You have a mature product or business idea and/or already a first prototype for the decentralized renewable energy sector in Sub-Saharan Africa? Then Energy Camp Africa is the right place for you! Startup|Energy supports local … read more
Ask Watt is a safe space to anonymously ask any question employees might have about work life. Read our answer to the question posed in the title: I think many of us are grappling with … read more
A new publication by Lonny Grafman and Joshua Pierce offers inspiring stories of communities coming together to harness their own solar energy, and how you can do it too. This is a book for people … read more
Solar-home systems and traditional minigrids are seen as the key solutions for rural energy access where the national grid cannot reach – but there remains an access gap between these solutions. Solar-home systems cannot power … read more
The growth of the off-grid solar sector into a USD 1.75 billion industry, delivering energy services to 420 million global users, speaks to the sectors’ immense value. CLASP, which leads the VeraSol quality assurance initiative, commissioned a study … read more
Lighting Global, ESMAP, and GOGLA are examining the gender gaps that currently exist within the off-grid solar sector and potential paths to close these gaps. THE PROBLEM Women are essential for the off-grid solar (OGS) sector’s … read more
GDC has designed a guide for last mile distributors interested in adding drip irrigation solutions to their product portfolios. The guide includes a sales support tool that Mwezi, together with drip experts, developed to enable … read more
With growing concerns over climate change, the need to transition from dirty fuels to cleaner ones has taken centre stage. As we head to Glasgow for COP26, the debate in wealthier countries, primarily in the … read more
There are currently louder calls from African heads of state that fossil energy resources cannot be dispensed with in the fight against energy poverty. Rich countries are accused of a certain hypocrisy: Having built their … read more
Solar water pumps can be highly profitable investments in dry or variable climates with abundant solar radiation, for example, in Sub-Saharan Africa. For households in these regions, solar water pumping offers numerous economic and social … read more
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