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Solar News From News Topic: Off-Grid

DC Solar scammers serve as cautionary tale for solar investors

Jeff Carpoff had a lot to celebrate as friends and business associates gathered at his company’s Christmas party last year.

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Jun 4, 2019 in DER, News, Off-Grid, solar, Solar Education

Brazil plans to add more solar to its hydro-dominated electricity generation mix

Brazil is the second-largest producer of hydroelectric power in the world, after only China, and hydropower accounted for more than 70% of the country’s electricity generation in 2018. Brazil’s latest 10-year energy plan seeks to maintain this level of…

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May 31, 2019 in DER, Hydropower, News, Off-Grid, solar, Solar Education

EESI to help rural co-ops and public power entities ‘ACE’ clean energy upgrades

Yesterday, the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) announced the launch of the Access Clean Energy Savings (ACES) initiative. ACES provides technical assistance to help rural electric cooperatives and public power utilities apply for the U….

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May 14, 2019 in C&I, Energy Efficiency, Grid Scale, Microgrids, Off-Grid, solar, Solar Education

Doing business better: Empowering women through solar energy

Incredibly, 1.1 billion people – 14% of the world’s population – still live without access to electricity. In rural, remote communities, many people simply have no light after sunset. That makes being productive at night—such as working and learning–e…

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May 14, 2019 in DER, Microgrids, Off-Grid, solar, Solar Education

Minigrid combines solar and digital to electrify Togo village

Solar energy is now providing the electricity for an entire village in Togo of 4000 people, powering streetlights, homes, schools and shops.

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Apr 25, 2019 in Africa, DER, Microgrids, News, Off-Grid, On Site Renewables, solar, Solar Education

Hawaiian Electric Companies achieve 27 percent renewable energy in 2018 despite loss of geothermal

In late February, Hawaiian Electric Companies announced that they have achieved a consolidated 27 percent renewable portfolio standard in 2018, even with the loss of Hawaii Island’s geothermal resource for most of the year following the Kilauea volcani…

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Mar 4, 2019 in DER, Geothermal, Grid Scale, Hydropower, News, Off-Grid, Rooftop, solar, Solar Education, SolarFeatured, Wind Power

Solar hybrid microgrid electrifies Tanzania villages

A solar-hybrid mini-grid project is underway in Tanzania.

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Mar 4, 2019 in Africa, DER, Microgrids, News, Off-Grid, On Site Renewables, solar, Solar Education

ComEd installs off-grid renewable lighting at Bronzeville schools

This week ComEd said that it’s furthering innovation in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood with the installation of renewable energy powered lights along the walkway to the Beethoven Elementary School. Bronzeville is home to the first “microgrid cluste…

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Feb 20, 2019 in Community Solar, DER, Microgrids, News, Off-Grid, solar, Solar Education, Wind Power

South Africa’s Eskom Facing `Death Spiral’ Driven by Distributed Solar Energy

Bloated by debt, bled by corruption and battered by structurally declining sales, South African power utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. is facing what’s known in the industry as a “death spiral.”

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Dec 13, 2018 in C&I, DER, Energy Efficiency, News, Off-Grid, solar, Solar Education

Clean Power Sees First Win Over Fossil Fuels in Emerging Markets

Developing countries have added more clean power capacity than fossil fuel generation for the first time ever, charging ahead of wealthier nations in the global green energy push, according to Bloomberg NEF.

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Nov 27, 2018 in Microgrids, News, Off-Grid, solar, Solar Education, Wind Power
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