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Solar installation can increase vegetation in Sahara Desert, Sahel – Study

A study has shown that a massive wind and solar installation in the Sahara Desert and neighbouring Sahel would increase local temperature, precipitation and...

admin - September 8, 2018

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Mercedes unveils new electric car, EQC

Mercedes-Benz has revealed its new electric car which is set to launch in 2019. The company is investing more than £9 billion in the expansion...

admin - September 8, 2018

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Nigeria gets $2.7m grant for clean energy, GEF de-risks off-grid lighting

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has started the process of removing the risks that may stand in the way of sustainable off-grid lighting solutions...

admin - August 31, 2018

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UK aid to support 11m Africans to access solar electricity

The UK Government has said it is supporting the growth of solar technology companies to help more than 11 million people across Africa have...

admin - August 30, 2018

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Facebook to run on 100% renewable energy by 2020

Facebook on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 committed to powering its global operations on 100 per cent renewable energy by 2020. The company is also promising...

admin - August 29, 2018

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All On partners with GEF, AfDB, others to launch $58m off-grid energy facility

Nigerian off-grid energy investment company, All On, has announced its partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Nordic Development Fund (NDF), Global Environment...

admin - August 29, 2018

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Groups slam inclusion of new coal in S’Africa’s electricity plan

The inclusion of new coal in the updated draft Integrated Resource Plan for Electricity (IRP) will cost South Africa close to R20 billion more...

admin - August 29, 2018

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NISER wants more rural electrification projects to boost power supply

Nigerian Social and Economic Research Institute (NISER) in Ibadan on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 called for more rural electrification projects to boost power supply...

admin - August 28, 2018

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