renewable energy

Opportunity, Or What Happens When Utilities and Regulators Get Serious about Decarbonization

Opportunity, Or What Happens When Utilities and Regulators Get Serious about Decarbonization

Obviously, the UK is a much smaller and more homogenous market than the United States, where energy policy is shaped to a large degree by state-level policy and market conditions. However, the UK does provide a significant model for accelerated change driven by a cohesive energy policy focused on rapid decarbonization in response to climate change. In addition to performance-based regulation, electrification of transportation is another top issue in the UK.

Yes, She Can! A Tale Of Two Women Transforming Their Local Energy Landscapes

Yes, She Can! A Tale Of Two Women Transforming Their Local Energy Landscapes

 ENERGIA seeks to empower women as energy entrepreneurs and strengthen women-led micro and small businesses in distributing sustainable energy solutions to their local communities, particularly to reach the last mile. Next to gender advocacy and research, ENERGIA actively supports a number of partners across Asia and Africa through its Women Economic Empowerment (WE) program.

How we can turn plastic waste into green energy

How we can turn plastic waste into green energy

Plastics are among the most valuable waste materials – although with the way people discard them, you probably wouldn’t know it. It’s possible to convert all plastics directly into useful forms of energy and chemicals for industry, using a process called “cold plasma pyrolysis”.

Energy Poverty amidst Abundant Generation Capacity: Africa in Perspective

Energy Poverty amidst Abundant Generation Capacity: Africa in Perspective

Energy poverty is a challenge in many countries and continues to attract attention in international development discourses. Beside the inconveniences people and societies have to face, the lack of affordable and reliable energy supply is a social and economic tragedy with serious implications for many development outcomes.