Category: Solar Renewable Energy
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What’s Happening on the Farside of the Sun?
A magnificent halo CME billowed away from the farside of the sun yesterday,the second time this week this has happened. A hidden sunspot group transiting the farside is crackling with activity. If it were facing Earth, we would now be bracing for geomagnetic storms. New Update:New data courtesy of the ESA Solar Orbiter shows that…
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Zambia’s crippling drought creates chance for solar power to shine
With a prolonged drought affecting the supply of hydroelectricity all over southern Africa, a growing number of people are turning to solar to fill the energy gap. A reliable supply of electricity is essential. But the drought that has gripped southern Africa since early this year has led to rolling cuts in a country that…
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Ethiopia’s Mega-dam Significantly Boosts Power Output
Ethiopia has significantly increased electricity production from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, more than doubling its output from 750 megawatts to 1,550 megawatts after two additional turbines became operational. The dam, now fully transitioned from construction to operation, has long been a point of contention with downstream nations Egypt and…
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Green Economy Boom: African experts identify key sectors driving the continent’s green economic growth
As Africa is poised to become a global leader in the transition to a green economy, with a potential for 3.3 million green jobs by 2030, Dr. Mao Amis, co-founder and executive director of the African Center for Green Economy, highlighted the key sectors driving this growth. “Africa is one of the very few places…
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Burkina Faso adopts a resolution to create an atomic energy agency in the country
g President Ibrahim Traore noted that the establishment of the agency will guarantee Burkina Faso’s energy independence and industrialization, as well as facilitate access to electricity. In June, representatives of the Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom held a meeting in Ouagadougou with Burkina Faso’s Energy Minister, Yacouba Zabre Gouba, during which they discussed the construction…
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X Flare Alert: Sun Blast Out 2 X-Class Flares in less then 2 Hours August 5, 2024
Earth-orbiting satellites have detected two strong X-class solar flares on Aug. 5th. One (X1.7) came from departing sunspot AR3767 near the sun’s western limb, the other (X1.1) from giant new sunspot AR3780 near the eastern limb. Shortwave radio blackouts occured over the Atlantic Ocean and the Americas as a result of the flares. More X-flares…
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The French energy group TotalEnergies announced its withdrawal from projects to develop natural gas fields
The French energy group TotalEnergies announced its withdrawal from projects to develop natural gas fields on the southern shelf of the Republic of South Africa. “TotalEnergies […] made two gas discoveries – Brulpadda and Luiperd – which, however, could not be developed into commercial development as the economic development and monetization of these gas discoveries…
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Ghana inaugurates Africa’s largest rooftop solar in the Tema city
It marks a significant step forward in its renewable energy efforts. The cost of construction of the project is $17 million, and it is owned by the local LMI Holding Company Limited. The solar power will be distributed to clients within the Tema Free Zone Enclave industrial area, media reported. “With a capacity of 16.82MW,…
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Land dispute threatens to derail Namibia’s energy hub plans
A dispute in Namibia over access to diamond-rich land around the town of Luderitz is now threatening to derail major energy projects, state and company officials said as the government steps up efforts to resolve the dispute. Any protracted delays may scare off investors at a crucial time for Namibia, as it aims to accelerate…
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