Twenty six partners of the Smart Energy Collective have signed a renewed cooperation agreement for the approval of the second phase of its smart grid initiative, which involves the development of five large-scale smart grid demonstration projects in the Netherlands.

Peter Davidson, Chartered Chemical Engineer, IChemE

Dispersing fine (sub-micron) light-scattering particles into the upper atmosphere could help to combat climate change, suggests a former UK government advisor and chemical engineer.

Kenya’s Business Daily reports that Kenya Power has begun recruiting staff to manage its planned nuclear energy project.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) says that while progress is being made on renewable energy, most clean energy technologies are not being deployed quickly enough.

Professor Fritz Vahrenholt, former environment senator and CEO of RWE Innogy, told Welt Online his thesis that global warming will be significantly less substantial than previously thought.

Exclusive interview with Dr Agostinho Zacarias, UN Resident Coordinator and speaker in the Renewables track at African Utility Week. He will address “Policy mechanisms governing Renewable Energy”.

KwaZulu-Natal’s Champagne Sports Resort has invested in energy efficient electrical and plumbing fittings which are significantly reducing its electrical consumption. Magnet, specialist in the design and installation of energy efficiency systems, installed heat pumps and lowflow showerheads in the hotel block and timeshare chalets, as part of the resort’s energy saving programme. ... more

Antonio Ruffini, Editor, ESI Africa

A great deal of humanity’s increased prosperity over the past two hundred years has been due to its ability to exploit fossil fuels for abundant cheap power. What remains, for now, Africa’s largest economy has done the same.