Powering Ghana: USAID & NREL Develop 1st Hydro-Solar Plant in West Africa

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2022 10:10:09 +0000

The first West African hydro-solar plant was deployed in Ghana in January, with technical support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Once its full capacity is brought online, this hydro-solar plant will put Ghana on track to cut its power sector […]

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It Takes A Crowd: Funding Solar Energy In Developing Countries

Credit to Author: The Beam| Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2019 09:00:38 +0000

When it comes to the global energy and development outlook, we should be considering crowdinvesting as an enabler that could begin to level global playing fields and ensure that sustainable business is at the heart of sustainable development. The challenges we are facing cannot be solved by crowdinvesting alone, but initiatives that make it easier for individuals to act together are already leading the way

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Bernard Laryea motivates youth to pursue excellence

Credit to Author: Margaret Jetelina| Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2018 17:49:43 +0000

With his Toronto youth program Dare to be Different Motivational speaker, youth worker and entrepreneur Bernard Laryea remembers a time when he felt there was something missing in his life. The Ghanian-born immigrant describes it as “a passion that was burning inside him,” but was “trapped.” It was his desire to give back and inspire […]

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