Namibia is the next African country to highlight the Geothermal Energy potential. The Damara Orogenic belt is the home to good geological conditions with hot spring surface manifestations of subsurface hydrothermal reservoirs. Clean, persistent renewable Geothermal Energy able to attract good funding and finance is an economic, environmentally sustainable solution […]
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South Africa has many mineral resources and some offshore hydrocarbon resources, but beneath the ground in a number of locations is clean, persistent renewable resource Geothermal Energy. Solar PV and Wind energy is good but intermittent, so either significant Energy Storage Systems are required or else some source of baseload […]
Significant Opportunities Continuing a series of posts about increased energy opportunities in African countries, here is a short flyer about Geothermal in Zimbabwe. Resilient energy systems should be a mix of renewables and baseload, and Geothermal is both – clean, persistent, environmentally sustainable.African Energy Chamber ‘s #aew2021 in Cape Town […]
Nigeria is a country blessed with significant conventional oil and gas resources, but there is a significant source of clean, persistent renewable energy beneath the surface also – Geothermal Energy. With good geoscience and well data, there may be an opportunity to repurpose some end of life oil and gas […]
Africa is fortunate to have significant clean Gas resources, but not all countries have them. With the challenges of electrification and elimination of energy poverty, there is a persistent, environmentally sustainable renewable available to provide this energy. Geothermal is a natural pivot for traditional upstream companies to broaden their asset […]
Deep below the surface of the Earth there are tremendous heat flow energies revealed by deep mantle upwellings. As technology (computing and software) has advanced, imaging has improved to reveal massive structures well correlated with tectonic theories. Look at the structures below the Western Tropical Pacific and Africa – both […]
A wonderful collection of research on Energy Transition by our very own David Hartell. Energy Transition
Geothermal energy is literally under our feet in varying amounts everywhere. It is renewable in the sense that the Earth produces it with internal thermal processes not associated with Man and it is naturally replenished – but it is up to us to access it efficiently and as cleanly as […]
What does the Energy Transition have to do with Clean Water and Improved Sanitation? Not everyone is as aware as they should be of the challenges many people face in the developing world to have access to clean water and improved sanitation. Many people take these services for granted, not […]
As we have read over previous articles, there are many aspects of the Energy Transition that are able to be readily adopted by Extractive Industry companies. To recap, these are some of the recommended steps of the Energy Transition: Improve energy usage efficiencies; Reduce waste and GHG emissions; Implement Carbon […]