Quick SummaryRenewable Energy PotentialIoT and Renewable EnergySample Practical Digitalization in FirmsArticleDigitalization and technology are inseparable. As a result, today we refer to it as Ener-tech in the renewable energy industry. More than a decade ago, KP (the Kenyan hydro-electric power producer and supplier: Kenya Power ) sent agents with...
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Universal Access to Electricity +162 GW electricity generated + 130 million on-grid connections + 75 million off-grid connections Over 640 million Africans have no access to energy, corresponding to an electricity access rate for African countries at just over 40 percent, the lowest in the world. Per capita consumption...
In a recent article from the International Monetary Fund’s quarterly publication Finance and Development, researchers explore how scientific advances in renewable energy technology, its falling costs, and the continent’s geography can contribute to renewable energy becoming a prominent, affordable, and competitive source of electricity in Africa. Indeed, while access...
There are many challenges that developing countries grapple with in the deployment of renewable energy technologies (RETs) in their national energy mix. To realise their potential, renewable energy technologies require the right environment to thrive. Renewable energy increases the diversity of energy supplies and can replace diminishing fossil fuel...
Solar panel in Africa Affordable electricity is a fundamental driver of economic activity. We see this in countries where cheap electricity has allowed them to create entire industries. Iceland doesn’t have any aluminum, but is the largest producer of aluminum per capita in the world. Why? Because Iceland has...
It has been 13 years since the World Bank concluded that Africa had “huge technical potential for clean energy projects.” More than a decade after, how much has Africa lived up to this potential? The African Development Bank Group found that some 640 million people do not have access...
Solar-powered groundwater irrigation has numerous advantages over diesel in boosting the productivity and sustainability of agriculture, but variations in need, climate and market prices complicate the picture across sub-Saharan Africa. Even though over half the population of sub-Saharan Africa is employed in agriculture, food security indicators in the region...
Community Solar is shattering the way people think about accessing renewable energy. Since community solar legislation first passed in the United States, 43 different states have deployed at least one community solar facility. As its popularity expands and more homes and businesses become eligible to leverage renewable energy to...
Road transport is the single largest contributor to the UK’s carbon emissions, yet little-to-no effort has been made to bring transport emissions down since the 1990s. And although the government does plan to phase out fossil fuel cars by 2030, many experts believe this ambition is too little too...
There has never been a better time to consider generating your own electricity. We’re all used to seeing solar farms and towering wind turbines on our travels, but it is entirely possible to generate your own energy from renewables at home just on a smaller scale. There are a...