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Mitra Ardron commented on Katie Steinharter's blog post US Congress Passes "Electrify Africa Act""Great to see something happening, although as others have said it would have been much better to put the emphasis on distribution. But ... note the plan is misnamed - it should be the "Electrify one tenth of Africa" plan, there are about…"
Yotam Ariel commented on Katie Steinharter's blog post US Congress Passes "Electrify Africa Act""Thanks, Evan."
Evan Mills commented on Katie Steinharter's blog post US Congress Passes "Electrify Africa Act""T&D = transmission and distribution.... Sorry for the jargon"
Yotam Ariel commented on Katie Steinharter's blog post US Congress Passes "Electrify Africa Act""Hi Evan, what does 'T&D' mean?"
Rolland Zhang commented on Katie Steinharter's blog post US Congress Passes "Electrify Africa Act""Although the Chinese often say U.S. imperialism in 1950' to 1980', but USA have some works are help undevelop area. I agree Evan's idea, distributed solution should be better for Africa."
Katie Steinharter's blog post was featuredUS Congress Passes "Electrify Africa Act"
One year ago, the United States Government made a commitment to Power Africa. Today, that commitment deepens. First came President Obama’s Power Africa initiative, next came the interagency agreement to fund this initiative through USAID and USADF, and now we are waiting upon the …See More
Evan Mills commented on Katie Steinharter's blog post US Congress Passes "Electrify Africa Act""My sense is that this has a very heavy (arguably overly heavy) emphasis on centralized generation, with the associated T&D issues. Is that correct, or is there more than a the obligatory polite recognition of distributed solutions?"
Katie Steinharter posted a blog postUS Congress Passes "Electrify Africa Act"
One year ago, the United States Government made a commitment to Power Africa. Today, that commitment deepens. First came President Obama’s Power Africa initiative, next came the interagency agreement to fund this initiative through USAID and USADF, and now we are waiting upon the …See More
Katie Steinharter's blog post was featuredUsing Solar to Create a Sustainable Planet on Earth Day
April 22, 2014 is just one more day in one more year that our Earth has survived with all of us living here. Year after year, our planet provides us with natural resources that light, fuel, and energize our lives. April 22 is Earth Day—the anniversary of the modern environmental movement’s beginning on April 22, 1970.Earth Day began in 1970 as a way of reminding our…See More
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Chris studies by the light of a solar N222 in Santo Domingo, Bicol, Philippines
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Chris studies by the light of a solar N222 in Santo Domingo, Bicol, Philippines
Katie Steinharter posted a blog postUsing Solar to Create a Sustainable Planet on Earth Day
April 22, 2014 is just one more day in one more year that our Earth has survived with all of us living here. Year after year, our planet provides us with natural resources that light, fuel, and energize our lives. April 22 is Earth Day—the anniversary of the modern environmental movement’s beginning on April 22, 1970.Earth Day began in 1970 as a way of reminding our…See More
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US Congress Passes "Electrify Africa Act"
Posted on May 15, 2014 at 10:36am 7 Comments 0 Likes
One year ago, the United States Government made a commitment to Power Africa. Today, that commitment deepens. First came President Obama’s Power Africa initiative, next came the interagency agreement to fund this initiative through USAID and USADF, and now we are waiting upon the …
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April 22, 2014 is just one more day in one more year that our Earth has survived with all of us living here. Year after year, our planet provides us with natural resources that light, fuel, and energize our lives. April 22 is Earth Day—the anniversary of the modern environmental movement’s beginning on April 22,…
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- At 2:06pm on April 10, 2014, Evan Mills said…
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November 16, 2016 to November 18, 2016
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Aaron Wong replied to Evan Mills's discussion Field Projects: Africa"Hi Yoseph, it looks good, how about the quality of the solar lamp?"
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