Global energy news, policy shifts, clean-energy innovation and Africa’s energy story from the World Energy Day Foundation.https://www.worldenergyday.net/enhttps://www.worldenergyday.net/news/welcome-to-the-wed-newsroom/https://www.worldenergyday.net/news/welcome-to-the-wed-newsroom/A new home for global energy news, policy shifts and clean-energy innovation — curated for professionals, students and decision-makers across Africa and beyond.Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTFoundationannouncementnewsroomWorld Energy Day Foundationhttps://www.worldenergyday.net/news/africa-productive-use-of-energy/https://www.worldenergyday.net/news/africa-productive-use-of-energy/Access alone doesn't transform economies — energy used to power enterprise does. Here's why productive use is moving to the centre of Africa's energy strategy.Sun, 04 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTAfricaproductive useenergy accesseconomic growthWorld Energy Day Newsroomhttps://www.worldenergyday.net/news/energy-management-standards-compliance/https://www.worldenergyday.net/news/energy-management-standards-compliance/Meeting energy-management regulations is often treated as a cost. Done well, compliance is the cheapest energy-savings programme a facility will ever run.Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTPolicycomplianceenergy managementISO 50001auditsWorld Energy Day Newsroomhttps://www.worldenergyday.net/news/solar-thermal-industrial-heat/https://www.worldenergyday.net/news/solar-thermal-industrial-heat/Most solar attention goes to electricity. But a huge share of industrial energy is heat — and solar-thermal is starting to compete on cost for process heat.Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTRenewablessolar thermalindustrial heatdecarbonisationWorld Energy Day Newsroom