Searching For The Future: Renewable Energy in South Africa

South African Energy Solution Company Making Big Strides in the Field of Renewable Energy

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Brazil and Kenya Begin a Biofuel Partnership

While some of the biggest news coming out of Africa as of late has been about the World Cup, Kenya has been making headlines with their new biofuel partnership. Kenya, already a renewable energy leader with one of the largest geothermal plants in the region, received a visit from the Brazilian president to discuss the production of biodiesel.

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UN-SUPPORTED RENEWABLE ENERGY CENTRE FOR WEST AFRICA OPENS

A new regional centre to help develop the renewable energy potential for West Africa opened today in Cape Verde, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), which is supporting the facility, said. The Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), a specialized agency of the Economic Community of West African State

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Power from the People: The developing world generates innova

Innovative renewable energy solutions are coming from the developing world, fighting against global warming and climate change in place like India and Africa.

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The Carbon Footprint of World Cup 2010 (Graphic)

While South Africa and the rest of the continent may be pursuing renewable forms of energy, the world's biggest sporting event will have anything but an environmental benefit with a report saying the carbon footprint of World Cup 2010 will be six times that of the last competition four years ago in Germany.

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Renewable Energy - the numbers don't stack up

South Africa�s premier good news website, exceptional article on the power situation in South Africa. Is good money going to waste, should this money not be utilized for going into wind or solar power. Why are we trending toward coal power?

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Oil rich Gulf hunts for renewable energy sources | 28 April

Many Gulf Cooperation Council countries, as well as oil-producing regions in the Middle East and North Africa, are actually announcing “targets for renewables,” investigating financing mechanisms, and laying the groundwork to bring new types of energy “into the fuel mix.

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Could Africa power the world with concentrated solar power?

Africa is a pretty much untapped source of renewable energy. 47 days of desert sun could provide the same amount of energy as all proven fossil fuel reserves!

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Germany Solar North Africa Project

However, the desire for large scale renewable energy projects is evidenced by the Desertec project envisioned for North Africa.

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Sweden to help SA develop clean energy

Cape Town - The Swedish government has promised to help South Africa develop more renewable energy sources as the two countries vow to fight the devastating effects of climate change.

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