Special Offgrid

The DOEN Foundation and Bamboo Finance will focus on off-grid projects in Sub-Saharan Africa.

World Bank and IFC-backed program expands to increase energy access for millions in the African nation.

Solar is poised to land the decisive blow in the global energy battle as cost and storage align perfectly, U.S. pricing finds its rhythm and the U.K. market continues its upward trajectory.

Solar company to install hybrid plant for major mine in west of country.

Second round of fundraising to fund expansion and product research.

A deal to push solar energy in Zimbabwe has been reached between oursun Energy and local agricultural equipment manufacturer William Bain Holdings.

A host of factors including wide usage of mobile phones, a rise in the price of kerosene, falls in the cost of LED lights, and the growing popularity of mobile payment methods are pushing investment into off-grid solar, according to reporting by Greentech Media.

Hybrid plants for the mining industry suffer from a ‘bottleneck’ in funding, although new solutions are being implemented to promote renewable energy in the industry, according to a report from ThEnergy Renewables & Mining.

SolarCity is one of a handful of investors that have joined together to invest $16m into manufacturer Off Grid Electric’s second round of funding.

Stanford professor says peel-away solar cells could revolutionize BIPV. Chinese academic is working on scaling up the technology.