Solar-biogas technology pioneer AORA Solar continues expanding its development work in Africa, signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Arizona State University LightWorks and two Ethiopian universities, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University and Adama Science and Technology University (ASTU). It is hoped the building of this educational infrastructure and future construction of local … [continued]
Last December, I covered AORA Solar and Ethiopia about a preliminary agreement with the Ethiopian government to pilot AORA’s Tulip solar-hybrid system. AORA’s solution functions on sunlight during the day, and seamlessly switches to run on bio-fuels at night or under cloud cover to provide 24/7 utility-grade energy. To that end, … [continued]
Final construction of AORA Solar’s 24/7 solar energy/biofuel power plant being built in partnership with Arizona State University, although nearly one year behind schedule, is expected to be operational in September. “It’s going much slower than we had hoped,” said AORA Solar CEO Zev Rosenzweig in an interview. “Our plant is … [continued]
Electricity in many parts of rural Africa isn’t spoken about much because it doesn’t exist. That will soon change in Ethiopia, following AORA Solar’s agreement with the Ethiopian government to provide Africa’s first solar-biogas hybrid power solution for off-grid communities. Too often, rural communities and villages in Africa have not … [continued]
I had the pleasure of seeing AORA Solar and its CSP Tulip system two years ago when it was unveiled in Almeria, Spain. I have been waiting for the day when this exciting renewable energy platform might be tested in the United States. In an interview, CEO Zev Rosenzweig told … [continued]
AORA Solar, an innovative Israeli concentrating solar power (CSP) grid solutions developer, has undertaken the re-commissioning of its solar power station in Samar, Israel. Much of the re-commissioning work being undertaken is based on the company’s demonstration project in Almeria, Spain that opened last February. The Samar plant, which opened … [continued]
