Africa

Bob Geldof and African leaders set to join Grant Shapps in attempt to bring down barriers to solar rooftop investment across the continent

Internet giant to acquire 12.5 per cent stake in Lake Turkana wind farm in Kenya

Applications are now open to a £800,000 government fund to develop a pump suitable for use in developing regions

IRENA report says the continent has the potential to quadruple the proportion of its energy supplied by renewables

Central African countries with high rainforest cover agree to establish the Central African Forest Initiative, funded by European donor countries including the UK, France, and Germany

Grant Shapps predicts falling cost of solar panels could provide answer to lack of energy access in sub-Saharan Africa

Carbon Tracker's Anthony Hobley hits out at coal industry claims it can alleviate poverty in developing world

Oil-rich nation also commits to generating 27 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources

New report shows that exports account for just a small portion of mismanaged e-waste in European Union

Developer also plans to install 10MW of solar panels at the $7.5m site