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Elizabeth Mukwimba is a 62-year-old Tanzanian smallholder farmer who now has solar lighting and a cleaner cookstove in her home, thanks to schemes backed by UK aid.
Elizabeth has had an M-Power solar panel and lights fitted in her home by Off Grid Electric, a private sector company dedicated to providing sustainable, affordable energy to people in developing countries who aren't connected to the electricity grid.
It means that Elizabeth now has lighting at home at night, which means she doesn't have to buy expensive kerosene. The money she's saved already has helped her put a new tin roof on her house. It also means her grandchildren can read and do their homework in the evening.
"I feel much better because of the solar lighting", says Elizabeth.
"Before, I sometimes had to choose between buying vegetables to eat, or buying kerosene to light the lamps with at night. Sometimes we used to have to rely just on matches for lighting in the dark.
"But now I'm not having to buy kerosene, so I'm saving money and not worrying so much about how to provide for my family. It means I can start to save money to hopefully build a new house in the future".
In less than 2 years, Off Grid Electric has installed solar power systems in over 22,000 homes across Tanzania, meaning many more people now have access to cheap, renewable electricity - a vital step forward in a country where less than 14% of the population are connected to the electricity grid.
The Tanzania Improved Cook Stoves programme, implemented by the Dutch NGO SNV, aims to provide improved cooking facilities for 45,000 people in Tanzania's Lake Zone region by 2017. 28,500 people have already benefitted.
Picture: Russell Watkins/Department for International Development.
Holiday lights are shining a little greener this winter in several remote First Nations
communities that are making big strides to reduce their reliance on diesel fuel.
In 2016, First Nations communities in BC received approximately $3.2 million through the First
Nations Clean Energy Business Fund more than $2.2 million through revenue-sharing
agreements and nearly $1 million in capacity and equity funding.
Pictured: T’Sou-ke Nation became the first Aboriginal community in the world to be designated a solar community. They have installed three solar demonstration projects. One demonstrates how remote ‘off grid’ communities can economically switch from diesel to solar. Learn more about this:http://climate.gov.bc.ca/feature/solar-powered-tsou-ke/
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016ARR0067-002883
At first I didn't like the hydro tower, but then I started to like the juxtaposition of man's made power structure to nature's own. Day 239 in the bag, early!
Enjoy in the light box - It's Sunday!
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Hussein D'Oto, an artisan potter making a 'clean cookstove' in Tanzania.
Hussein has been making clay pots for 18 years, but has recently received training in how to also make 'clean cookstoves', as part of a UK-supported programme being implemented by the Dutch NGO SNV.
The clean cookstoves can use wood or charcoal for fuel, but use less of either, and produce less smoke, than traditional open fire cooking - meaning they're more fuel efficient, and less harmful in terms of the fumes they emit. This in turn means that people have to spend less money on buying charcoal, less time collecting firewood, and are less exposed to smoke and fumes that affect their health.
Hussein is already using one of the cookstoves in his own home, and can already produce up to 50 clay stoves per day. He's now looking to partner with a local metal worker, so that they can be clad and then sold in larger towns where there is lots of demand for them.
The SNV project ensures consistent quality of cookstoves through training and the introduction of standardised production methods. since the start of the project in 2012, about 28,500 people have benefitted from clean cookstoves across Tanzania's Lake Zone.
Picture: Russell Watkins/Department for International Development
The Punta de Lima wind farm on the east coast of Puerto Rico remains still - with damage to the wind turbines clearly visible. Some blades were broken off, others stripped of their leading edges.
Humacao, PR
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This is a child's educational toy. It is a salt water fuel cell engine car kit. Designed to teach children about new forms of clean energy. The engine uses a magnesium sheet and salt water to produce electricity to power an electric motor which in turn, through a series of gears, turns the wheels. If only my car could run on salt water!
116 of 121 picture in 2021 - World of science
In the 1990's, the Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) began an aggressive program of economic development resulting in 90% band employment. Today, the OIB owns or has interests in 12 businesses and over the past decade, has generated more than $220 million in capital spending through business projects and programs that employ representatives from 38 First Nations across Canada.
To support greater First Nations participation in the clean energy sector, applications are now being accepted until the end of January for the next round of funding from the First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund (FNCEBF).
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/ministries/aboriginal-relations-and-reconc...
"The Neighbourhood Energy Utility (NEU) provides heat and hot water to the new Southeast False Creek community, including the Olympic Village. As the city’s first renewable district heating
system, it launches a program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy
sources.
[...]
The False Creek Energy Centre makes use of innovative architectural design to showcase its unique function. Its
finger-like exhaust stacks integrate eye-catching public artwork that responds to the energy consumption of the neigbourhood it serves: LED lights change colour from blue in times of low
energy demand to red at times of high demand."
vancouver.ca/docs/planning/renewable-energy-neighbourhood...
