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The communication revolution that dominated the last half century and the economic crisis in 2008 have led to the market landscape currently being dominated by electric power and energy systems. Efficient electrical power generation, transmission and distribution provide for the backbone of any growing economy as well as the fundamental requirement for the developed global north. The adoption of climate change agreement at the UN Climate change conference in Paris led to three main drivers of technological advancement in the power industry. These main drivers of transformation can be   summarised as; i.   de-carbonization   of   EPES,   ii. decentralisation   of   electrical   power   and   iii. energy production and transportation electrification.  Technological innovation is therefore prerequisite to this transformation of EPES. The evolution of several technologies is currently underway to curb the aforementioned. We shall use a ...

The Global renewable energy agenda in line with the Sustainable Development goal 7 (SDG 7) is a necessary component in driving Africa’s transition to increasing access to the Energy poor. Marsabit county is riddled with inexhaustible renewable energy resources such as solar that can be harnessed to facilitate the increasing energy demands within the region whilst providing sustainable solutions to the energy crisis. Investment within the renewable energy space is highly welcome by the Government of Kenya, with the introduction of reduced tax incentives of solar products, locally available talent and the drive towards vision 2030 which encompasses the need to transform Kenya into a newly industrialized, middle-income country providing a high quality of life to all its citizens by 2030.   Marsabit county is the largest county in Kenya and its largest town Moyale    boasts of a population of 459, 785 Kenyans whose pastoral productive systems form the main livelihood in Marsa...

  In most parts of Kenya, the past few months have been characterized by gruesome images of crowded petrol stations, snake like queues of vehicles with empty, thirsty tanks waiting for that elusive diesel/petrol quench, riders, jerricans in hand, in line for hours on end and losing out on revenues where their time could have been better spent. The increasing cost of fuel doesn’t help either, the impact felt, not only by those whose income is highly dependent on the transport sector but even those whose daily commute to work requires some form of vehicle with an internal combustion engine. Households are directly affected as the transport budget has doubled or tripled for some. The cost of public transport has increased significantly just as much as the fuel budget for private commuters who have to make sacrifices to ensure their families get to where they need to be.  The fuel crisis extended far beyond the pump, with lack of affordable transport affected businesses and prices...

The Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI) supports women in the transport sector by addressing the need to involve women and empower change-makers in the mobility and transport sector to cater to women needs. The Women mobilize women initiative serves as a network and information hub that strongly influences the international debate on the role and potential of women in the mobility sector.   I was humbled to have been selected as one of the fifteen #ElectricWomen working in the field of Electric Mobility for TUMI and Women Mobilize Women’s annual remarkable women publication, 2022. The scope of women selected in this publication ranges from engineers, activists, journalists, and researchers; all serving as role models for future generations of young women entering the transportation sector. Check out the publication to hear about all the Remarkable women within E-Mobility. These are some of their stories  from the publication.