Clean Cooking: 33 Solutions For One Renewable Energy Problem
Renewable energy has a clean power problem in the cookstove area, but help is on the way.
M-KOPA solar
Re-Imagining Our Relationship With Electricity
Companies are bringing alternative energy business models to deliver “personal power” to energy-poor communities. These models often rely on PV solar as the core technology, coupled with innovative financing models, and often use cellular infrastructure, which is often fairly well-developed and accepted.
M-KOPA Brings In $19 Million
Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon The US-based off-grid solar energy systems provider M-Kopa, a 2015 Zayed Future Energy Prize winner, has secured $19 million in new equity investment via the London-based investment vehicle Generation Investment Management. For those unfamiliar with the company and situation, M-Kopa is based around … [continued]
Why M-KOPA Solar Is Winning Award After Award (Video Interview)
M-KOPA Solar has apparently had little problem winning awards. You can scan through the awards here. Most recently, it won the prestigious and highly competitive Zayed Future Energy Prize (in the SME category). Following the Zayed Future Energy Prize awards ceremony*, I had the chance to interview M-KOPA’s managing director and cofounder, Jesse Moore. … [continued]
ZFEP Winners Chat Renewable Energy, Societal Change, & More (Exclusive Videos)
I hope those of you who haven’t already watched the Zayed Future Energy Prize Awards Ceremony videos will go ahead and do so, as they are really inspiring and interesting to watch. Once you’ve done that, you can learn a bit more about the winners via the following videos, which … [continued]
Pay-As-You-Go Solar Startup Bringing Cheap, Clean Lighting To Kenya
A new pay-as-you-go solar startup in Kenya is aiming to provide a cheap and pollution-free replacement for the ubiquitous kerosene lamps there. Currently, most rural residents in Kenya use kerosene lamps for lighting their homes, which is not only rather expensive, but also creates a great deal of indoor pollution. … [continued]
