The Douglas Banks Renewable Energy Vision (DBREV) Scholarship was set up in honour of South Africa’s leading renewable energy advocates and Restio Energy’s founder, Dr. Douglas Banks, who passed away in 2008. The DBREV Scholarship is open to individuals willing to carry forward Doug’s passion and vision. More details on the scholarship and the man […]

The Financial Mail recently interviewed Restio Energy’s managing director, Robert Aitken, on the opportunities offered by the efficient biomass stoves sold by the company and the socially-aware sales models used to realize these benefits. The article was featured in the January 2011 edition of the publication – the online version is available here

The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, a public-private partnership spearheaded by the United Nations Foundation and supported by US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, recently announced that award-winning actress has been appointed as its global ambassador. As proud member of the alliance, Restio Energy welcomes Ms Roberts to the worldwide fight to save lives, improve […]

With 2011 already a month old, we thought it wise to post a quick update on our plans for the year. At the moment, Restio Energy consulting is busy with 2 projects in Africa: 1. Monitoring the off-grid Solar Home System concession utility in the Eastern Cape (we form part of the monitoring team headed […]

For most people, Arbor week has always been about planting trees: it is something very visible, tangible and allows one to leave a legacy that will more than likely last several generations. However, when planting, we also need to think about saving trees. Most forests in the world are concentrated in the developing world. This […]