GOING GREEN WITH SOLAR ENERGY
BY LINDA A. MANYALA Fun fact: Did you know that the sun supplies more energy to earth in one hour than humanity uses in an entire year? About 1,366 watts of direct solar radiation per square meter is received by the earth while 173,000 terawatts of solar energy...
ENERGY SAVINGS RESOLUTIONS IN 2021
BY EMILY GITONGA The year is still young and people have made different resolutions. Have you made resolutions for energy savings in 2021? Beginning a new year comes with new mindset, new goals, and fulfilling things we never accomplished in the past year. Eating...
HOW TO BE ENERGY EFFICIENT DURING YOUR MORNING ROUTINE
BY RUTH CAROL ATIENO We all have specific morning routines that we follow every morning when we get out of bed. But are you conserving energy in the process? In today's blog I will give you very simple tips that you can add to your morning routine to make it energy...
How to Market Energy Efficient Electronics in Kenya
A Consumer’s Perspective On What Actually Convinces Him To Buy Energy Efficient Appliances For His Home. By Eugene Omondi As someone who has tried to talk about energy efficiency in front of an audience [one that was forced to sit and listen], I must admit that it is...
How Can Data Accelerate Sustainable Transport?
By Liz Nekesa I sat through the first E-mobility conference in East Africa held in February where the goal of 500,000 EV’s by 2030 was set. The question ‘Is the region ready to bring forth this shift” lingered in my mind. The global increase in electric vehicles...
ENVISIONING THE FUTURE OF ENERGY IN KENYA
By Eleen Korir In the recent past here in Kenya, there has been articles indicating complaints by the electricity distributor, Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC), concerning the increased migration from the grid by its clients to solar energy, read more, there’s...
ENERGY CONFERENCE SPEAKERS – DOES THE GENDER BALANCE MATTER?
By Carolyne Gathuru Over the past one year and in the spirit of celebrating Energy as an everyday subject rather than as a subject of focus in October during the World Energy Day Celebrations, a series of Energy Professional Round Tables were held with speakers...
HABITS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
By Eugene Omondi A recently developed habit of reading books and articles in psychology has put me in a frame of mind where I question a lot of things that we do. But having majored in environmental sciences, it seemed almost inevitable that I would wonder why as a...
How Much Can You Save On Your Compressor Energy By Simply Reducing The Pressure Band?
By Martin Ochieng The information from this article draws from data collected by a real-time energy monitoring system on a client’s premises. The audit team was able to identify a couple of issues based on the operation of a 37kW load-unload compressor with an inbuilt...
ENERGYZING THE INTERNAL CUSTOMER – THREE LESSONS FROM JERUSALEMA CHALLENGE
By Carolyne Gathuru The world continues to be taken by storm by the #JerusalemaChallenge, that has served to transcend borders and boundaries globally, with uploads from people of all walks of life taking on the new craze. Eenovators was not left out of it and in the...
UNDERSTANDING ISO 50001 ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
By Eleen Korir According to ISO, Energy consumption and use across the globe continues to increase and has more than doubled in the last 40 years. This energy consumption is projected to increase a further 30% by 2040. While this is happening, there is an increase in...
MEASURES FOR GREEN RECOVERY IN AFRICA
By Linet Njeri I first heard of the term green recovery during one of the World Energy Day Round tables on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Optimization. It was mentioned by one of the speakers, Lisa Reynolds, the CEO of Green Buildings and Design Group based in...