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Markets & Policy
DEWA announces new R&D subsidiary HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Company (DEWA) announced that the firm has launched a new wholly owned investment subsidiary. It is called Jumeirah Energy International Silicon Valley Company and, as the name entails, is found in the Silicon Valley in California.
Frederic Brown
Oct 18, 2017
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Markets & Policy
SolarNow financing facility aiming to reach 70% of rural Uganda with off-grid systems SolarNow and fellow investors SunFunder, Oikocredit and ResponsAbility Investments have announced a $6 million receivables financing facility for the installation of off-grid solar systems in the African nation of Uganda.
Frederic Brown
Oct 17, 2017
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Applications & Installations
China still needs to step up renewable adoption to meet Paris target, report finds Report by the China National Renewable Energy Centre (CNREC) and the Energy Research Institute of Academy of Macroeconomic Research urges China to increase the pace of development of its Renewables Energy infrastructure.
Frederic Brown
Oct 17, 2017
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Leclanché reduces losses, as revenue climbs 84% Leclanché presented the figures for the first half-year 2017 with a two week delay. The Swiss energy storage provider reports higher sales figures and lower losses as a result of its restructuring.
Frederic Brown
Oct 16, 2017
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Research & Development
Solar-powered saloon turns heads in Oz solar race Dutch solar-powered car, with an average speed of 69 km/h and a carrying capacity of up to five people, has been hailed as the future of solar powered cars after competing in World Solar Challenge.
Frederic Brown
Oct 16, 2017
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Applications & Installations
Sadiq Khan puts forward London Community Energy Fund in a bid to encourage locally created solar energy sources. With the aim of producing 2 GW of installed capacity by 2050, the Mayor sets out his vision to reduce emissions in London to make it a cleaner space for people to live, and a more energy efficient city in general.
Frederic Brown
Oct 13, 2017
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Applications & Installations
M-KOPA to invest $20 million in powering remote areas of Uganda and Kenya 160,000 units have been sold to date by the company, which includes 90,000 Solar TVs. 62.5 million hours per month of kerosene-free lighting will be provided, which estimates calculate will save over 600,000 tones of CO2 over a period of four years.
Frederic Brown
Oct 13, 2017
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Applications & Installations
ASECNA issues tender for PV plant at Mauritania’s airport A plant of an unspecified cost or size is to be constructed by the Agency for the safety of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA), who are looking for potential investors in its construction to crack on with the modernization of its equipment.
Frederic Brown
Oct 13, 2017
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Applications & Installations
Geneva Airport to host 55,000 square meters of PV modules The rooftop solar project will be impemented by Geneva Airport (GA) and Services Industriel de Genève (SIG).
Frederic Brown
Oct 13, 2017