Bangladesh, World Bank Team Up to Double Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Capacity
The USD185 million credit also includes a USD26.38 million loan and a USD2.87 million grant from the World Bank’s Climate Investment Funds’ Strategic Climate Fund.…
Solar Industry Unveils Campaign to Streamline Solar Permitting
ANAHEIM, Calif. – As Solar Power International kicks off in California, the U.S. solar industry is taking a major step toward alleviating one of the biggest hurdles to…
Oxford PV Leads Consortium to Prepare Perovskite Solar Cells for High Volume Manufacturing
Oxford PVTM – The Perovskite CompanyTM, the leader in the field of perovskite solar cells, recently announced a new consortium to further demonstrate the manufacturability of…
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…
Cygni Energy Raises $6.4 Mn to Power Growth & Expansion
Hyderabad, 21st August, 2018: Hyderabad based Cygni Energy Private Limited; an innovative Solar-DC solutions startup announced that it has raised funds of $ 6.4 Million through a…
US Dept. of Energy Launches USD2 Billion Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program
The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced a USD2 billion loan guarantee program aimed at facilitating financing and development of energy resources, products or…
The Market-Makers “De-Risking” Clean Energy Development in the Caribbean and Central America
The USAID Clean Energy Finance Facility for the Caribbean and Central America (CEFF-CCA) recently held a webinar during which a group of “market-making,” clean energy…
A Lender’s Perspective on Solar PV Technical Risks and Bankability
For a solar PV lender, the core challenge in ensuring the profitability of a PV investment lies in making correct assumptions at the planning phase…
Solar DAO Fund Calls off ICO, Launches Three Projects and a “Know Your Customer” Procedure
Leading utilities in various countries around the world are experimenting with blockchain energy distributed ledger and trading systems in a bid to stay ahead of…
Social Equity-Minded Solar Energy Entrepreneurs Catch Blockchain Fever
Blockchain fever appears to have broken out among social enterprise-oriented solar energy entrepreneurs and start-ups. At least three potentially seminal events recently took place in less…
