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Zambia

Africa renewable energy fund awards $1.6m to Azuri distributor in Zambia

Thursday, 09 August 2018 Robin Whitlock

The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) has awarded Kazang Solar $1.6 million of funding to help deliver solar home lighting products to off-grid customers in rural Zambia.

Latest renewables news hot off the press August 8, 2018!

Wednesday, 08 August 2018 REM Clevelanders Push For 100% Renewable Energy nawindpower.com Fairtrade renewable energy: Shedding light on clean energy’s dirty secrets eco-business.com Renewable energy threat: Vulnerable red lark ...

IDB Loan Supports Geothermal Development in Mexico

Wednesday, 08 August 2018 Dan McCue The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a modification of a loan totaling $108.6 million that aims to increase private investment in electricity generation projects from geothermal sources in ...

Companies Collaborate to Accelerate Renewable Energy Development in Illinois and Virginia

Wednesday, 08 August 2018 Dan McCue Apple, Akamai, Etsy and Swiss Re have signed an agreement to develop two new wind and solar energy farms in Illinois and Virginia. The new projects will generate 290 MW to the PJM electric grid serving ...

SF-based ILM Tool installs Sharp Electronics SmartStorage energy storage system in its 25,000 square foot machine shop

Wednesday, 08 August 2018 Robin Whitlock Sharp Electronics Corporation’s Energy Systems and Services Group (Sharp ESSG) installed its behind-the-meter SmartStorage energy storage solution at ILM Tool’s 25,000-square-foot machine shop, with ...

San Diego County to deploy solar powered EV ARC charging infrastructure

Wednesday, 08 August 2018 Robin Whitlock EV charging provider Envision Solar International has announced that the County of San Diego, California will deploy its EV ARC at the County’s Department of General Services to provide emissions-free ...

Taiwan

Siemens Gamesa signs 10 MoUs with suppliers on one day

Wednesday, 08 August 2018 Robin Whitlock Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has signed ten Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with a range of suppliers today in Taipei, Taiwan, complementing previous agreements signed with Yeong Guan Energy ...

Solarwatt sigue creciendo en el norte de Europa

Wednesday, 08 August 2018 ER El fabricante alemán de sistemas fotovoltaicos integrados continua con su estratégia de expansión y amplía sus ventas en el norte de Europa. Estos planes incluyen países como Reino Unido, Irlanda, ...

A los halógenos les quedan 3 semanas de vida

Wednesday, 08 August 2018 Pepa Mosquera Desde el próximo 1 de septiembre no se podrán fabricar ni vender halógenos en España. Tras la sustitución progresiva de los focos halógenos (o GU10) implementada en 2016, ahora llega la prohibición ...

MÉXICO

Planta fotovoltaica Puerto Libertad: La china JA Solar proveerá 404 MW en módulos solares

Tuesday, 07 August 2018 ER La planta fotovoltaica Puerto Libertad de 404 MW de potencia, que está siendo construida en el desierto del estado de Sonora por una joint venture entre la española Acciona y la local Tuvo Energy, tendrá ...