By Making It on 21 January, 2013
Muneer Kirmani on how solar-charged lanterns enable education in sub-Saharan Africa.
Posted in All Posts, Extra! | Tagged chores, éducation, female pupils, Ishmael Bangura, Kambia, Kandeh Yumkella, kerosene, Kychom, Mhorikhanu, Muneer Kirmani, Peace Corps Education Volunteer, primary education, Sierra Leone, solar lantern, solar-charged lanterns, Sub-Saharan Africa, Susu, UNIDO
By Making It on 8 July, 2011
A small but fast-growing company based in Bihar, the poorest state in India, has perfected a system to turn rice husks into electricity, providing remote villages with clean, reliable energy
Posted in All Posts, Extra! | Tagged Acumen, agribusiness, alternative energy, Bihar, business matters, clean energy, commericial, electricity, energy access, gas, gasification, green energy, green industry, greenhouse gas, grid, Husk Power Systems, India, Industrial Development Organization, innovation, issue 6, kerosene, light source, Making It, MDG, methane, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, reliable power, remove villages, rice husks, rural, technology, UN, UNIDO, United Nations
By Making It on 31 January, 2011
The importance of renewable energy relative to conventional energy sources is clear, but to what extent is the drive to develop clean energy a preserve of developed countries?
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