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A game-changing, Kenyan solar-powered invention is taking the world by storm as it transforms vaccine delivery in the most remote of communities. The VacciBox, created by social enterprise Drop Access, has just been unveiled as a finalist in one of the world’s most prestigious awards for innovation and sustainability, the 2026 Zayed Sustainability
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African innovators are not designing climate tech for marginal efficiency gains they are designing for survival, affordability, and scale in markets that skipped landlines, centralized grids, and industrial agriculture. Global venture capital has been slow to recognize this reality.
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The containerized units, co-founded by Thomas Poelmans and John Magiro, use small rivers and streams to generate clean energy with minimal disruption. By combining hydropower with solar energy, Hydrobox ensures a steady power supply, even during seasonal changes.
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The Apollo system from SolaFlect Energy uses a suspension-bridge-style racking design to cut weight while maximizing strength. With California’s high electricity prices and solar-friendly climate, the company sees the state’s commercial market as the ideal launchpad for its offgrid, dual-axis EV-charging tracker.
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Solar irrigation systems bring a range of benefits compared to traditional diesel-powered pumps. Startups across Africa are driving this shift by providing affordable, locally designed solar solutions. Here’s a look at seven leading companies transforming irrigation:
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Green Scene Energy Plc has launched Tolo, a locally manufactured solar-powered cooking stove priced at 7,403 birr for single-burner and 13,400 birr for single-burner, making it making it 25–30 percent cheaper than other infrared stoves in the market. The launch targets households in rural and off-grid areas, where electricity access remains limited
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China is using its loans to bring real electricity to communities long neglected by Western aid and investment. Under a framework of win–win, China is giving loans and vowing to help African countries become more energy-friendly and follow a model of sustainable development, while also finding a lucrative market for its green industries.
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A Saudi–Egyptian research team investigated the effects of four types of dust on photovoltaic panels in arid coastal environments, finding that power losses can reach up to 48%.
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Across Africa’s rapidly growing tech ecosystem, a pattern is emerging: when global tech companies fail in African markets, the local operators they trained are founding startups that succeed where their former employers couldn’t. These “refugee founders” represent an unintended consequence of Big Tech’s African ambitions.
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Africa’s relationship with diesel embodies both progress and paradox. The same fuel that sustains its buses, tractors, and factories also highlights the continent’s dependence on fossil energy. The challenge lies not in keeping diesel cheap, but in ensuring that every litre drives the continent closer to industrial independence + energy sovereignty
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