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Solarcentury Secures €5.7m Deal to Build East African Solar Mini-Grids
Solarcentury has been awarded a €5.7m contract by the Eritrean government to design and build two hybrid mini-grids composed of solar panels and batteries. The solar-powered mini-grids will provide power to businesses and around 40,000 people in the communities of…
Google Creates “Dandelion” To Promote Geothermal Energy
Google has set up an independent business outside the Alphabet umbrella called Dandelion. The new company was created to promote new geothermal system technology. Dandelion will attempt to do for residential heating and cooling what SolarCity has done for rooftop…
India’s First Solar-Powered Train Makes its Debut (VIDEO)
India’s diesel-powered train network has a new kid on the block. The gas-guzzling Indian Railway system has just debuted its first solar-powered train, called the Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU). It will operate in the city of New Delhi. Placement…
Major solar power project to provide electricity at night
A major solar power project in the Middle East will provide electricity during the night, the developers have said. The $1bn (£770m) scheme will provide up to 200 megawatts to the grid in Dubai between 4pm and 10am, according to…
Saudi Arabia Looks Past Oil and Pushes Ahead with Wind Energy Ambitions
Saudi Arabia has resumed its efforts to launch the kingdom’s first large-scale wind farm, totalling 400 megawatts (MW), according to the country’s energy minister Khalid Al Falih. And there are plans for further tenders to kick off this year as…
Korea Development Bank Issues $300 Million Green Bond For Renewable Energy Projects
The Korea Development Bank has issued its first green bond aimed at funding implementation and expansion of renewable energy projects. The Bank raised $300 million from investors in Asia, Europe, and the United States and offered “quarterly floating rate coupon…
Vivint Solar Continues Expansion With Move Into Virginia
One of the United States’ leading residential solar installers, Vivint Solar, has continued what is turning out to be an impressive year of expansion, by announcing that it has expanded into the state of Virginia. At the beginning of the…