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Renewable Energy
21
Jul

Bat conservation and the energy transition – Current challenges

July 21, 2022
Ultrasonic detectors reveal the detrimental effect of wind turbines at forest sites on bats. Activity of forest specialist bats decreases towards wind turbines at forest sites Julia S. Ellerbrok, Anna Delius, Franziska Peter, Nina Farwig, Christian C. Voigt doi 10.1111/1365-2664.14249
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12
Nov

IMF – Soaring Metal Prices May Delay Energy Transition

November 12, 2021
Source: https://blogs.imf.org/2021/11/10/soaring-metal-prices-may-delay-energy-transition/ NOVEMBER 10, 2021 By Lukas Boer, Andrea Pescatori , Martin Stuermer and Nico Valckx Clean energy needs may cause years of high prices for copper, nickel, cobalt, and lithium under a net-zero emissions scenario. The world’s historic pivot toward curbing carbon emissions is likely to spur unprecedented demand for some of the most crucial metals used to generate and...
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01
May

Why renewable energy won’t end energy poverty in Zimbabwe

May 1, 2021
Source: https://theconversation.com/why-renewable-energy-wont-end-energy-poverty-in-zimbabwe-159008 April 29, 2021 Article by Ellen Fungisai Chipango Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Johannesburg Zimbabwe is one of the African countries that hopes renewable energy technologies will help to address their energy problems. About 42% of Zimbabwe’s households are connected to the electricity grid. The country has huge and diverse renewable energy potential. Its sustainable...
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01
May

Constructing, understanding and interpreting energy poverty in Zimbabwe: A postmodern perspective

May 1, 2021
E.F. Chipango, Constructing, understanding and interpreting energy poverty in Zimbabwe: A postmodern perspective, Energy Research & Social Science, Volume 75, 2021, 102026, ISSN 2214-6296,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102026. Abstract Energy poverty is well acknowledged in the global public and scholarly discussions. Nonetheless, it is habitually analysed in isolation from the discourse through which it is framed, produced, represented and...
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