Clean power use is rising and will emerge stronger from the Iran war as surging prices of gas and oil and disrupted fossil fuel supplies impose severe strain on economies. The world could double down on low-carbon energy, according to one view. Batteries, or storage, will be a big part of the shift. So will corporations, which are increasing renewable energy consumption. Power-thirsty hyperscalers for the first time made up about half of the green power purchases last year. Here are three things to watch: 1️⃣Solar-plus-storage gains appeal in Saudi Arabia, a fossil fuel powerhouse 2️⃣Hyperscalers are buying ever more clean energy 3️⃣Power supply from Australia’s batteries up Read more → bloom.bg/4cMaNcE

What can you do in such a mad situation? 🤔 Well, you have to cultivate your garden. 🌱 (~ Voltaire, Candide)

For 2000 yrs, communities have coordinated, saved, & supported each other with Savings Circles 🌍🤝 Now, new tech is helping enhance these tools without changing what works 🔗 We dive in w/ Alinagwe of @JukumuLETU24 & @ColeenChase of @Solar_FND🎙️ 🎧👉 cryptoaltruists.com/blog/cry… We discuss: 🌍 The powerful history of savings circles as a tool for decentralized coordination 🌞 How JUKUMU TZ is supporting close to 300 savings groups across Tanzania 🏆 Their recent success winning Best Overall Concept in the IEEE Connecting the Unconnected Challenge 🔀 How traditional savings practices are blending with new technologies to help communities coordinate and grow This episode is part 2 of our series exploring The Solar Foundation's partnerships in Tanzania.

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"This is my ask: Partnership rooted in sovereignty. Stop designing systems for communities & start funding people designing systems for themselves." — @SkollWorldForum talk by Kate Kallot of @AminiTech, an org working on sovereign data & AI Infra across the Global South

Excited to participate in the @Artizen @FundingCommons fund S6. Pls consider purchasing our $10 artifact & supporting solar power & productive appliances for off-grid communities in Africa.☀️ It's super easy & fun; you can buy using a card/crypto: artizen.fund/index/p/the-sol…

Balcony (Plug-in) solar is about to take the US by storm & "once paid off, every sunny hour provides you with free power for the life of your panels, many of which have a warranty for 30 yrs." ⬇️ ☀️Imagine the utility when they come w a battery! canarymedia.com/articles/sol…

Highly recommend: Wild w Sarah Wilson podcast featuring systems thinker & futurist, Samantha Sweetwater, who it turns out, mentions the recent @FundingCommons gethering, & that "people are developing Bioregional Resilience Hubs all over the world." ☀️⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/sarahw…

Solar lanterns → Savings groups → Community-owned businesses → Local resilience ☀️💪 We sat down w/ @ColeenChase & @jhruth of @Solar_FND to explore their unique model for development rooted in local ownership & community-driven impact 💚🌍 🎧Listen: cryptoaltruists.com/blog/cry… We discuss: ☀️ How decentralized solar assets and community savings circles combine to create a powerful model for economic empowerment 🌍 Why community development, not traditional philanthropy, is key to sustainable impact 🤝 Their partnerships with @JukumuLETU24 & @NedaLabs to create the digital infrastructure for grassroots economic development

🚨Crypto and Stablecoins in Tanzania w/ Victor Muhagachi I spoke to @victorthetravlr, co-founder of @NedaLabs, building digital asset payment infrastructure in Tanzania, about what it actually looks like to bring crypto to communities in this context. FULL EPISODE⬇️