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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Africa is a diverse continent with a wide range of climate, economies, and living standards. Increased electricity access is critical to improve economies and living standards including clean water and improved sanitation. The Energy Transition is challenged by prevailing climate conditions affecting Solar and Wind Renewables in some areas, so […]
There are important ways we can all support the Energy Transition and a good way to begin is to review what this means. Without getting into a range of diverging views, various technical entities have attributed a significant portion of Climate Change to our world’s reliance on carbon intensive fuels […]