insert_link Environment Floating solar panels could provide much of Africa’s energy – new research By Iestyn Woolway, Bangor University and Alona Armstrong, Lancaster University New research has found that several countries could meet all their energy needs from solar panel systems floating on lakes. Climate, water and energy environmental scientists R. Iestyn Woolway and Alona Armstrong analysed how much energy could be produced by floating solar panels on just 10% of the water surface of one million bodies of […] todayJune 19, 2024 26
insert_link Business / Economics American energy companies pass on Iraqi oil American energy majors are once again shunning the chance to extract Iraqi oil, leaving the door wide open for Chinese companies to invest instead. todayMay 13, 2024 26
insert_link World Hungary opposes EU sanctions on Russian LNG European Union Ambassadors Wednesday are discussing sanctions that would target Russia's liquified natural gas sector for the first time. But the move has received pushback from Hungary which remains reliant on Russian LNG. todayMay 9, 2024 26
insert_link South Africa South Africans are opting to go off-grid: how they’re being helped, and hindered, in their efforts By Germarié Viljoen, North-West University and Felix Dube, University of Pretoria Eskom, South Africa’s state-owned power utility, struggles to generate and supply a stable flow of electricity to meet demand. In 2023, there were times when households and businesses had no power for up to 11 hours a day. Eskom has warned that load shedding will be worse in 2024. The result is that many South Africans […] todayFebruary 2, 2024 12
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
