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GenH’s Adaptive Hydro is one of E4C’s Promising Prototypes to Watch in 2023. Read the list here. Most of...
When the sun goes down, the day ends. No work after dark, no studying. That’s the reality for one quarter of the world’s population that lives without electricity. Inventive design and the falling cost of solar power is lighting up homes that the traditional energy grid has left dark. Power solutions that can scale are filling in the grid gaps with solar, hydro, wind and biogas. With alternative energy solutions, the world is lighting up.
GenH’s Adaptive Hydro is one of E4C’s Promising Prototypes to Watch in 2023. Read the list here. Most of...
Editor’s note: The following article is adapted from Sun-Connect News, the news website of Stiftung Solarenergie, and from Sun-Connect’s newsletter. In rural Uganda, independent technicians are often hired to...
A US clean energy startup is developing energy production systems that make geothermal technology more practical. Traditional systems sink pipes deep underground to loop through depths that are warmer,...
Sustainable development practitioners have long known of the link between stove design and indoor air quality. Creating healthy living spaces is one of the drivers behind the movement to...
Low-income African households have recently begun to fill up with refrigerators, gas stove tops, TVs and other appliances that are commonplace in the homes of higher earners. Rather than...
What if you could print a low-cost renewable power generator from the comfort of your home? 3D printing promises to unlock a more democratic access to renewable power generators,...
This article is adapted from a presentation the author gave to IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference at Santa Clara University in September of 2022 — Revolutionizing the Retail Informal...
In about 20 years, more than half of all light-duty vehicles sold worldwide are expected to be electric. The...
Converting tired old electric vehicle batteries into energy storage for homes with solar panels could reduce household carbon dioxide...
Favorable public policies and motivated business ventures converge to place clean cooking technologies into Indian kitchens. When Yash Parmar...
Apply to the Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition Application deadline: February 28th The United Nations Secretary General...
The first thing to know about the Himalayan Rocket Stove is that it can cook a meal, but it...
The supply of critical materials has emerged as a theme in the transition to clean energy. The manufacture of...
Kenya broke ground on an ambitious project in 2016, a standard gauge railway running from the port city of...
An uptick in research into hybrid renewable energy systems has demonstrated their benefits. These systems combine one or more...
This is the waste left over after using the world’s most expensive electricity. See if you recognize it. You...
Carl Bielenberg found inspiration in the technological innovations of the Industrial Revolution to alleviate global energy poverty. One look...
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