Africa’s bumpy road to an EV future
Car markets in most developing countries are fed with used exports from Europe, the US and Japan. How these markets develop will influence how fast Africa can move from fossil fuel to electric vehicles.
Articles by Jonathan Gaventa
The rise and fall (and second coming) of off-grid solar
Off-grid solar only represents a tiny percentage of renewable energy, but it's vital for the poorest households in developing countries. This success story risks being jeopardised by the Covid pandemic.
Will the dash for hydrogen benefit sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan African countries could become big hydrogen exporters, but why not use hydrogen to power their own industrial development?
Politics are hindering renewables in southern Africa
Wind and solar are cheap. So why aren’t they expanding faster in Africa?
