March 18, 2012
- 'Whatever our attitude towards technological progress – optimistic or pessimistic – political willingness to promote energy efficiency and remove barriers to the adoption of environmentally friendly technological innovation is essential for environmental protection and to fight climate change.'...
March 5, 2012
- In 2007, scientists in Kenya carried out a study across the country to identify areas with high potential for wind energy. That information is now being used to support the government’s plan to expand wind energy production. In the Ngong Hills close to Nairobi, there are now six wind turbines generating power which is fed into the national electricity grid. A massive wind farm is also planned in the Lake Turkana area. Dr Christopher Oludhe, a meteorologist who was involved with the wind...
February 28, 2012
- 'Launched by United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative is now seeking suggestions as it prepares an Agenda for Action. The Initiative is being launched into a changing and uncertain context...and must address new challenges'....