Energy Crisis: Firm Delivers 205 Units Of Fully Solar-Powered Houses In Lagos
Determined to eradicate air pollution and solve the crisis caused by the high cost of diesel for various estate dwellers in Nigeria, a real estate developer, Dr. Kennedy Okonkwo, on Thursday delivered 205 units of fully solar-powered houses in Citadel View Estate in Lagos. The company delivered 205 units out of the 306 launched exactly […]
Ajaokuta: Steel plant solution to frequent building collapse – Ohere
Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Sadiku Abubakar Ohere, on Thursday, lamented the frequent building collapse in Nigeria. He said the completion of Ajaokuta Iron and Steel is the solution to building collapse as the quality of steel products, especially rods, could withstand the strength of pillars and decking castings. The Lawmaker stated at an […]
Biden hails clean energy investments at new Enphase manufacturing site
President Biden delivered a speech celebrating the $500 billion in recent private investment in U.S. manufacturing. Solar inverter manufacturer Enphase announced its first shipments from a U.S. contract manufacturing facility, owned and operated by Flex. President Joe Biden arrived in West Columbia, South Carolina to a newly announced inverter manufacturing facility that will deliver Enphase […]
Edo commissioner for mining, energy warns foreign miners against lording over local miners
From Ighomuaye Lucky, Benin Edo State Commissioner of Mining and Energy Mr Enaholo Ojiefoh has warned the foreign miners against lording themselves over the local miners in the state. He gave the warning during an enlarged Solid Mineral Stakeholders meeting held in Benin. Enaholo said the foreign miners’ companies should work with the local companies, […]
Duke Energy sells commercial DG business to ArcLight Capital
Combined with the sale of its utility-scale renewables business, Duke Energy has divested $3.16 billion worth of utility and distributed generation solar assets this year as the utility shifts its business to focus on its core regulated holdings. Duke Energy announced an agreement to sell its commercial distributed generation business to an affiliate of ArcLight […]
Active grid-scale energy storage projects across the U.S.
Energy storage supports a grid increasingly defined by renewable energy. pv magazine USA recaps three recent project updates in grid-scale storage. Energy storage is paired with renewable energy to balance the grid, match intermittent supply and demand, and provide reserve power for when it is needed most, among other functions. Over 82% of actively planned capacity […]
Varsities’ board dissolution: CSO carpets ASUU
Tribune Online Varsities’ board dissolution: CSO carpets ASUU A Civil Society Organisation, Forum For Good Governance, has faulted the opposition against the Federal Government pronouncement dissolving governing councils of federal universities by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU). The organisation in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja by its head of Policy […]
Michigan energy storage bills can serve as a model for the nation
Passing these bills would make the state among the most ambitious in the Midwest when it comes to growing storage capacity and encouraging business models that unlock the full potential of this technology, like the “virtual power plant” model. There is broad consensus that the transition to clean energy is going to require lots more […]
Fuel Subsidy: Nairaxi Unveils Tech Solutions For Mass Transit Operators
ABUJA – A tech-driven mobility company, NAIRAXI and its partner Firstplus have unveiled a digital system to support mass transportation in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This, the Company said its a way of cushioning the effects of fuel subsidy removal. In statement send to DAILY INDEPENDENT, the Company noted that the famous statement,“The fuel […]
Unlocking the power of renewables with energy storage
An increase in energy storage capacity will unlock the power of renewables and, ultimately, play a key role in unlocking a successful energy transition. By pairing more renewable energy projects with energy storage, renewable energy reliability will improve. To understand what this means for the energy transition, let’s break down what increasing energy storage looks… […]