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UK signs off-grid solar agreements with Nigeria, Sierra Leone at launch of Energy Africa Campaign
U.K.’s Department for International Development strikes fast-track agreement for delivery of off-grid solar projects in the two nations as part of the wider Energy Africa Campaign.
Finca to provide solar microfinance for 300,000 African households annually through 2019
Microfinance provider Finca International has announced plans to finance off-grid solar systems to light up the lives of 1.5 million people in Africa. The deal was announced at a White House Forum on off-grid energy yesterday.
Off Grid Electric raises US$25 million to provide solar power to homes in Africa
OGE’s C round is the largest venture capital funding round for distributed energy in Africa to date. The company is currently deploying 10,000 home solar systems per month in Tanzania using a leasing model.
Cornwall experiments with ‘sunshine tariff’ as possible alternative for UK solar
A grassroots project in Cornwall, England, is examining ways to implement a special, so-called “sunshine tariff.” The project, although small in scale, could provide the template for the solar business models of the new era of zero subsidies.
Interview: Speaking off-grid with Phaesun
Tobias Zwirner, MD of Phaesun GmbH, talks to pv magazine about last month’s Off-Grid Experts Workshop, held in Memmingen, Germany, between September 25-26.
Australia: groundbreaking solar array for offgrid mine commences operation
A 1.7 MW solar array a remote Australian mine site has commenced operation in what the developers are touting as the countrys first commercial diesel displacement PV system. The Weipa Solar Plant will supply electricity to a remote mine site, with plans to expand the system to up to 6.7 MW.
African Renewable Energy Fund raises $200 million
The fund supports small to medium-scale renewable energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa and provides both financial assistance and technical experience essential for smaller renewable schemes being implemented for the first time.
Little Sun crowd-funding goal up 300% after six days
Crowd funding for the Berlin-based start-up and social business’ latest product continues to skyrocket. CEO Felix Hallwachs speaks with pv magazine about the company’s plans for its new solar powered cell phone charger and the spectacular success of its funding campaign.
Little Sun doubles crowd funding goal in just two days
The Berlin start-up and social business has had spectacular success in crowd funding its latest product, a solar powered cell phone charger for people with no access to electricity as well as for users eager to free themsvelves from the grid.
The pv magazine weekly news digest
Obama’s clean power plan angers the coal industry, Indian auction strikes another low solar price, further cost reductions are on the way, and SolarCity’s plans for world domination edge closer to reality.
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