Access to clean energy technology and sustainable energy services plays an important role in rural and peri-urban development in East Africa. However, as a new study by GVEP International shows, both energy entrepreneurs and consumers in rural and peri-urban areas are struggling to borrow...
Regional workshop on small hydropower and development of renewable energy. Several actors from the Latin American energy community gathered in the city of Cusco, Peru, in August for the Regional Workshop on Small Hydropower and Development of Renewable Energy organized by GVEP International.The aim...
Piura’s rural dwellers, in Northern Peru, are reaping the benefits of a solar franchising venture.Up until a few months ago Emilio Durand (35), worked as a night guard on a vineyard in the village of Las Vegas, a rural area in the Piura province of Northern Peru. Today he is one of the most...
23 EDF employees are the winners of the 2010 Sustainable Development Trophies. The internal competition is held every two years to highlight the value of employees’ work in promoting sustainable development, in both their professional and private lives.The winning teams were awarded a...
With 15% of the world population, Africa represents barely 3% of the world electricity consumption. The average electrification rate of the continent reaches 40% of the population, but only 23% in rural areas. It is predicted that in 2030 half the world population without electricity will live in...
Improved stoves and solar lanterns are affordable for many Kenyans. They save people money as well as having health benefits. John Maina is determined to make these products available to a wide number of people and he’s using commercial marketing methods to achieve this goal.
John is the director...
Are you a start-up entrepreneur? Does your business or business idea integrate sustainable development, solving pressing social and environmental issues? Do you need support to help to establish and grow your enterprise?If you meet SEED’s eligibility criteria, you could apply now for the 2010...
Read our weekly digest of articles from around the world on renewable energy issues, markets and technologies.A digest of the Anglophone media FAO: Japtropha Promising Rural Crop for Biodiesel Domesticfuel.com The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has recently...
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World Governments Map Out Plans for Solar, Smart Grid, Electric Vehicles
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Efforts to increase the use of solar and wind energy,...
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Global renewable energy industry shows ‘resilience’ to recession in 2009, says UN
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The renewable energy industry has shown ‘resilience’ to the...
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