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Swarm grids, an innovative technology designed to work with renewable energy sources, are bringing reliable electricity to some of the world's poorest...

Source: United Nations 2 Around 789 million people worldwide still have no access to electricity, seriously hampering their opportunities for development. But the installation, with the support of the UN development Programme (UNDP), of so-called “swarm grids” in vulnerable communities, from Laos to Mozambique to Vanuatu, is demonstrating that low-cost renewable energy solutions can be an effective alternative to more expensive large-scale grid connections. The first step to a great f...

Swarm grids, an innovative technology designed to work with renewable energy sources, are bringing reliable electricity to some of the world’s poorest and remote regions for the first time, providing a major boost to the livelihoods of those who live ...

Wed, 12 May 2021, 18:46 18:46 PM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR 4.0 quake 13 May 3:31 am (GMT +9) A very deep magnitude 4.0 earthquake was reported early morning near Toba, Toba-shi, Mie, Japan. According to Japans National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), the quake hit on Thursday 13 May 2021 at 3:31 am local time at a great depth of 412.4 km. The strength of the earthquake may have been tempered by its relative great depth below the surface, which makes it feel we...

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by Tamsin Rose, Anton Nilsson, David Aidone 23rd Apr 2021 10:14 AM Premium Content Subscriber only The federal governments decision to stop providing the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Australians over 50 is a vital step in revitalising Australias vaccine rollout, Health Minister Greg Hunt said. "The latest advice indicates, just as we had with flu, age limits for some vaccines should be used for younger people and some for older," Mr...

by Tamsin Rose, Anton Nilsson, David Aidone 23rd Apr 2021 10:14 AM Premium Content Subscriber only The federal governments decision to stop providing the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Australians over 50 is a vital step in revitalising Australias vaccine rollout, Health Minister Greg Hunt said. "The latest advice indicates, just as we had with flu, age limits for some vaccines should be used for younger people and some for older," Mr...

NSW Health has launched an investigation after the crew of a ship that docked in Sydney later tested positive for COVID-19. Health officials were left in the dark over the fact at least 15 Port Botany wharfies who boarded the ship could have been infected for three weeks. Six out of 15 Sydney workers had returned negative test results by 10pm Thursday. More test results are expected to come back throughout Friday. The NSW Health investigation will also seek to determine whether an additiona...

Vanuatu authorities have released a flagged UK tanker and crew that had been investigated after a dead crew member found washed ashore on a beach and infected with Covid-19. BW Epic Kosan operates the LPG gas tanker Inge Kosan had been anchored off the capital Port Vila while police and health workers carried out and investigation. Prime minister Bob Loughman confirmed the release of the vessel yesterday evening. Mr Loughman said the blood tests of 26 people in quarantine because they had conta...

Sydney crew boarded a Covid-riddled ship full of infected sailors Daily Mail Australia Reporter © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo Workers at Port Botany boarded a ship where a dozen sailors later tested positive to Covid-19 during a 24-hour window that it was docked in Sydney - but werent themselves tested for the virus until three weeks later. The Inge Kosan bulk ship came from Papua New Guinea and arrived in Sydney on March 31 before leaving for Vanuatu - where 12 of...