With over 300 corporations committing to 100% renewable energy globally, there is a significant opportunity to leverage corporate procurement dollars to support high-impact, climate positive energy access projects in regions that struggle to attract traditional climate finance and corporate investment. Microsoft’s recent inclusion of climate equity in its annual sustainability report is a promising development and […]

Agrovoltaics, also known as agro-photovoltaics, consists of using the same area of land for both solar energy and agricultural products. Solar panels coexist with crops in the same land. Designing agrovoltaics projects is a balancing act to optimize energy generation with crop yields, however it can save water and even augment crop production in very […]

About the event: “Energy efficiency is the workhorse of the clean energy world. Though solar and other renewable energy technologies usually take the spotlight, energy efficiency often works quietly in the background, making huge strides in lowering emissions without the fanfare.” - Kate Zerrenner, Researcher, Harvard Business School As elsewhere, developing countries in Africa and […]

When planning a solar project, we all know how to think about PV panels, inverters and batteries. But there are many more elements that compose a solar projects and which are often overlooked or not considered important. When planning for a 25-year infrastructure project, all details and all components are however important if you wish […]

Wheeling is a scalable solution to creating a stable electricity supply industry within the southern African region. While wheeling does not necessarily mean that the electrons entering the transmission network at point A will be used at point B, it is a solution to balancing the energy from the generator with the end user load. […]

Need 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 guidance for your 𝗣𝗩 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁?  Join our 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 session for an overview of safe and quality installation practices using the Huawei FusionSolar grid tied inverters, and mitigating the chances of errors that occur during installation. See first hand 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗼𝗳 "𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁" 𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, how to safely 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 […]

Think you know the African solar industry? Come and test your knowledge during this fun 1-hour quiz that will cover all corners of the continent and highlight the latest African solar news. This is a team event, so we warmly invite you to make a team with your colleagues to represent your company and showcase […]

Ethiopia has set an ambitious target (National Electrification Program-NEP) to supply 100% of its domestic energy demand through renewable energy by 2030, with off-grid solutions for 35% of the population. The government has taken considerable steps to attract private sector investment into the power sector to support its ambitious pipeline of renewable projects and is actively […]

In line with the sustainability and energy transition visions, MENA is set to become a global leader of power diversification and conservation. The region is striving to meet its growing energy demands caused by urban and industrial expansion and the local economies have to invest $209 billion (Dh767bn) in the power sector over the next […]

We'll be back live on Tuesday, September 28th at 3pm CET (9am in New York, 4pm East Africa) with new panelists and new topics. Why do people and companies in Energy Access make the conscious decision to use open source materials? This time around, the panelists will dive into a conversation about Open Source from […]