Tag:Renewable energy

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36% renewables ‘ll boost world’s GDP by $1.3tr, says report

Achieving a 36 per cent share of renewable energy in the global energy mix by 2030 would increase global gross domestic product (GDP) by...

admin - January 17, 2016

Renewable Energy

Invest in renewable energy, AfDB urges business

“Investments in renewable energy should be the concern of both the government and the private sector. This is one of the best ever innovations...

admin - December 11, 2015

Renewable Energy

Activists demand governments’ renewable energy, poverty status

Ahead of the UN Climate Summit, a group of NGOs is asking governments, “Are you in?” - as part of a new report and video which highlights the...

admin - November 27, 2015

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Nigeria targets 10% rise in renewable power generation by 2020

A fresh initiative that incorporates low carbon systems in power generation and supply is expected to increase the production of renewable energy in Nigeria...

admin - November 17, 2015

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Campaigners back solar, wind energy, knock biofuels

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has backed a move towards renewable energy sources such as solar and wind energy as...

admin - November 12, 2015

Renewable Energy

Shell promotes clean cookstoves in drive for safer cooking methods

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) has signed an agreement with Project Gaia Prospects Limited (PGPL) for the conduct of a pilot study...

admin - November 8, 2015

Renewable Energy

BoI/UNDP initiative retrofits rural homes with solar systems

Foremost development finance institution, Bank of Industry (BoI) in a collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), recently commissioned 48KW pilot model off-grid...

Michael Simire - November 7, 2015

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