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Applications & Installations
Zola receives $32.5 million for expansion in Tanzania Zola Electric has received financial backing worth $32.5 million from social investment firm Symbiotics and the Dutch development bank FMO. The lending facility will be used to grow Zola’s operations in Tanzania over the following five years.
Ciaran MacDermott
Dec 13, 2018
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Markets & Policy
RE100 report showcases the role for corporate action in energy transition efforts The RE100 Progress Insights Annual Report 2018, released at the end of last week, portrays the central role corporate policies can play in carbon mitigation efforts.
Ciaran MacDermott
Nov 19, 2018
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Markets & Policy
UAE makes another $50m in RE loans available The seventh round of funding under the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development program takes to US$350 million the amount pumped into clean energy as part of state-run energy transition strategies in the developing world.
Ciaran MacDermott
Nov 19, 2018
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Markets & Policy
‘Solar cow’ wins Aid Innovation Challenge Yolk yesterday won the Aid Innovation challenge at the 2018 AidEX in Brussels. Using solar PV in a fun, novel manner, the Korean social enterprise has addressed major social problems in under-developed countries.
Ciaran MacDermott
Nov 15, 2018
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Research & Development
Advances made in organic photovoltaic flexibility Researchers from the Rice University in Houston, Texas, have unveiled new findings in the field of organic photovoltaics (OPV).
Ciaran MacDermott
Nov 15, 2018
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Markets & Policy
$200 million earmarked for green projects in Lebanon The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) yesterday unveiled details for Lebanon’s first Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF), the largest thus far in the bank’s Southern and Eastern Mediterranean region (SEMED). The GEFF program is set to address key issues of energy security, efficiency and sustainability for the Middle Eastern country.
Ciaran MacDermott
Nov 09, 2018
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Applications & Installations
EBRD loan for 28 MW solar project in Kazakhstan The European Bank of Redevelopment and Construction (EBRD) will provide financing for an up to 28 MW solar PV park, to be developed by Nomad Solar in Kazakhstan.
Ciaran MacDermott
Oct 21, 2018