Happy Earthday, enjoy the view from Freiburg, Germany!
The Solar Settlement in Freiburg –
The Solar Settlement generates 420,000 kWh of solar energy from a total photovoltaic output of about 445 kW peak per year. If one calculates the energy savings from the optimal efficiency, here annually 200,000 liters of oil and 500 tons of CO2 are saved. For the first time worldwide, even until today, PlusEnergy was implemented as a community in Freiburg – receiving heavy worldwide response and exciting awards.
For the undertaking, financing and marketing of this PlusEnergy pilot-project a building development company was founded. A portion of the marketing was completed through four ‚Freiburg Solar Funds,‘ corporate real estate funds and simultaneously an ethical-ecological financial investment.
The Solar Settlement in Freiburg – the Sun Ship in the foreground
▲ to top ► www.plusenergiehaus.de
pol.moveon.org/pac/mandateforchange/petition//comments.ht... is hoping to give support to the new congress. they are asking people to sign a petition and to make it even more personal by having people take a picture of themselves with a poster that shows the issues that are most important to them.
Flickr seems a great place to gather some energy and good photographs for them.
Joyce, aged 12, a Tanzanian schoolgirl who is now able to study at home at night, thanks to a solar lighting scheme backed by UK aid.
Picture: Russell Watkins/Department for International Development.
Nevada Crescent Dunes
If you care about clean energy, the BLM is a major leader in making solar, wind, and geothermal energy possible.
Since 2009, BLM has approved 57 renewable energy projects (34 solar, 11 wind, and 12 geothermal) with potential for over 15,000 MWs, or enough to power more than 5 million homes and create some 26,000 jobs. There are currently over 17,000 MWs of renewable energy projects permitted on public land, including 2,379 MWs of renewable energy projects approved prior to 2009.
BLM is focused on approving renewable energy development on public lands in accelerated, but environmentally-responsible manner; ensuring protection of signature landscapes, wildlife habitats, and cultural resources.
For the years 2016 and 2017, the BLM will process 7 renewable energy projects (5 solar and 2 geothermal) representing 1337 MW, or enough electricity to power over 400,000 homes.
Photo by BLM Nevada
SPOTLIGHT SESSION
A Fast and Fair Clean Energy Transition: How We Can Unlock Capital for Climate Mitigation in an Equitable and Just Way
2:30 - 4:00 p.m. ET
Location: Murray Hill West
To reach net zero global emissions by 2050 and avert the worst impacts of climate change, the world will need to deploy clean energy technologies much more rapidly. This will require a massive surge in public and private investment across mature, clean technologies and early-stage and breakthrough solutions. Support for clean energy innovation and transition is especially critical for emerging and developing economies as they try to reconcile poverty alleviation and economic growth with global decarbonization goals. Proven strategies – from investment in local research and innovation to knowledge and technology transfer – can help countries advance cleantech solutions tailored to their specific needs and take the lead in determining their own energy future.
This session will explore:
•How can the public and private sectors work together to unlock capital for innovation and create markets for new clean technologies and businesses?
•How can we fund and strengthen local energy innovation ecosystems in emerging and developing economies?
•How can we center equity and justice in deep decarbonization efforts?
Speakers:
•Ani Dasgupta, President and CEO, World Resources Institute
•Sumant Sinha, Chairman & CEO, Renew Energy Global Plc
•Patricia Espinosa, Ambassador, Former Executive Secretary to the UNFCCC, and Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico
•Katie Rae, CEO & Managing Partner, The Engine
•Salma Okonkwo, Founder, Blue Power Energy
•Hemant Taneja, CEO, General Catalyst
•Chris Sacca, Founder, Lowercarbon Capital
•Guillermo Lasso, President, Republic of Ecuador
•Rolando González-Bunster, Chairman & CEO, Interenergy
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 19: <> attends the Clinton Global Initiative September 2022 Meeting at New York Hilton Midtown on September 19, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Clinton Global Initiative)
SPOTLIGHT SESSION
A Fast and Fair Clean Energy Transition: How We Can Unlock Capital for Climate Mitigation in an Equitable and Just Way
2:30 - 4:00 p.m. ET
Location: Murray Hill West
To reach net zero global emissions by 2050 and avert the worst impacts of climate change, the world will need to deploy clean energy technologies much more rapidly. This will require a massive surge in public and private investment across mature, clean technologies and early-stage and breakthrough solutions. Support for clean energy innovation and transition is especially critical for emerging and developing economies as they try to reconcile poverty alleviation and economic growth with global decarbonization goals. Proven strategies – from investment in local research and innovation to knowledge and technology transfer – can help countries advance cleantech solutions tailored to their specific needs and take the lead in determining their own energy future.
