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Will The Low Oil Price Dent The Prospects For Renewables?
There are a number of reasons why this time may be different to previous oil slumps.
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- Energy
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Can Emerging Economies Afford a “Green” Recovery From COVID-19?
The dramatic slowdown in industrial production, energy demand and transport activity in the first quarter of 2020 has led to significantly lower levels of air pollution, sparking debate over whether the coronavirus outbreak will lead to long-term shifts in consumer and industrial behaviours that could reorient economic policy towards sustainable development goals.
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- Coronavirus, Energy
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Report: Renewable Energy Can Support Resilient and Equitable Recovery
The Global Renewables Outlook examines building blocks of an energy system along with investment strategies and policy frameworks needed to manage the transition. It explores ways to cut global CO2 emissions by at least 70 per cent by 2050. Furthermore, a new perspective on deeper decarbonisation shows a path towards net-zero and zero emissions. Building on five technology pillars, particularly green hydrogen and extended end-use electrification could help replace fossil-fuels and slash emissions in heavy industry and hard-to-decarbonise sectors.
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- Energy
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Milling on Mini-Grids: How Africa’s Largest Crop Could Go Diesel-Free
Milling is a key use of energy for people living off-grid in rural Africa, allowing them to turn grains like maize – the region's most commonly produced cereal – into flour to make staple foods. Using solar mini-grid electricity to power these mills would save money, reduce air pollution and boost electricity sales for mini-grid companies. But as analysts at CrossBoundary point out, diesel mills still dominate the market. They explore the challenge of competing with diesel, and how innovations in solar mills are changing the landscape.
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- Agriculture, Energy
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African Cleantech Deals Stand Over Regular VC Funding Like A Familiar Solar Tower
In a report released last November, the International Energy Agency predicted a sun-enabled boom in countries across the continent. This forecast could provide hundreds of millions of African homes with clean electricity for the first time.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Covid-19 to Wreck Economics of New Solar, Wind Projects
While the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the renewable energy market is still not clear, Norwegian consultancy Rystad Energy says that new solar and wind projects will grind to a halt in 2020, creating a ripple effect in the years to come, as currencies throughout the world continue to slide against the US dollar.
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- Coronavirus, Energy
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Report: Global Renewables Expansion in 2020 Will Be ‘Wiped out’ by COVID-19
A Norwegian analyst group calculates growth in newly commissioned renewables projects will now be “wiped out” for 2020 and cut by a further 10% next year, reversing its pre-Covid-19 expectation of some 140GW of PV and 75GW of wind capacity being added this year.
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- Coronavirus, Energy
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Africa Grapples with Clean Energy Conundrum
Africa is both the world's least electrified continent and the most vulnerable to climate change - the conundrum is how to meet the demand for energy without making the climate situation worse.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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