Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has the potential to reduce one-third of the total global emissions of carbon dioxide from stationary sources, according to a new report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The report, titled "Carbon Capture and Storage: A Solution to the Problem of Carbon Emissions," is being released today.
With all asunder besieging post offices in South Africa in regard to Sasol Inzalo Black Public Invitations, Sasol Inzalo has extended the closing date for participation until July 9. The original closing date was July 5.
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In Uganda Fred Kabagambe-Kaliisa, Permanent Secretary for the Energy Ministry said that the ministry is inviting bids for the development of a 100 MW hydropower project. The ministry is looking for consultancy service bids for the plant, which would be located at Isimba on the Nile River.
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World Bank member, the International Finance Corp. (IFC) and Reykjavik Energy Invest, have entered into a joint venture agreement that will lead to the launch of infrastructure projects in developing countries. The projects are aimed at providing reliable, secure, and low-cost energy supplies.
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While the world looks for ways to lessen its footprint on the planet and reduce emissions, different schemes have evolved to engage countries around the globe to do their part: carbon credits are one of those schemes. Carbon credits are a key component of national and international emissions trading schemes that have been implemented to aid in mitigating green house gas emissions to slow global warming.
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The Songloulou hydropower plant in Cameroon has hit a milestone; the plant has hit seven years of operation with no lost-time-accident (LTA). The plant is operated by AES Sonel.
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The Western Power Corridor Company (Westcor), a joint venture (JV) between African utilities from five Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries, namely, SNEL, ENE, Nampower, BPC, and Eskom, recently announced that additional progress has been made on the JV’s Inga hydropower project. Read more
Namibia and Angola have entered into an agreement with the Kunene Consortium for the launch of a feasibility study and the first phase of the development of Baynes Hydropower Station.
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Nigeria is looking to speed up the implementation of its nuclear energy plan and toward that end has tagged nine universities and two polytechnics to drive the development of the local knowledge-base for the project.
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On June 21 France and Algeria reportedly signed nuclear cooperation agreements. The latest nuclear agreement strengthens a previously signed pact between the two countries in December 2007. The North African country has also entered into similar agreements with the US and Russia.
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According to a senior sugar official in Mauritius, a third of the country’s power generation will be produced by sugar within the next seven years. Read more
The Botswana government is looking for alternative sources of energy to supplement dwindling supplies due to the downscaling of exports by Eskom of South Africa and solar power is currently in the spotlight. Read more
The southern African country of Malawi is moving forward with research into potential biofuel and ethanol projects with the use of sugar cane and the jatropha plant. Read more
Taqa, or Abu Dhabi National Energy Co., is to acquire its first renewable energy assets through a deal which will see the company take a 50% stake in the Moroccan wind power subsidiary of the French renewable energy company Theolia.
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One of the complications that results from building a nuclear energy plant is what to do with the radioactive waste. The Pebble Bed Modular Reactor Co. (PBMR) in South Africa is dealing with that problem right now, and PBMR is convinced that a solution will be found. The company is planning to build a demonstration plant on the Western Cape over the next few years and possibly a commercial plant.
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Africa's rapidly changing environmental landscape, from the disappearance of glaciers in Uganda's Rwenzori Mountains to the loss of Cape Town's unique 'fynbos' vegetation, was presented to the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN). Read more
A machine capable of turning agricultural and wood waste into energy was launched in Abuja. A Nigerian engineer, Audu Guga, presented his creation to a monthly seminar organized by the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC).
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The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is funding the rehabilitation of seven hydrometric stations in the south-eastern Kuando Kubango Province of Angola. The stations will control the discharge level of the rivers in Kuando Kubango. According to a report from the Angola Press, the project is estimated to cost $67,000.
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Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has the potential to reduce one-third of the total global emissions of carbon dioxide from stationary sources, according to a new report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The report, titled "Carbon Capture and Storage: A Solution to the Problem of Carbon Emissions," is being released today.