Africa’s largest wind power project opens in northern Kenya
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Kenya unveiled Africa’s largest wind power plant on Friday, a project aimed at reducing electricity costs and dependence on fossil fuels and moving the nation to meet its ambitious goal of 100 per cent green energy next year. The sprawling wind farm of 365 turbines on the shores of Lake Turkana […]
England’s Bath Abbey set to tap hot water from nearby Roman Baths for renewable heating solution
Bath Abbey from the Roman Baths. PICTURE: David Adams England’s world-renowned Bath Abbey is set to have eco-friendly underfloor heating installed in an innovative solution using water from the nearby World Heritage-listed Roman Baths. The works, being undertaken as part of a £19.3 million project to restore the abbey’s floor, will see engineers using technology […]
More than 5,500 UK churches have converted to renewable energy, says charity
More than 5,500 UK churches have converted to renewable energy sources, according to figures from charity Christian Aid. The organisation said that Church of England cathedrals at Salisbury, Bristol, Sheffield and York are among the churches that are now using 100 per cent green electricity. Other churches which have done so come from across the […]