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Africa: Gulp! These Scientists Are Turning CO2 Into Fish Food
GE Africa, 18 September 2016
It’s not often that you hear about the virtues of carbon dioxide. CO2 is a gas whose surfeit has turned it into one of the main contributors to global warming. But this… Read more »
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Africa: Solar Has Big Limitations, But This Wonder Material May Change That
GE Africa, 18 September 2016
Three years ago, Oxford University physicist Henry Snaith, one of the earliest researchers of perovskite, said that material would usher in a "new era for low-cost,… Read more »
GE Africa (Lagos)
Science Behind Game-Changing Solar Cells & Method of CO2 Capture
GE Reports recently showcased two research projects that could stem increases in global warming, the effects of which are being felt in many parts of Africa. Jeffrey Carbeck explains research into the capture and use of atmospheric heat-trapping CO2 to grow Omega 3-producing micro-algae which is then fed to fish. Dorothy Pomerantz writes about perovskites and why the material has the potential of ushering in a "new era for low-cost, high-efficiency" solar cells. More about GE in Africa in this BRIEFING.
The process of growing Omega 3-producing micro-algae with captured CO2 and using it for things like fish farming might sound like an ideal way to tackle climate change, and the practice is still in its infancy
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Gorge Farm, in Kenya's Naivasha Rift valley, is the first grid-connect anaerobic digester power plant in Africa. The 800ha vegetable farm--and also the largest fresh-produce ... Read more »
