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Look just beneath the surface of many of the technologies powering the energy transition and there’s a red metallic glint. Copper is a vital part of green infrastructure from grids to wind turbines, and a recent price surge threatens to make decarbonization more costly. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/green-revolution-gets-more-expensive-as-copper-price-surges-2021-03-04
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) launched an electric bike pilot on 2 March for the Karura Forest in Nairobi, presenting 49 electric bikes to Kenyan government officials and business leaders. https://www.esi-africa.com/industry-sectors/future-energy/unep-changing-eas-relationship-with-electric-transport/
ENGIE announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire from Abengoa a 40% equity stake in Xina Solar One, a 100MW concentrated solar plant (CSP), as well as 46% of the Operations & Maintenance company. https://www.esi-africa.com/industry-sectors/renewable-energy/south-africa-engie-acquires-40-stake-in-100mw-xina-solar-one/
The International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) is urging African policymakers to use their limited public resources strategically, and alongside policy and regulatory instruments, to unlock the $105-billion required yearly to install the 1 026 GW of renewable energy needed by 2050 to meet the continent’s growing electricity demand. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/africa-urged-to-unlock-private-finance-to-raise-yearly-renewables-investment-to-105bn-2021-03-01
Power project developer Red Rocket has announced the start of commercial operations at the 4 MW Kruisvallei hydropower plant, along the Ash river between Clarens and Bethlehem, in the Free State. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/kruisvallei-hydro-project-comes-on-line-2021-03-04
South Africa is now ready to manufacture and commercialise hydrogen fuels technology, after over a decade of research and development. https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/704/213230.html
The number of people without access in sub-Saharan Africa has declined for the first time in absolute terms in recent years, with countries such as Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda pave the way for their African counterparts. Moreover, Africa is ahead of the curve with distributed energy systems that can rapidly increase energy access in rural […]
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is set to resume talks with its Indian counterpart on the possibilities of the recommencement of the implementation of the stalled Katende dam & hydroelectric project in the province of Kasaï-Central, in the Central African country. https://constructionreviewonline.com/news/drc-india-to-resume-talks-on-stalled-katende-dam-hydroelectric-project/
The US researchers claim to have achieved the remarkable result by adding a special conductive layer of tin dioxide bonded between the conductive layer and the perovskite material. They also improved the perovskite layer special additives that do not alter the material’s bandgap. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/02/25/mit-scientists-develop-perovskite-solar-cell-with-25-2-efficiency/
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