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By Carolyne Gathuru Amplifying the Energy and Climate Change Conversation – Unveiling The World Energy Day 2019 Menu…. What better time than this to be championing the discourse around the Energy and Climate Change agenda. What with the world decrying the sorry state of energy affairs in the…
By Ombajo G Vincent Energy consciousness, environmental sustainability, green energy…these seem to be the emerging buzzwords of the 21st century. Energy, its sources and usage are defining the ways of life and how businesses operate in more potent extents that have never even been imaginable…
By Ombajo Vincent Gedion The confusion surrounding these two words cannot be gainsaid. In fact, the confusion also reigns within professional circles of engineers, scientists and technicians. And when the two words are in the vicinity of each other, for instance in a sentence, the mix-up doubles…
Energy Auditing involves using various measuring equipment depending on the investigation being carried out. In order to fully understand energy auditing it is imperative to have some idea of the equipment that is used and the various parameters being measured. We have divided this into four…
It goes without saying that the Turkana wind power project will do a lot of good for the Kenyan power situation. With the power to add 310 megawatts to the national grid, this project will account for 13% of Kenya’s power supply. Plagued by a variety of setbacks, it is not surprising that this…
By Ombajo V Gedion Of all the resources that seem to have long been forgotten, water leads the pack. Rarely do we hear of its conservation or efficient use being championed. Throughout history, water has been inexpensive to a larger extent and has also been greatly perceived to be plenteous. These…
By Monica Ngage. I have just started working at an energy consultancy firm. One of our missions is to create energy efficiency awareness in order to empower people to be more conscious about how they use energy and to make wise decisions. There’s a chart on the wall in our office that outlines…
Ever thought of a relationship between energy and food security? Well the two are interlinked and have considerable impacts on the human livelihood and development. But what is Energy Security? The United Nations puts it as “access to clean, reliable and affordable energy services for cooking and…
Biogas is an established, renewable, clean and particulate-free source of energy that is an alternative to many fuels and especially biomass based fuels such as firewood and charcoal. At household level, the gas is predominantly used to provide clean fuel for cooking and lighting. The gas can also…
Compressed air is one of the most misunderstood utilities in industry. Case in point – yesterday I overheard a conversation at a hardware shop between a customer and a sales person. Customer – “I would like a compressor, 200 liters.” (Attendant checks to see if such a compressor was available and…
BY OMBAJO VINCENT GEDION The confusion surrounding these two words cannot be gainsaid. In fact, the confusion also reigns within professional circles of engineers, scientists and technicians. And when the two words are in the vicinity of each other, for instance in a sentence, the mix-up doubles…
By Chris Mbori President Uhuru Kenyatta recently (March 12, 2019) signed the Energy Bill 2017 ushering a new era in the energy space in Kenya. Being in the energy efficiency market, I have looked through the new Energy Act 2019 and found three interesting highlights to share. 1. The Energy Saving…
Simple Factors Affecting Solar Performance worth Knowing Over the past five years, solar energy use has grown in East Africa and especially Kenya. Boosted by a government regulation on solar energy and high cost of power, many Kenyans and commercial entities have taken solar energy use into much…
There are a lot of concerns on what is the appropriate fee for the various Energy Efficiency services. Of great interest are the energy audits. I do not know what happens in other countries but in Kenya we still do not have a standard procedure to price our energy audits. CEEC through KAM has been…
Energy as we know it is the ability to work and is available in many different forms. It is an influential and most discussed topic of our times since it affects our daily activities. Electricity is one of the many energy forms and since its discovery more than 130 years ago; it has influenced the…
By Albert Odiyo If you spent majority of your formative stages of life at the rural village like me then you must appreciate the value of bioenergy in meeting daily energy demands there like I do. This was, and still remains to a large extent, the primary source of fuel for domestic heating. When…
I recently went for an oral licensing interview to become a Licensed Energy Auditor with our local regulator ERC (Energy Regulatory Commission). I still have not received my results yet but anytime from now I should know my fate. The interview was a 3 stage step where the first part was an online…
NUCLEAR ENERGY IN KENYA The state has embraced Nuclear Science study and seemingly solidifying grounds on establishing a Nuclear Power Plant. Due to increased concerns on nuclear waste disposal and dilemma associated therewith, some countries like US are seeking for contractors to help in disposal…
Understanding the nuclear energy In 2011, the ministry of energy (MoE) announced plans for Kenya getting working nuclear power plant(s) within the next 15 years to provide power to actualize the country vision of being a middle level economy by year 2030. Since the announcement was made and a…
Tips you should learn now Recently I attended an ISO 50001 Energy Management System Training offered by Bureau Veritas. ISO 50001 is an International Organization for Standardization Certification standard that enables organizations improve their energy performance. The class was really…
‘Fact or Fiction’ Voltage optimization seems to be the current buzz word in Kenya among Energy Engineers. Just the other day, at a meeting with colleagues on how to better save energy for a client who has over 100 facilities that need to be audited, the word voltage optimization was getting thrown…
After 1 year in energy management By Warren Ondanje I joined Eenovators back in March 2018 as an intern, after an adrenaline-pumped interview I thought I’d asked a little too many questions. Coming from a Chemical Engineering background, half the interview questions had me turning pale – you know…
Clean Energy Lesson From My Uncle – MY BIOGAS EXPERIENCE I was only about 5 years old when I first encountered an alternative source of energy. It was during the December holiday and my family had visited an uncle who lived upcountry. My uncle is a farmer. It is from him I acquired my first [...]
How to go green with Lighting By Ombajo V Gedion Going green is so common a phrase as it possibly can be. It’s mostly a phrase many people like to identify with but don’t exactly know how to go about. For major corporates, it is a phrase that if well packaged and mentioned around, it [...]
