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Sony Joins the Global Initiative RE100

Tuesday, 11 September 2018 Dan McCue Sony Corporation has joined RE100, an initiative operated by the international non-government organization, The Climate Group, in partnership with CDP, an international non-profit that drives companies ...

President of Togo Visits BBOXX Headquarters

Friday, 07 September 2018 REM

The UK's BBOXX, a next generation utility, welcomed a delegation from the Government of Togo, led by H.E. President Faure Gnassingbé, at BBOXX's London headquarters last week.

GCube launches cyber risk cover for renewables

Friday, 07 September 2018 Robin Whitlock Leading renewable energy underwriter GCube has launched a new Cyber Risk policy designed to tackle the specific threats posed to clean energy asset owners by a recent rise in cyberattacks on global power ...

Competition in Colombia Sparks Renewable Energy Expansion

Tuesday, 04 September 2018 REM Following more than a year of coordination with NREL and the U.S. Agency for International Development, Colombia will host its first renewable energy auction in 2019. The use of auctions to procure renewable ...

Donald Trump’s foreign policy results in a renewables-peak for industrial offtakers in Africa says THEnergy

Monday, 03 September 2018 Robin Whitlock

Onsite renewable energy projects in Africa are increasing alongside an increase in downstream consulting demand, according to energy consultancy THEnergy.

European market for renewable energy continues to grow, with wind power surging ahead

Tuesday, 28 August 2018 Robin Whitlock Newly released statistics from the Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) comparing year-to-date (YTD) supply and demand of Guarantees of Origin (GOs) for 2018 and 2017 show that renewable energy supply has ...

Reno Teen Awarded $10,000 Scholarship for Renewable Energy Project

Friday, 24 August 2018 REM Oliver Leitner, an 18-year-old student from Reno, Nevada, has won a $10,000 Davidson Fellows Scholarship for his project, Localizing Heat with Carbon Foam for Efficient solar Distillation. He is one of ...

Non-Hydro Renewables Forecast to Comprise 50% of Spain’s Installed Power Capacity by 2030

Wednesday, 22 August 2018 REM According to a report from GlobalData, Spain’s total installed power capacity increased from 55.5 GW in 2000 to 104.4 GW in 2017, at a compound annual growth rate of 3.8 percent. Growth is expected to ...

AIIM Invests in Wind and solar Power Projects in South Africa

Tuesday, 21 August 2018 Dan McCue African Infrastructure Investment Managers, one of Africa’s largest infrastructure-focused private equity fund managers, has acquired stakes in nine new solar and wind power plants in South Africa through ...

BBOXX Pilots Internet Access Project in Rwanda

Monday, 20 August 2018 REM BBOXX has launched a pilot to provide internet access for communities in Rwanda. BBOXX is already providing clean, reliable and affordable solar electricity to approximately 750,000 people in Africa and ...