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MAX & Kofa Partner for TAILG Jidi Electric Motorcycle Financing in Ghana

April 21, 2024 admin cameroon, clean transport, electric motorcycles, electric tuk tuk, electric tuk-tuks, Electric vehicles, Ghana, kofa, motorcycles + scooters, NIGERIA

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 12:43:01 +0000

Lagos-headquartered MAX describes itself as a technology-enabled company driven by a vision to solve mobility challenges in Africa. MAX has over fourteen branches across Nigeria, Cameroon, and Ghana. It says its work helps to democratise access to vehicle ownership and empower mobility entrepreneurs with financial support services. MAX’s website adds … [continued]

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Ghana Waives Import Duties On Electric Vehicles For 8 Years Starting 2024

November 20, 2023 admin africa, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Ghana, mass transit / public transit

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 22:05:55 +0000

Ghana’s Minister for Finance and Economic Planning presented the 2024 Budget Speech yesterday. As part of that speech, some great … [continued]

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Hydro, Gas Projects Aim to Bolster Cameroon’s Electricity Supply

May 26, 2023 admin africa, cameroon, Ghana, Hydro, hydropower, nachtigal, natural gas, power, Renewables

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 14:12:08 +0000

A new hydroelectric dam in Cameroon is expected to begin producing power by the end of this year, with commercial operation beginning in 2024, according to an official with the […]

The post Hydro, Gas Projects Aim to Bolster Cameroon’s Electricity Supply appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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In Africa — Mini & Microgrids Will Win, Floating Solar Power Arrives

May 12, 2023 admin africa, clean power, Eritrea, Ghana, grid, Malawi, microgrids, policy & politics, senegal, seychelles, Solar energy, solar lighting, solar lights, solar power plants, South Africa

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Wed, 10 May 2023 12:44:59 +0000

As Mark Turner wisely pointed out in the comments section under my last article for CleanTechnica about solar mini grids in Africa: “Distributed AND ubiquitous AND lowest-cost. Mini and micro-grids will win.” With this sort of power, African countries can reduce pollution, desalinate sea water, create jobs and hopefully get rid of fossil fueled vehicles. […]

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Kofa Is Working To Advance Urban Energy Access For Mobility & Backup Power Across Africa

March 20, 2023 admin africa, battery swapping, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Ghana, motorcycles + scooters

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 18:05:58 +0000

How did a US/Norwegian national end up founding a business in Ghana with the aim of advancing energy access in Ghana and beyond? Well, Erik Nygard lived in Ghana during his formative years, before going to university in the US and then the UK. His family moved across West Africa for over 30 years, mainly […]

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The Top 20 NREL Stories Of 2022

January 6, 2023 admin africa, Agriculture, agrivoltaics, arpa-e, bicycles, buildings, clean power, clean transport, consumer technology, decarbonization, electric cars, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, General Electric, Ghana, greenhouse gas emissions, grid, hydrogen fuel cells, Lithuania, perovskites, Puerto Rico, research, SCIENCE, solar cells, solar efficiency, Solar energy, toyota, Water, wind energy

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 23:45:07 +0000

Throughout 2022, researchers, staff, and leadership at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) worked together with collaborators and partners to advance renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. As this busy year at NREL draws to a close, we look back at some of the laboratory’s most impactful accomplishments from 2022 […]

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Paving The Way For “Made In Ghana” E-Mobility Solutions

November 3, 2022 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Ghana, international climate initiative, siemens, siemens stiftung

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2022 03:45:31 +0000

The transition to electric mobility is now well underway around the world. In China, for example, the world’s largest vehicle market, fully electric car sales had 26% share of auto sales in September, and 35% had a plug. We see that the European EV market is also heating up. In Europe, fully electric car sales […]

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SESA Project Launches Call For Entrepreneurs To Fund Sustainable Energy Solutions In Ghana, Malawi, Morocco, & South Africa

September 30, 2022 admin africa, clean power, Entrepreneurs, Ghana, green economy, Malawi, Morocco, namibia, NIGERIA, rwanda, siemens stiftung foundation, South Africa, tanzania

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 13:00:16 +0000

Reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy access has been a challenge for rural communities in Africa. Although 18% of the world’s population live in Africa, less than 6% of global energy use is from Africa. 600 million Africans still lack access to electricity. Energy access for productive use can create value, by increasing productivity, income and […]

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Persistent Partners With SolarTaxi to Expand To West Africa

July 12, 2022 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Ghana, solartaxi

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 19:50:13 +0000

Ghanaian company SolarTaxi, which was started by Jorge Appiah in 2018, has been making good progress in the electric mobility sector. SolarTaxi’s vision is to become the leading e-mobility product and services company in West Africa. The company designs, assembles, and distributes electric motorcycles & electric cars for transportation and delivery services in Ghana. SolarTaxi […]