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Sam Pothecary
Sam joined pv magazine in 2016, primarily to manage the magazine’s online presence. As well as writing and editing articles for the daily news section, he reports on the global solar industry and climate policies for the magazine. Prior to pv magazine, Sam worked as a journalist for various publications in Argentina, reporting chiefly on politics and social issues.
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Articles written by Sam Pothecary
ReneSola enters partnership with China Resources Leasing worth US$145 million annually
Chinese fully-integrated solar developer ReneSolar has signed the partnership with the significant holding company that would see China Resources Leasing provide it with an annual credit facility no smaller than RMB 1 billion (US$ 145.8 million) to expand its downstream project development.
Jan 24, 2017
Eltek to install solar arrays at over 100 hospitals in Zimbabwe
Norwegian-based power solutions company Eltek is installing the systems as part of the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP), with the aim of supplying safe and reliable power to hospital that have poor access to grid electricity in the African country.
Jan 24, 2017
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Meyer Burger continues strong start to 2017 with new CHF 19 million orders
The Swiss PV manufacturing equipment supplier has had an excellent start to the year, with these now the company’s sixth major orders for its highly technical equipment, while the recapitalization stays on track with an approval from the High Court for the resolutions of the bondholders.
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SMA claims over 25% of the Indian inverter market in 2016
German PV inverter supplier SMA Solar Technology shipped over 1 GW of solar inverters to the Indian utility-scale PV market in 2016, which accounted for 26% of the entire market, of which SMA is the second largest inverter supplier.
Jan 23, 2017
Miraikikai launches water-free solar module cleaner at WFES
Miraikikai’s offering is the first water-free and automated cleaning robot for utility-scale solar plants, which could help solve the challenge of dust in arid regions and deserts, which can be a real problem for plant energy generation rates.
Jan 20, 2017
Construction underway at Burundi’s first utility-scale solar plant
A ground-breaking ceremony took place on Wednesday for the 7.5 MW solar PV plant that is being developed by Gigawatt Global in East African country Burundi, which, once complete, will add 15% to the country’s electricity generation capacity.
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