biomass
Energy Efficiency
Biomass deal to make Danone plant carbon neutral
Global food company Danone is investing $25.8m in a biomass project to make its Nutricia spray drying plant in New Zealand carbon neutral by 2021.
Africa
11 African brewing sites to become carbon-friendly by 2020
A British multinational alcoholic beverages company has committed £180m in renewable energy resources across its African sites to ensure its breweries are carbon-friendly and energy efficient.
Africa
$25m approved for renewable energy projects across sub-Saharan Africa
The AfDB has approved an equity investment of up to $25 million in ARCH Africa Renewable Power Fund for projects across sub-Saharan Africa.
East Africa
New kid on the block: elephant grass could take role of...
A Scandinavian clean tech start-up has developed a new fuel technology that could potentially replace oil, natural gas and coal, which will be presented at the upcoming UN Climate Summit.
Future Energy
SA consortium to create value chains from biomass
The South African Department of Science and Technology (DST) has established a biorefinery research consortium (BRC) to create new value chains from waste biomass.
The...
Africa
Mini-grids: project platform requires $500m investments
A leading platform in connecting private mini-grid developers and investors, Odyssey Energy Solutions, announced on Tuesday that its pipeline has surpassed 550 projects, and...
Business and markets
Côte d’Ivoire: USTDA bolsters efforts in developing energy infrastructure
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded three grants to the United States to support energy infrastructure development in Côte d’Ivoire.
A $996,238...
Finance and Policy
S.Africa: 25MW biomass power project achieves financial close
South Africa’s first biomass project under the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) has reached financial close.
The 25MW Ngodwana Energy Biomass Project,...
East Africa
Rwanda welcomes Africa’s first peat power plant
Rwanda has an abundance of untapped peat deposits below its surface, another resource to add to the energy mix
A solution to Rwanda’s dire energy...
