//www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/wp-content/themes/bb-theme-child/assets/rss_feeds/sub-saharan-africa/biofuels_rss.xml Biofuels RSS feeds. Tue, 25 May 2021 07:18:54 GMT en //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/multimedia/african-innovator-turns-plastic-waste-into-liquid-fuel/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/multimedia/african-innovator-turns-plastic-waste-into-liquid-fuel/ A Ghanaian innovator is turning the country’s plastic waste problem into liquid fuel to boost livelihoods. Mon, 16 Dec 2019 10:06:23 GMT+0000 Justice Baidoo //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/africans-baulk-at-poo-based-cooking-gas/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/africans-baulk-at-poo-based-cooking-gas/ There is a need to tackle negative attitudes. Fri, 30 Aug 2019 10:22:04 GMT+0000 Verenardo Meeme //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/fuelwood-sellers-likely-to-plant-trees/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/fuelwood-sellers-likely-to-plant-trees/ Malawi’s fuelwood sellers are more likely to grow trees on their farms to help sustain forests, a study says. Tue, 25 Jun 2019 12:55:43 GMT+0000 Moses Michael-Phiri //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/zimbabwe-rural-dwellers-biogas-energy/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/zimbabwe-rural-dwellers-biogas-energy/ Thanks to a group initiative, rural dwellers in Zimbabwe are now using biogas digesters to generate energy. Fri, 19 Feb 2016 09:20:24 GMT+0000 Sally Nyakanyanga //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/africa-renewable-energy-rise-four-fold-2030/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/africa-renewable-energy-rise-four-fold-2030/ Renewable energy sources could account for almost a quarter of Africa’s energy use by 2030, says a new report. Fri, 27 Nov 2015 06:58:05 GMT+0000 Finnigan wa Simbeye //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/innovation-helps-women-conserve-mangroves/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/innovation-helps-women-conserve-mangroves/ 女士们n in Cameroon’s coastal zones have found new, environmentally-friendly ways of smoking fish. Tue, 21 Apr 2015 11:11:54 GMT+0000 Leocadia Bongben //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/biogas-cooking-halves-wood-smoke-and-toxic-agents/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/biogas-cooking-halves-wood-smoke-and-toxic-agents/ Rural women who cook with biogas can reduce their contacts with harmful chemicals from wood fuel, says a study. Wed, 25 Sep 2013 08:13:22 GMT+0000 Sarah Ooko //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/researchers-help-draft-senegalese-biofuel-law-ssa/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/researchers-help-draft-senegalese-biofuel-law-ssa/ Senegalese scientists have assisted in the drafting of national legislation to regulate the production and environmental impact of biofuels. Wed, 7 Mar 2012 03:26:04 GMT+0000 Théodore Kouadio //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/ghana-must-embrace-biogas-ssa/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/ghana-must-embrace-biogas-ssa/ A study says Ghana should harness its biogas potential to move away from wood as its primary fuel source. Wed, 8 Jun 2011 05:25:40 GMT+0000 Bernard Appiah //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/subsaharan-africa-news-in-brief-317-december-20-ssa/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/subsaharan-africa-news-in-brief-317-december-20-ssa/ A round up of news from or about Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 3–17 December 2007. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:08:41 GMT+0000 //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/features/biofuel-africas-new-oil-ssa/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/features/biofuel-africas-new-oil-ssa/ Biofuel holds promise for Africa but research is not yet in place to fully reap the rewards, or analyse the pitfalls, reports Kimani Chege. Wed, 5 Dec 2007 05:23:25 GMT+0000 Kimani Chege //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/opinions/biofuels-benefits-and-risks-for-developing-countr-ssa/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/opinions/biofuels-benefits-and-risks-for-developing-countr-ssa/ Biofuels offer huge potential, but pose challenges best countered with strong and coherent development policies, says S. Arungu-Olende. Wed, 5 Dec 2007 03:15:40 GMT+0000 S. Arungu-Olende //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/opinions/biofuel-revolution-threatens-food-security-for-the-ssa/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/opinions/biofuel-revolution-threatens-food-security-for-the-ssa/ Strong international policies are needed to stop the biofuel revolution threatening food security for the poor, says Siwa Msangi. Mon, 3 Dec 2007 04:34:52 GMT+0000 Siwa Msangi //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/malawi-endorses-ethanolfuelled-cars-ssa/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/malawi-endorses-ethanolfuelled-cars-ssa/ The Malawi government is promoting ethanol-fuelled cars to make use of its abundant ethanol and reduce petrol imports. Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:50:24 GMT+0000 Charles Mkoka //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/biofuels-could-add-to-greenhouse-gas-emissions-ssa/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/biofuels-could-add-to-greenhouse-gas-emissions-ssa/ The use of fertilizers could cancel out biofuels' reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, says an international research team. Fri, 5 Oct 2007 03:23:11 GMT+0000 Cássio Quiterio //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/china-biofuels-boom-wont-compromise-food-securit-ssa/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/china-biofuels-boom-wont-compromise-food-securit-ssa/ China is planning a boom in biofuel production that won't compromise its food supply from crops, contrary to predictions in a recent report. Fri, 6 Jul 2007 05:00:27 GMT+0000 Sun Xiaohua //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/kenya-signs-deal-to-exploit-microbial-goldmine-ssa/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/kenya-signs-deal-to-exploit-microbial-goldmine-ssa/ Kenya has formed a partnership with a biotechnology company to find and develop microbial enzymes with industrial applications. Thu, 5 Jul 2007 06:58:46 GMT+0000 Zablon Odhiambo //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/developing-nations-embrace-renewable-energy-ssa/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/developing-nations-embrace-renewable-energy-ssa/ Investment in renewable energy in developing countries has risen from 15 to 21 per cent of the world's total in two years. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:37:44 GMT+0000 Jane Wu //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/better-biofuel-uses-best-of-both-worlds-ssa/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/better-biofuel-uses-best-of-both-worlds-ssa/ Scientists have combined biological and chemical methods to create a high-energy biofuel that can be produced more quickly and efficiently than conventional biofuels. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:26:02 GMT+0000 Maryke Steffens //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/features/seeds-of-capacity-building-in-africas-agriculture-ssa/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/features/seeds-of-capacity-building-in-africas-agriculture-ssa/ Michael Malakata reports on efforts to fight hunger in Africa by preserving seeds and boosting research into improved crop varieties. Mon, 21 May 2007 06:36:35 GMT+0000 Michael Malakata