Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2022 19:05:32 +0000
Construction of the Johannesburg and London stock exchange-listed new platinum mine of Tharisa’s in Zimbabwe has started at the Karo Platinum site, which will include a 30 MW solar PV array. Tharisa is a platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome co-producer and owns 70% of Karo Mining Holdings (Karo), which in turn indirectly owns 85% […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2022 19:05:55 +0000
21% of Caledonia’s Blanket Mine’s on-mine costs are attributed to the mine’s energy usage. The mine’s total diesel consumption increased by 76% from 2019 to 2020 and by 55% from 2020 to 2021. This increase in the usage of diesel was due to frequent power outages and unstable supplies from ZESA, the national electricity utility […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2022 17:00:50 +0000
The blockbuster Wuling Hongguang Mini EV has helped create an exciting new market for mini electric vehicles in China. In just over 2 years it has sold close to a million units in China. The Mini EV is very popular in the 2nd and 3rd tier Chinese cities and is enabling people who would not […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 21:00:07 +0000
I grew up in Zimbabwe, a landlocked country in southern Africa that relies on imports for all its petrol and diesel requirements. From about the year 2000 or so, I remember there being periodic petrol queues every now and then. Families could spend all day and night, and at times, several days queuing for petrol […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2022 22:50:30 +0000
When I was in primary school in Mutare, Zimbabwe, I used to go on quite a few trips with my school as well as with the AWANA club at Mutare Baptist Church. On one of the camping trips when I was in Grade 6 (11 years old), we went to one of the dams around […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 22:55:28 +0000
90% of the vehicles imported into most African counties are used vehicles imported from Europe, Asia, and North America. This is because most people are not able to afford brand new vehicles that usually retail from about $30,000. The main reason for this is the fact that the majority of people in these developing markets […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 23:45:16 +0000
The rooftop solar market is growing rapidly in several markets and continues to break records in terms of megawatts installed per year. The Australian market is a fine example of what can be achieved in the home solar market. Australia’s Ministry for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction in March of this year reported that 2021 […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 19:35:40 +0000
According to the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP) Making the Economic Case for Cycling 2022 Report, the total cost for the purchase, operations, maintenance, fuel, and insurance for a bicycle adds up to about $3.00 per 100 km traveled. A private car is 6 times more expensive, at approximately $18.00 per 100 km. […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 15:15:52 +0000
After Blessing Nyarai Tawengwa completed her Masters Degree in Sustainability Management at Columbia University in 2015, she decided to look into starting a business with a sustainable focus. She also wanted the business to actively promote sustainable ventures back home in Zimbabwe. She began to explore several areas. Her research also involved some travel to […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2022 19:27:21 +0000
Which one comes first? Electric cars or the charging stations? Players who want to roll out charging infrastructure would want to see a critical mass of EVs before investing heavily in charging infrastructure, while on the other hand, range-anxious consumers would want the assurance of a charging network. Locations with existing infrastructure, such as forecourts […]