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By Nelson Simanto Kenya has seen a drastic change in fuel prices in the past two years due to an increase taxes and fuel levies. This has led to an increase in price of petroleum products as seen in the prices of kerosene which is retailing 100 Kenyan shillings in 2021 compared to 86 Kenyan [...]
BY ELEEN KORIR This trend seems to be common across the globe, e.g. in the United Kingdom, according to Engineering UK report, (2018) : 12.37% of all engineers are women in the UK. 21.80% women work in the engineering sector (incl. engineers) 46.4% of girls 11-14 would consider a career in…
By Sephan Ogola I find the phrase: “That is what we usually do, and it works” not only naïve but also dangerous. It exhibits primitive contentment, carelessness and perhaps even irresponsibility. Consequently, invention and innovation are inhibited and without growth and development, humanity is…
By Richard Ojunga “WASTING ELECTRICITY”? I remember when I was younger, I used to play a certain game. This was probably the hardest game I have ever had to play, and what made it harder was the fact that it was ‘prohibited’. Let’s call this game Faster than light. Basically, what one had to do…
By Patrick Kanyuira “With their future at risk, youth are the ultimate stockholders in energy,” as said by Damilola Ongunbiyi, co-chair UN-energy and chief executive of sustainable energy for all. Indeed, to push and accelerate consumption of clean energy, the youth are an integral part of the…
By Gloria Maruti As long as there is human activity going on in any part of the world, waste will be produced at one point or the other, and in various forms. Managing that waste however sometimes poses a problem, more so in third world countries. One common negative attitude towards waste…
By Cherrily Shikweya The Paris Agreement, adopted at COP 21, requires its member countries to commit to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions, hence limit global warming to a temperature increase below 2ºC, and preferably 1.5ºC. One way countries can cut down on global emissions is by adopting…
By Albert Kibiwott Africa’s youth are the key drivers for harnessing clean energy. The future of Africa depends on inclusivity of the youth in stimulating its growth, especially in the green energy sector. Programs, such as the Youth in Energy Empowerment Program, are what governments and…
BY GIDEON OMANGI Biomass refers to renewable organic materials (matter containing carbon and hydrogen compounds) from plants and animals[1]. Biomass energy is generated using these organic materials as either heat, electricity or biofuel etc. Fundamentally, the energy in biomass is from the sun…
BY CAROLYNE GATHURU Fantastic conversations are lined up to energize all the activities in the run up to the World Energy Day Conference 2021 happening in Kampala Uganda form 20-22nd October 2021. These include Online Webinars, Social Media Communication, Audios and Videos in different places,…
BY LINDA MANYALA ESCO’s in Kenya were introduced after the entry of Kenya’s Energy Management Regulations of 2012 and the recent Draft Energy (Energy Management) Regulations of 2020. The requirements in accordance with the provisions of the Act include; ESCO’s must be accredited by the Authority,…
BY MARTIN OCHIENG The role of Energy Service Companies or ESCO’s in short in the advancement of energy management and energy efficiency on a global scale is significant enough to warrant a closer look. In the United States alone, ESCO-delivered projects delivered savings amounting to up to 1% of…
BY EMILY GITONGA The economy today is very much concerned with full employment. Professional institutions have grown in numbers over the past years, offering courses and training programmes in different fields. Despite this, the reality is employability of the young people considered qualified…
BY KAREN THURANIRA For many professionals in the energy space, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a dream killer. The pandemic has resulted in a big economic recession that has negatively affected people’s mental health. A report released by the Kenyan National Bureau of Statistics on 1st Sept 2020,…
BY PETER ACHIENG “The future of humanity and of our planet lies in our hands. It lies also in the hands of today’s younger generation who will pass the torch to future generations. “ (United Nations, General Assembly, 2015b, para. 53) Today, there are 1.9 billion young people aged 18 to 29 years,…
BY LIZ NYUKURI The world is in a race to combat climate change impacts with adoption of measures to drastically reduce emissions now more urgent than ever. Emissions anywhere affects people everywhere regardless of borders and boundaries. Africa contributes the least to global warming yet is…
BY ELEEN KORIR In the recent past, we put out and advertisement on our social media pages for an energy engineer intern to join our very energized team. In less than one week, we had an overwhelming close to 200 applications coming in from across various engineering fields within and beyond the…
BY LINDA MANYALA What is an ESCO- Energy Service Company? A company ‘engaged in the business of undertaking energy audits and the development, design, financing, and building of energy conservation projects and whose compensation is directly linked to actual energy savings. Eenovators Ltd is an…
BY RUTH CAROL ATIENO The Youth in Energy Empowerment Program (YEEP) is an Youth Innovation internship program run under Eenovators Limited with the aim to equip graduates with a background in engineering, and aged between 21-30 years with energy skills and experience required to position them for…
BY CAROLYNE GATHURU As part of the need to provide learning and development opportunities to the youth in the engineering space, Eenovators Ltd put out an ad for an Energy Internship opportunity to join the Eenovators Technical Team. The call for an intern was placed on the Eenovators’ social…
Anonymous Valentine Date BY MONICA NGAGE Its valentines 2021 and Eenovators family is not left behind. A week to valentine’s day , our meeting chairperson led us in an activity which would lead us to expressing love and appreciating each other. You can bear me witness this came in handy as most of…
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 continuously impacting the earth’s…
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 healthy, losing weight, saving and…
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 efficient. Take Shorter Showers…
