Cross-post notice: This article was originally published on AgenticPPA.com and is reproduced here with the author’s permission. Mobile money is changing the landscape of African markets, giving millions of unbanked, poor people access to financial services. This change is not just the way things get done; it is also a sign of new things to […]
Read More »Africa Charts Its Course in the Age of AI: The Significance of the Africa Declaration
Cross-post notice: This article was originally published on AgenticPPA.com and is reproduced here with the author’s permission. The inaugural Global AI Summit on Africa just announced the Africa Declaration on Artificial Intelligence, a significant milestone for the continent. This shows that Africa is no longer waiting for AI. It is taking (or at least trying hard […]
Read More »Environmental Justice and Renewable Energy
By Thomas S. Benson According to a March 2022 survey by the Pew Research Center, a majority of Americans favor the U.S. taking steps to become carbon neutral by 2050, with 69% calling for the U.S. to prioritize the development of alternative energy, such as wind and solar, and 31% calling for the U.S. to […]
Read More »FREE Facilitates Tour by the Seoul Energy Corporation of U.S. Energy Innovations
FREE facilitated a coast-to-coast tour of innovative energy applications for a delegation from the Seoul Energy Corporation (SEC). Spearheaded by CEO Jin Sub Park, the visiting team included: Jung Min Yu, Chang Woo Cho, and Yong Dae Kim. SEC is responsible for the supervision of and investment in energy policy programs in South Korea’s capital […]
Read More »Sustainable Energy Utilities and ESCO Financing Can Save Money and Reduce Carbon Footprints
By Kathleen Saul – Master of Environmental Studies Faculty at The Evergreen State College Reprinted with permission from: https://www.evergreen.edu/sustainableinfrastructure “The quickest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it back in your pocket.” —Will Rogers William Penn Adair, aka Will Rogers, lived at a time before the spread of electric lights, before highways […]
Read More »The Scale of the Energy Access Gap
By Benjamin M. Attia Access to electricity is a key catalyst correlated with economic development. The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently estimated that over 1.5 billion people do not have access to affordable electricity, representing one quarter of the world’s population [1]. In the absence of aggressive new policies and significant financing, it is estimated that […]
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