored at three events during the Asia-Pacific Climate Week (APCW2021) which took place from July 6 to 9, 2021. Technology is a crucial element of countries’ national climate actions plans, known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), under the Paris Agreement. Stephen Minas, Chair of the Technology Executive Committee (TEC) With ...

The issue of erratic and epileptic power supply in Nigeria is as old as the country itself. Minister of Power, Sale Mamman Nigeria industrial development over the years has been bedevilled by myriads of problems top among which is the erratic nature of electricity supply. Every successive government had promised to do something drastic to stabilise the sector to drive ...

The Board of Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $170.9 million in financing for the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Leveraging Energy Access Finance Framework (LEAF) programme, a statement from the AfDB said on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Kevin Kariuki, Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth, AfDB LEAF aims to unlock commercial and local-currency financing for decentralised renewable ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has expressed optimism that the country will soon find a solution to the challenges of energy transition in the country. Mr Adokiye Tombomieye Chief Operating Officer (COO), Upstream, NNPC, Mr Adokiye Tombomieye, said this on the sidelines of the ongoing Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) Conference in Abuja. Tombomieye said government and stakeholders in ...

The Federal Government says it is working conscientiously to ensure that the country meets the global demands on cleaner energy. Vice President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, said this on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at the opening of the 2021 Nigeria Oil and Gas Conference holding at the International Conference Centre in Abuja. Osinbajo, represented by the Minister of State ...

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) have formed a partnership to drive the implementation of Industrial Energy Efficiency (IEE) and Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production (RECP). UNIDO Regional Office Hub Environment Expert, Oluyomi Banjo The partnership was brokered at a workshop in Lagos on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 themed: “Improving Nigeria’s Industrial ...