Originally published on Sustainnovate. Along with a chat or two with Akon, I also got to spend some time during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week interviewing Akon Lighting Africa Co-Founder & President Thione Niang. Naturally, we talked about Akon Lighting Africa — for example, its aims, its roots, and how involved … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. Along with my own personal interview with Akon, the international superstar and solar entrepreneur was interviewed on stage during a student event in the midst of this year’s Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. I was lucky enough to be there and film the whole thing — check … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. One of the big surprise interviews I got to conduct this year at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week was an interview with Akon. I wasn’t quite sure if my brain was working right when I saw the name on my interview schedule. Akon is best known as a … [continued]
One of the world’s leading solar module manufacturers and projects developers, Yingli Green Energy, has announced a joint venture aimed at the development of solar PV power plants in Africa. Yingli Green Energy Holdings announced earlier this month a partnership with Namene Energy International, a leading renewable energy projects developer in … [continued]
Here’s a huge reading list for hump day. Hopefully it will help get you through to the weekend. 😀 (Click the subheadings to read the full stories) Solar Lamp Design Winner Will Be Distributed Throughout Africa To Dispel Darkness The winning design for a solar lamp, shown above, will be distributed … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. Global solar installations will rise by to 2020 to 92 GW yearly, according to a new report from Apricum, compared to 42 GW annually in 2014. The Berlin-based cleantech consulting firm said most of the 50 GW in annual increases from 2014 until 2020 will come … [continued]
In-line with its strategy to expand footprint in Africa, Norwegian project developer Scatec Solar is planning to develop the largest solar power plant in western Africa. IFC InfraVentures, a global infrastructure project development fund part of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), will partner with Scatec Solar and a local project developer … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. In the movie Apollo 13, as ground controllers are struggling to get a crippled spacecraft back to Earth, a member of the NASA team announces to the group, “Power is everything.” Indeed it is. Power is what drives the global economy. Power is what enables the internet … [continued]
Here are some more interesting stories on clean electricity options. Enjoy! But note that several of these, published yesterday, may have been relevant only on April 1, if you know what I mean. Solar Community Solar For Low-Income Families Going Solar Is Easy. Getting Connected Is Hard Solar Finance Now Offered … [continued]
Solar is coming into its own. It is here to stay. However, the off-grid solar market is still nascent. Arguably, serving this off-grid solar need, this off-grid market, requires fresh financing techniques. Africa is so vast that off-grid is normalcy to many families and businesses. But many are still completely without electricity, and … [continued]
