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Solar Energy Investment Set to Fall in 2018 According to BNEF

Monday, 09 July 2018 REM A mixed picture for clean energy investment in 2018 is emerging, with dollar investment in solar feeling pressure while wind power and energy smart technologies such as electric vehicles and batteries ...

Falling Battery Costs Will Enable World to Get Half of Needed Energy from Wind and Solar

Tuesday, 19 June 2018 REM Wind and solar are set to surge to almost “50 by 50” – 50 percent of world generation by 2050 – on the back of precipitous reductions in cost, and the advent of cheaper and cheaper batteries that ...

ADB Leads Formation of africa Financial Alliance for Climate Change

Friday, 25 May 2018 Dan McCue At the 53rd Annual Meetings of the Bank in Busan, Korea, the african Development Bank brought stakeholders together for an “open dialogue” to discuss the establishment of the africa Financial Alliance ...

Siemens Gamesa Inaugurates New Tech Center for Renewable Energy Electric Systems

Thursday, 17 May 2018 Dan McCue

Siemens Gamesa has inaugurated a new Gamesa Electric technology and manufacturing center in Spain. The center is located in the Madrid town of San Fernando de Henares.

Members of new clean energy Geopolitics Commission announced

Wednesday, 18 April 2018 Robin Whitlock Global leaders from across notable spheres of energy, foreign policy, trade, development and business have been announced as members of the newly formed Global Commission on the Geopolitics of Energy Transformation. ...

AfDB and Swedfund Commit $35 million to Evolution II Fund

Tuesday, 10 April 2018 Dan McCue

Inspired Evolution has secured $35 million in commitments from the african Development Bank and Swedfund International AB in a second closing of its Evolution II Fund.

Wärtsilä Delivers Solar Hybrid Plant to Gold Mine

Tuesday, 20 March 2018 REM Wärtsilä has delivered the world's largest solar hybrid power plant to power a gold mine in Burkina Faso. Wärtsilä will provide a sustainable supply of round-the-clock energy which is essential in ...

Empowering Women in Nigeria with Solar Energy

Thursday, 08 March 2018 REM In northern Nigeria, thanks to the ingenuity, dedication, and hard work of a local entrepreneur, Habiba Ali, a new solar energy initiative is not only providing her community with a sustainable and affordable ...

Nigeria

Rocky Mountain Institute to help fast-track Nigerian minigrid market implementation

Wednesday, 07 March 2018 Robin Whitlock

Rocky Mountain Institute and the Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency are leading a three-day workshop aimed at creating a roadmap for cutting costs in the minigrid market by over 60 percent.

BEAM Finance Platform Launched by Bamboo Capital Partners and BBOXX

Monday, 05 February 2018 Dan McCue The BEAM platform has been launched in sub-Saharan africa and Asia. BEAM aims to aid the growth of an array of off-grid energy service companies, spanning solar home systems, large solar, and metering ...