What is the life expectancy of a residential solar battery? Do solar batteries last as long as solar panels? How do you know when to replace your solar battery? These questions have…
About 500,000 Nigerian Households Use Solar Energy—Study
About 500,000 Nigerian Households Use Solar Energy—Study A study carried out by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and All-On, a Shell-funded impact investment company, has shown that about 500,000 Nigerian households…
Nigeria’s solar wealth can fix costly electricity problem
Nigeria’s solar wealth can fix costly electricity problem Exorbitant electricity bills never stop coming, yet lengthy power cuts dog 58-year-old Olanrewaju Jaji’s shop where she sells soft drinks in Ikorodu,…
AfDB commits $164m to promote renewable energy in Nigeria, others
AfDB commits $164m to promote renewable energy in Nigeria, others The African Development Bank Group has approved the Leveraging Energy Access Finance Framework (LEAF), under which the Bank will commit up to…
Nigerian university students to benefit from 876kWp solar system
Nigerian university students to benefit from 876kWp solar system The Nile University of Nigeria has joined the ranks of the commercial and industrial (C&I) rooftop solar power system market. The 876kWp…
Batteries get hyped, but pumped hydro provides the vast majority of long-term energy storage essential for renewable power – here’s how it works
Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University, Matthew Stocks, Research Fellow, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University, and Bin Lu, Research Fellow, Australian National University…
Nasa thinks there may be a HIDDEN ‘Planet 9’ lurking in Solar System – here’s why
A FABLED “Planet Nine” may be lurking in the outer reaches of our Solar System – and Nasa is on a mission to hunt it down. The distant world is…
Central America’s biggest PV plant goes online
A new solar project has been activated in Penonomé, in the district of Coclé, Panama. It was constructed with 450,000 photovoltaic panels and also 89 inverters. Avanzalia Panama, a subsidiary…
Nigeria: N1bn Solar Streetlight Contracts Fully Executed in Adamawa, Presidency Clarifies
The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs) has refuted claims that the N1 billion contracts for the installation of solar streetlights in…
Africa’s biggest supermarket chain is betting on solar power
Shoprite has installed 480,000 square feet of solar panels on top of its stores and distribution centers. (CNN) Despite South Africa averaging more than 2,500 hours of sunshine a year, solar…
