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Category: Africa Microgrid News
The Investment Case for Mini-Grids and Off-Grids in Africa
Since the mid-1990s, external finance to Africa’s power sector has averaged only around US$600m per year of public assistance, plus a similar volume of private finance, according ...
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Chijioke Mama – Senior Microgrid and Africa Energy Contributor
Chijioke Mama A prolific Business Researcher, Analyst and Advisor; Chijioke Mama has authored extensive analytical works on diverse issues in Africa’s hydrocarbon economies. ...
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Microgrid Business Models Gain Traction In Kenya As Africa Leapfrogs Electric Grid
Kenya Microgrid Company SteamaCo Is Deploying Renewable Energy, Pay-As-You-Go Microgrids In Rural Africa One of the most interesting aspects of distributed energy is that rural ...
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Africa Energy Investment Summit Lines Up High Calibre Speakers and Industry Experts
With Africa’s exciting growth path and the fact that most Sub Saharan African countries are working on policies to fast track investment in the power sector & renewable energy ...
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Caterpillar Takes Equity Stake In Africa Microgrid Company Powerhive
Part of a $20 million round of Series A VC funding, Caterpillar Ventures is taking an equity stake in Powerhive, a pioneering developer and vendor of smart microgrids that network ...
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From DOD to NGO: CleanSpark Partners With Global Impact To Accelerate Sustainable Development
After completing their flagship 'FractalGrid' at Camp Pendleton, CleanSpark CEO Michael Firenze told Microgrid Media that 2016 would serve as the tipping point for the transition ...
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Microgrids in Africa: Perspectives From WorldWatch Institute and Navigant Research
This article was written by D.A. Barber for AFKInsider. It is being reposted with permission. With Africa’s push for rural electrification, microgrids — especially those that ...
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Renova, CleanSpark Partner to Develop Microgrid Projects Worldwide
Renova Power Networks and CleanSpark on January 5 announced a partnership to hasten development and deployment of renewable energy microgrids worldwide. Denver-based Renova has ...
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5 Unstoppable Drivers Of Microgrid Growth in 2016
You may not be surprised that we are bullish on microgrids, but we are unaware of an argument against significant microgrid growth in the coming years. By definition, microgrids ...
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Paris Climate Agreement Aftermath – How climate finance can support development and climate objectives through renewable microgrids
The Paris climate negotiations have exceeded most expectations, concluding in an ambitious global agreement on limiting carbon emissions to restrain the impacts climate change. ...
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- The Water Energy Barrel SaunaThe traditional Finnish sauna is a water/energy phenomenon. By using wood (traditionally) or rocks to heat volcanic rocks, water can be splashed on the rocks to create steam. This steam is naturally circulated around the sauna, especially if you’re fortunate enough to be in a barrel sauna. The sauna is the perfect representation of heat/energy […]
- Solar Startup Harnesses the Power of the Sun and the Mighty ZambesiAfrican renewable energy startup Muhanya Solar Ltd. is building a solar-powered microgrid that will deliver affordable, reliable, emissions-free electricity to 60 families in Sinda, a village in eastern Zambia. In southern Zambia, SuperRich Energies Ltd is harnessing solar energy and the power of the mighty Zambesi River to build the first of a planned 12 […]
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