Bboxx launches a new brand to speed up clean energy deployment in off-grid communities
Bboxx has launched Flexx by Bboxx, a new brand offering entry-level clean energy products to millions of people at the bottom of the energy pyramid.…
The EBRD and IRESEN Pledge to Cooperate on Morocco’s Transition to Sustainability
The EBRD and IRESEN pledge to help Morocco attempt to transition 52% of Morocco’s electrical production capacity to renewable sources by 2030.
Sid Yadav on the Story of Cool Effect’s Solar DC Program in India
Cool Effect is on a quest for carbon reduction. A not-for-profit (NFP) that can trace its origins back to 1998 and a cookstove project in…
2nd Annual AgriVoltaics EuropeNov 7 - Nov 9, 2023Amsterdam, Netherlands
Agrivoltaics is the clean energy solution that helps farms and agriculture to protect themselves from great weather conditions and other damaging factors. Innovative companies in this field design new solar…
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Papua New Guinea Emerges as a World-Leading Market for Mobile Pay-Go Solar
Papua New Guineans are embracing mobile pay-go, aka PAYG, solar, which is proving to be a potent, if small-scale, agent of change in terms of…
Namibia Sets a Foundation for Sustainable Solar, Renewable Energy and Socioeconomic Development
That’s the case in sub-Saharan Africa, where distributed solar power systems hold out the promise of enabling nations to extend sustainable energy access and development…
African Solar Investment and Industry Continues to Grow but Falls Far Short of What’s Needed
The 21st annual Africa Energy Forum took place in Lisbon, Portugal June 11–14, highlighting the risks, rewards, opportunities and challenges African nations and solar and…
The Solar and Renewables-Fueled Utility of the Future May Be Evolving in Sub-Saharan Africa
Though yet to prove itself long-term, smart, off-grid solar-plus-energy storage and mobile money and banking services are shaping up as a potent combination when it…
Solar Magazine’s News Highlights, March 9–16 Week
African island solar minigrids, plans to build a solar power facility at a former coal mining site, and the U.S. solar PV market shows resilience…
Microsoft Airband Initiative Leverages Solar Energy to Close the Digital Divide
Bringing affordable, reliable broadband Internet access to those who lack it has become a strategic focal point for high-powered telecoms and high-tech corporations and executives…
Fast-Growing User Base Suggests Evolutionary Growth Spurt in the Making for Developing-World Solar Mini-Grids
Private power utilities in Africa, Asia and Latin America are developing more than 550 “green” mini-grids – over USD550 million worth, according to Odyssey Energy…
