Smart Technologies
Turbocharging the expansion of the Spanish EV charging grid
The European Investment Bank EIB and Endesa are collaborating to expand electric mobility in Spain.
News
2019 in review: Customer insights for African mini-grid developers
Highlights into the advances in technology and business models that make mini-grids the least-cost route towards electrifying up to half a billion people.
Smart Technologies
Ed’s letter: Preparing for a decade of smart energy action
Let’s debate whether Africa is ready for a smart energy transition. Do these success stories show that we are already underway?
Future Energy
Not even a global crisis will sway her from reaching SDG7
Having taken up her position at SE4ALL at the start of what would prove to be a year of unprecedented crises, Damilola Ogunbiyi spoke on achieving SDG7.
Future Energy
The big question: Considerations when employing hybrid energy solutions
The Big Question we asked the experts is: What are the considerations that businesses should be mindful of when employing hybrid energy solutions?
Smart Grids
LPWA networks: Supporting the next wave of smart metering
As the IoT evolves, many new communication options will become available to utilities, many of them LPWA networks, writes Chris Strauss, research engineer at Conlog.
Generation
Geothermal power plants can also come in small sizes
With the introduction of Geoportable, Toshiba ESS has made it possible to construct a small-scale geothermal plant on as little as 250 square metres.
Renewable energy
East Africa: Home of the mini-grid revolution
In this exclusive interview with Aaron Leopold, CEO of the Africa Mini-grid Developers Association (AMDA), highlights that mini-grid companies are providing the power and have the difficult task of fitting a square peg into a round hole.
Smart Technologies
Hybrid energy solutions
This article on hybrid energy solutions is an extract from the Investment & Impact Report published in advance of the Africa Energy Forum 2020.
Future Energy
Golden age for Africa’s national and regional energy transition
This article, which first appeared in the Africa Energy Yearbook 2020, explores regional energy transition and provides case studies.
