Power problems: Could solar solve Nigeria’s electricity woes? Hungry for energy, millions of Nigerians put up with noisy, smoky petrol-fuelled generators to power their lives. Could solar technology help? An estimated 22 million small-unit generators are in use by Nigerians, and they plug a vital gap in a country that ranks 171 out of 190 …
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Good morning the subject today is Net Zero Homes / Zero Energy Homes. What is a net zero home / zero energy home? The answer depends on who is answering. The United States office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy defines it as “a zero energy building produces enough renewable energy to meet its own annual …
Before I give you my opinion, I will lift something out of an article I read. The following export product groups categorize the highest dollar value in Chinese global shipments during 2020. Also shown is the percentage share each export category represents in terms of overall exports from China. Electrical machinery, equipment: US$710.1 billion (27.4% …
July 1st, 2021 SOLAX Power signs distribution agreement with AWPS Renewable Energy, LTD for West Africa (minus Ghana) AWPS Renewable Energy, LTD is proud to announce the conclusion of a multimillion dollar agreement between AWPS Renewable Energy, and SOLAX Power. SOLAX Power, is one of the worlds most successful hybrid inverter manufacturers and has …
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Andrew Allee, James Sherwood, Falaq Tidjani and Ayodeji Ojo Electrifying Nigerian Agriculture with Clean Minigrids to Improve Livelihoods A new Power Africa study finds immediate opportunity to initiate and scale the productive use of energy from Nigerian minigrids by electrifying three prevalent agricultural processing activities: rice milling, grain flour milling, and cassava grating. For the hundreds of …
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Yemen’s ‘microgrid girls’ power community amid war and COVID-19 A women-run solar station near the front line in Abs is empowering its owners and improving life in their community. A woman checks batteries at the Abs solar microgrid station [Photo courtesy of SDF YEMEN] By Veronique Mistiaen 18 Oct 2020 “The role of women was housework …
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12.10.2020, Niyi Oyedeji THE anger and frustration on Adelana Martins’ face are unmistakable – there is a power outage just about the time he wants to iron his clothes. The power failure has thwarted his plan to appear at work by 2 pm in crispy uniform. Yet, he dares not appear in office in mufti, …
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It is no longer news that electricity tariff was hiked by between 50% and 100% depending on the location. It was reported that the new tariff is also a function of hours of availability of electricity 😃. The first step is to identify the biggest energy consuming appliances in your home. A typical home gives …
BUSINESS NEWS By Akin Adewakun – Lagos On Sep 10, 2020 The president of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Ahmed Mansur has stated that over N67.38 billion was spent by members to generate electricity off the national grid, so as to keep their businesses going in 2019. Making the disclosure on Thursday in Lagos at a media …
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