The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) recently launched a new online, and free to take, course called Understanding Renewable Energy. It forms part of its #YALIGoesGreen imitative which aims to help raise awareness and support the increased use of renewable energy sources around the world. YALI believes that “Developing the best practices and technologies to […]
The Cape Town based consultancy, Impact Amplifier, has recently released a new research paper entitled ‘Energy Provision at the Base of the Pyramid: Are there viable business models to serve South Africa’s low-income communities?’ According to the description provided on its website the “Research paper reviews the decentralised energy business models being used in poor […]
Following the success of the first competitive auction held in July 2015 in Zambia, in which private organisations, known as Independent Power Producers (IPPs), were able to submit bids for the chance to develop, build and operate solar power plants across the country, a second auction was recently held. Like the first one, the second […]
Researchers at the University of Hohenheim in Germany have developed solar-powered milk cooling refrigerators for use by smallholder dairy farmers across Africa. This is in response to such farmers suffering from low production, and poor quality milk, due to a lack of cooling systems and animal feeds. The solar-powered cooler is an ice based system […]
If you’ve ever set foot on the African continent, then the idea of seeing dozens of corner shops, table shops, shops on wheels and even “walking shops” is not at all foreign to you. If you’ve spent some time there, then you know that most people and even yourself rely on these businesses on a […]
According to the World Happiness Report 2017 Norway has emerged as the world’s happiest country for 2017. The report, which was released on 20 March, now officially known as World Happiness Day, sees Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and Finland round out the top five happiest countries. To measure happiness the report’s authors conducted “Analysis of the […]
RenewableEnergyWorld.com, is an internet based platform, whose “Foremost mission is to inform [their] readers about the use of Renewable Energy worldwide and, in the process, assist you with decision making when it comes to anything related to Renewable Energy.” The website was started in the year 1999 by a group of professionals who worked in […]
Formed in 2014, “GreenBuzz Berlin envisions a sustainable world where everybody thrives and contributes to a continuous and sustainable improvement of the status quo.” In line with the globally agreed upon United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of 2015, GreenBuzz further believes that “humans need to secure a planet that is worth living on – […]
The Brightest Young Minds (BYM) Board has recently selected and appointed members to its six newly created sub-committees. The selected members will serve on the sub-committees for Alumni Engagement, Communications, Finance & Legal, Projects: Thought Leadership & Innovation, Partnerships & Networks and Summit. Appointed on initial one year terms, they are expected to contribute to […]
As part of its vision to “maintain a clean, healthy and wealthy environment” the Rwandan government took the decision to ban the use of non-biodegradable plastic bags in the country in 2008. As a country well-known for its 1994 genocide, Rwanda has now developed an international reputation for its cleanliness and in 2008 UN Habitat […]