This session will explore:
•How can the public and private sectors work together to unlock capital for innovation and create markets for new clean technologies and businesses?
•How can we fund and strengthen local energy innovation ecosystems in emerging and developing economies?
•How can we center equity and justice in deep decarbonization efforts?
Speakers:
•Ani Dasgupta, President and CEO, World Resources Institute
•Sumant Sinha, Chairman & CEO, Renew Energy Global Plc
•Patricia Espinosa, Ambassador, Former Executive Secretary to the UNFCCC, and Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico
•Katie Rae, CEO & Managing Partner, The Engine
•Salma Okonkwo, Founder, Blue Power Energy
•Hemant Taneja, CEO, General Catalyst
•Chris Sacca, Founder, Lowercarbon Capital
•Guillermo Lasso, President, Republic of Ecuador
•Rolando González-Bunster, Chairman & CEO, Interenergy
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 19: <> attends the Clinton Global Initiative September 2022 Meeting at New York Hilton Midtown on September 19, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Clinton Global Initiative)
Running alongside The Savoy Hotel in London is Carting Lane - better known as 'Farting Lane' - as that large Victorian lamp (centre frame, named 'Iron Lilly') is the last remaining sewer lamp. That's right, all that upper-class crap running out of the hotel keeps the lamp on (day and night) - burning the fumes from the sewer!
Hussein D'Oto, an artisan potter making a 'clean cookstove' in Tanzania.
Hussein has been making clay pots for 18 years, but has recently received training in how to also make 'clean cookstoves', as part of a UK-supported programme being implemented by the Dutch NGO SNV.
The clean cookstoves can use wood or charcoal for fuel, but use less of either, and produce less smoke, than traditional open fire cooking - meaning they're more fuel efficient, and less harmful in terms of the fumes they emit. This in turn means that people have to spend less money on buying charcoal, less time collecting firewood, and are less exposed to smoke and fumes that affect their health.
Hussein is already using one of the cookstoves in his own home, and can already produce up to 50 clay stoves per day. He's now looking to partner with a local metal worker, so that they can be clad and then sold in larger towns where there is lots of demand for them.
The SNV project ensures consistent quality of cookstoves through training and the introduction of standardised production methods. since the start of the project in 2012, about 28,500 people have benefitted from clean cookstoves across Tanzania's Lake Zone.
Picture: Russell Watkins/Department for International Development
A woman installing solar panels on the roof in Bhutan.
Project Result:
Bringing Power to Bhutan's Villages and Beyond
Upcoming Hydropower Plant Already Helping Families in Bhutan
Bhutan Hydropower Plant to Avoid Fossil Fuel Emissions, Earn Carbon Credits
Read more on:
On my way to Riga and the Baltic Sustainability Awards.
CleanTech Region Impact Group visited the Baltic Sustainability Awards in November 2022, held in Riga, Latvia.
The 2023 Winners;
www.balticsustainabilityawards.eu/post/the-winners-of-the...
The latest on Instagram
Great program, congratulations to all the winners and a big thank you to the organizers with sponsor and partners.
If you are searching for Baltic and Nordic CleanTech solutions and companies CleanTech Region Impact Group have sourced and built the leading dealflow. We will also provide financing, acceleration and strategic advisory.
Photos & video credit: Lars Ling
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Soaring birds circle around a wind turbine and the setting moon.
Photo: Silveira Portugal:
August 15, 2022 by Phil Wahlbrink
Nevada Crescent Dunes
If you care about clean energy, the BLM is a major leader in making solar, wind, and geothermal energy possible.
Since 2009, BLM has approved 57 renewable energy projects (34 solar, 11 wind, and 12 geothermal) with potential for over 15,000 MWs, or enough to power more than 5 million homes and create some 26,000 jobs. There are currently over 17,000 MWs of renewable energy projects permitted on public land, including 2,379 MWs of renewable energy projects approved prior to 2009.
BLM is focused on approving renewable energy development on public lands in accelerated, but environmentally-responsible manner; ensuring protection of signature landscapes, wildlife habitats, and cultural resources.
For the years 2016 and 2017, the BLM will process 7 renewable energy projects (5 solar and 2 geothermal) representing 1337 MW, or enough electricity to power over 400,000 homes.
Photo by BLM Nevada
Demanding good jobs, healthier communities, and frontline justice with 100% clean, renewable energy, hundreds of New Yorkers converged on the State Capitol on Wednesday to call on Governor Cuomo and state lawmakers to support the NYS Climate & Community Protection Act (A.10342) – the nation’s strongest climate protection bill. NY Renews, a historic group of labor, environmental, and grassroots organizations, is coming together for the first time to trailblaze a new front in the fight against climate change – pushing the climate protection debate from an environmental discussion to an economic and social justice one.
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