EPRO Advance Technology, based in Hong Kong, China, has developed a porous silicon material (Si+) generating hydrogen when in contact with water. The new material can be stored in plastic packaging, thereby its use is similar to the capsule method for making coffee.
According to the Xinhua news agency, Zambia has completed construction of four out of five 750 MW units of the Kafue Gorge Lower hydropower plant (HPP). The fifth hydropower unit will be put into operation by the end of 2022 and allow the country to increase the capacity of the operating HPPs by 30%, i.e. from the current 2,549 MW to 3,299 MW.
Canadian renewable energy producer Anaergia is going to build a biogas power plant for Japan’s Toyo Energy Solution Co., the plant will use, as feedstock, cow manure from the farms in Okayama Prefecture, southern Japan. The 1.2 MW complex, to be located in the city of Kasaoka, will be able to supply electricity to 2.200 households and save 13.500 CO2 per year, which is comparable to the annual emissions of 2.900 cars.
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