I have a 200L solar water heater. This morning the water was 28.6°C; it is now 31.1°C. Gained just 2.5°C!
That's 2,100,000J or 0.6kWh.
I wonder how much electricity those with solar power are getting in this cloudy season. Do share your records.
In Jan, it reaches 65°C
You want to build sustainably in African climates?
Answer these 4 questions first:
1. Does the material breathe with humidity?
2. Does it store cool air at night?
3. Can locals maintain it without imports?
4. Does it reduce long-term energy costs?
Medium range forecast charts by GFS, Euro & US-AI models show significant cumulative rains falling across the Rift Valley, Central #Kenya & parts of Nyanza by July 5th. Modest showers fall along the coastal strip within the forecast period.
Per GFS model, Nyandarua County is set to receive the bulk of these rains with some places expected to record >150mm
Kenyan FARMERS, a severe El Niño is forecast for Kenya from mid-2026 through Q1 2027, potentially worse than 1997. In '97, flooding killed 2,000+ people, wiped out 300,000 ha of crops, and killed over 600,000 livestock.
Here's a 14-step action plan. Start this week. 🧵
If @javahouseafrica and @ArtcaffeKenya wanted to make a lot of money over the next two months, they would have started opening at 4 AM with MAD BREAKFAST SPECIALS and installed two flat screens in all their branches so people can catch all the early morning World Cup games. ⚽️🥓🥞☕️🍳🇰🇪
@MihrThakar The best financed and tooled country in the region growing the slowest. That won't fix itself because the corrupt social order blocks growth.
Kenya hosts millions of them from South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi and even Nigeria yet we don't go about beating them on the streets.
BLUE ECONOMY
Mbadi: To support the growth of the blue economy, I propose Ksh 8.2 Billion for the blue economy and fisheries sub-sector.
#KEBudget2026@KeTreasury@MiBeMa_2022
Kenya is now the leading milk producer in Africa after overtaking Egypt. Milk output rose from 4.6 billion litres to 5.4 billion litres, driven by better breeding and more cattle.
https://t.co/g3XBTF4XlK
BYD plans to spend nearly €2bn to develop infrastructure in Europe needed to bring its five-minute 'flash-charging' technology to all of its mainstream models over the next few years. https://t.co/6O8SHJW0tq
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