Ooho water-on-the go, Eat the Bottle after Drinking your Water Felix Omondi May 4, 2017 Business Plans, Green Tech These days tap water just doesn’t cut it for a lot of people. Sometimes it is out of legitimate causes of concern about the suitability of the water source or supply system. So people have resorted to...
MacRebur – The Scotich startup making Roads using waste Plastics Felix Omondi May 4, 2017 Business Plans, Green Tech Of the 10,000 startups that competed in the 2016 Virgin Voom competition, a Scottish startup MacRebur emerged the winner and bagged the £1 million. MacRebur came up with an innovative way of turning plastic...
World’s Biggest Oil Exporter, Saudi Arabia, is now Exploring Renewable Energy Options Milicent Atieno February 23, 2017 Green Tech You know humanity is about to take a major leap away from fossil fuels consumption when the world’s leading oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, announces it exploring its option in the renewable energy...
Two African Solar Startups named in the 2017 Global Cleantech 100 List Milicent Atieno January 30, 2017 Green Tech, Start-ups In what could be an ego boost, two solar startups from Africa received global recognition at the 2017 Global Cleantech 100. The two, M-KOPA from Kenya and Off Grid Electric from Tanzania have cause for...
Our Farm is at the Bottom of the Ocean, and we Protect the Corals which is the Pasture to our Livestock Milicent Atieno December 28, 2016 Cool Tech Jobs, Green Tech If there is one thing truly dear to livestock farmers, then it is the quality and quantity of the pasture their animals feeds on. Having the wrong quality and quantity of pasture means malnourished livestock...
Tesla made Solar Roofing Tiles that would be perfect for African countries Milicent Atieno October 31, 2016 Green Tech Of all the resources the continent of Africa is blessed with, solar energy remains the most underutilized. Yet, Africa has an abundance of sunlight, all-day, every-day throughout the year. If anything, if...
The Fruit Girl, Kiara Nirghin, fighting Drought with Orange Peels wins Google Science Fair 2016 Milicent Atieno September 29, 2016 Cool Tech Jobs, Green Tech, Women In Tech Remember that article we ran mid-August; about the fruit girl who developed a superabsorbent polymer (SAP) out of orange peels and avocado skins? Well, that girl, 16-year-old Kiara Nirghin from Johannesburg,...
EPA Announces the #CleanPowerPlan Maya Johnson April 1, 2016 Apple, Facebook, Featured, Green Tech, Instagram, Social Media, Tech, Twitter The #CleanPowerPlan was announced on Aug. 3, 2015 by President Obama and the EPA. This new plan will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 32 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. Each state is given its own...
Global Warming Worst Case Scenario; Is Space The Alternative Home Or The Ocean Floors? Felix Omondi March 20, 2016 Green Tech, STEM, Tech If you think about it, it sounds quite bizarre. Humans have spent billions of dollars in the quest to study the space. In expeditions that involve sophisticated technology and enormous risks; while our ocean...
Google Latest Investment In Renewable Energy; Biggest Wind Farm In Africa Milicent Atieno October 21, 2015 Green Tech In a blog post, Google made the announcement of its latest investment in renewable energy yet. A 310 megawatts wind power farm at the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project in Northern Kenya. When complete the wind...
