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SA already has requisite skills base to adopt IGCC technology
February 1, 2015 Editor Comments Off on SA already has requisite skills base to adopt IGCC technology
South Africa is, in key respects, an ideal country to deploy the latest generation Integrated (coal) Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) technology for electricity generation. This is the view of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) Africa. “This technology needs sufficiently trained people, so there needs to be a skills base before it can be adopted,” explains […]
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Nanowires Have the Power to Revolutionize Solar Energy
April 9, 2013 Editor 0
Imagine a solar panel more efficient than today’s best solar panels, but using 10 000 times less material. This is what EPFL researchers expect given recent findings on these tiny filaments called nanowires. Solar technology integrating nanowires could capture large quantities of light and produce energy with incredible efficiency at a much lower cost. This […]
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Peak water worries energy experts
March 13, 2013 Editor 0
What are the key takeaways from the World Economic Forum’s latest report on energy? One, global energy demand is showing no signs of slowing down, despite “peak driving” having arrived already in the US and Europe. Two, if we’re going to ease energy poverty for the large chunk of the world population that still goes […]
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Is algae the answer to greener transport?
February 6, 2013 Editor 0
Energy – not even fossil-fuel energy – isn’t in short supply for the short-term future, globally speaking. Liquid fuel for transport, on the other hand, is a concern. And it’s hard to imagine a global economy functioning for long without transport. Could algae ultimately provide the solution other biofuels (corn ethanol, especially) have failed to […]
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Energy in Kenya: Potential for Renewables (Part 1)
December 28, 2012 Editor 0
Originally posted on the Invested Development blog Kenya’s National Energy Policy is designed “to facilitate provision of clean, sustainable, affordable, reliable and secure energy services at… Go to Source
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Research Say’s it is a Reality Wind Energy Can Meet Future Energy Needs
November 25, 2012 Editor 0
The next 20 years could see the world’s energy needs being filled by wind power, was announced by Stanford University.
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