PV

African Development Bank Approves $265 Million Loan for Solar Project

Monday, 11 December 2017 REM In line with the New Deal on Energy for Africa, the African Development Bank has approved a $265 million loan for a renewable energy project in Morocco that is expected to significantly increase power ...

H&H Energy Completes Two Solar Projects in Iowa

Friday, 08 December 2017 Dan McCue

Wisconsin-based H&H Solar, a unit of H&H Group Holdings, has completed two solar energy projects located in Dubuque, Iowa.

Duke Energy Assumes Full Ownership of REC Solar

Wednesday, 06 December 2017 REM Duke Energy has acquired full ownership of California-based REC Solar, a provider of renewable energy solutions for commercial customers throughout the U.S. Duke Energy first acquired a majority interest ...

Capital Stage Acquires Two Dutch Solar Parks

Monday, 04 December 2017 Dan McCue Hamburg-based solar and wind park operator Capital Stage has acquired two planned solar parks in the Netherlands from Dutch project developer Sunstroom Engineering B.V. The solar parks have a total generation ...

Ingeteam Technology Powers World’s Largest Solar Plant in a Refugee Camp

Friday, 01 December 2017 REM The Al-Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan is just 10 kilometers away from the Syrian border. It has gradually evolved into a permanent settlement and in 2015 the camp population was estimated at 83,000 refugees. ...

Solar capacity jumps by more than half in developing nations

Tuesday, 28 November 2017 Robin Whitlock New solar-powered generating capacity is growing at a crackling pace in emerging markets, fuelled by low-price equipment and innovation, according to a new Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) study. ...

Afghanistan

ADB to help fund first Afghan solar PV plant

Monday, 27 November 2017 Robin Whitlock

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $44.76 million grant to develop Afghanistan’s first 20 MW on-grid solar photovoltaic plant.

Africa GreenTec installs first solar container in Niger

Tuesday, 21 November 2017 Robin Whitlock

Start-up Africa GreenTec has now successfully commissioned its first solar container in the Tahoua region of Niger which will provide electricity to the village of Amaloul Nomade.

ABB Microgrid Technology to Power World Heritage Site

Thursday, 02 November 2017 Dan McCue ABB, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, has provided a microgrid system to integrate solar energy and supply power to Robben Island where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years in prison. Now a living museum ...

India

Tata Power Commissions 30 MW Solar Plant

Tuesday, 31 October 2017 Dan McCue

India’s Tata Power has commissioned a 30 MW solar power plant in Palaswade, Maharashtra, developed by its wholly owned subsidiary, Tata Power Renewable Energy.