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Epson Achieves 100 Percent Transition to Green Energy

Epson has transitioned to renewable energy sources in all its operations across the world. The shift to clean energy was completed in December 2023. This makes the Japanese company the first in its industry to fully go green. Seiko Epson…

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IBM Cloud Carbon Calculator to help businesses track greenhouse gas emissions

The IBM Cloud Carbon Calculator has just been launched in Africa and will help businesses get data about the amount of greenhouse gas they emit whenever they use hybrid cloud and AI. The tool accesses data from IBM Cloud workloads…

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Carbon credits: What are they and how do they work?

On June 14, the largest carbon credits auction took place in Nairobi. 16 Saudi Arabia firms bought 2.2 million tonnes of carbon credits worth $6.27 per metric tonne. What are Carbon Credits and Carbon Trading? In carbon credit trading system,…

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Will it be possible to charge electric car in 10 minutes? Toyota thinks so …

Toyota thinks it will be possible to charge an electric car in less than 10 minutes in the next 5 years. Not only that, but the size, weight and cost of the EV batteries can all be halved. It will…

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A floating solar city on a lake to solve power problems (Zimbabwe has a plan)

Have you ever envisaged a floating city of solar panels on a lake? Well, it appears some investors in Zimbabwe have started putting this plan in motion in collaboration with Chinese investors. The southern Africa country wants to build a…

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Renewable energy startup Nuru raises over USD 40 million

Renewable energy startup Nuru raised over $40 million in a Series B funding according to an announcement at the start of July 2023. Nuru is one of the pioneers of renewable energy-powered metrogrid companies in Africa and operates in the…

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Why experts are against reintroduction of logging in Kenya

A ban on logging in Kenya was lifted after six years by the Kenya Kwanza government effective July 1 2023. But experts are against the policy shift claiming it is detrimental to the efforts to reforest the country and fight…

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El Nino is here with us, warns UN. Take necessary steps

El Nino is not a term that Kenyans endear. Unfortunately, the UN has warned that the phenomenon is back and governments across the globe should take anticipatory steps to mitigate against effects. According to the World Meteorological Organization, there’s a…

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How Startup Founder Esther Kimani and Farmer LifeLine Technologies are Revolutionizing Pest and Disease Control in Kenya and Africa

Before I dig into Farmer LifeLine Technologies Kenya and Esther Wanjiru Kimani’s exploits, let me introduce you to a small fun fact. About 3 or 4 years ago, I received a text message on my feature phone (kabambe) from the…

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Region looks to Kenya for help in drilling and generating geothermal energy

Kenya is the largest producer of geothermal energy in Africa and has some of the most experienced manpower that other countries are now keen to tap. The Olkaria geothermal power plant is the biggest of its kind in the world….

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Kenya was already doing solar panel roofing before Tesla ever thought of the idea

Tony Nyagah’s project as a master student aimed to solve some of the most important climate and energy problems in the world today through solar energy. And the answer was in solar tiles roofing. For one, he wanted to provide…

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Green focused startups raising more funds and gaining traction in Africa

Climate conscious startups are gaining more traction in the startup world in Africa. And so are agricultural production enterprises that are creating more job opportunities. Among the most recent startup in this category to successfully fundraise are Amini which raised…

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