The project is a vital aspect of a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) signed in March 2023 with DPA Southern Africa, a subsidiary of the French utility EDF. The solar farm aims to supply renewable energy to Africa Data Centres’ locations, starting with the state-of-the-art CPT1 data center in Cape Town.
In collaboration with The Glass Recycling Company, Ardagh disbursed nearly $335,000 in incentives in Gauteng and over $67,000 million in the Western Cape.
In the latest Global Air Quality Report for 2023, a comprehensive analysis reveals a concerning environmental reality: only seven countries worldwide have succeeded in meeting the World Health Organization’s stringent air quality standards.
As we approached the end of 2023, the world saw the installation of over 1.06 billion smart meters, marking a pivotal step towards modernizing utility distribution networks.
A two-phase development plan is expected to generate 3.4 million tons of nickel annually.
The global electricity demand is projected to increase by about 3.4% from 2024 to 2026, but the rapid deployment of renewables and nuclear power is on track to outpace this growth and lower sector-wide emissions by about 2.4% annually.
The launch of the alliance comes as the overall annual investment in clean energy in the Global South needs to triple from $770 billion currently to $2.2 trillion to 2.8 trillion by the early 2030s.
The material is made of raw, bio-based materials, such as used cooking oil, and it maintains the same quality as virgin polypropylene resin while reducing carbon impact by 70% over the product life cycle.
A grant from Uganda’s government will subsidize the price of the company’s clean cookstoves, solar home systems, and solar lanterns, and will allow low-income customers to purchase products on credit.
Tim Lenton, a professor of climate change at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom, has identified 25 key issues in climate change.