Sunlabob, a commercial solar lighting supplier based in Laos, is using public sector contracts to reach the poorest in Liberia and other markets at the base of the economic pyramid. This cannot be a simple commercial proposition, says Sunlabob Director Andy Schroeter. The poorest cannot cover the capital costs. Liberia’s destroyed electricity infrastructure Liberia had […]
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South Africa Renewable Energy Program is Under Way
Round 1 of the renewable energy development program (REIPP)in South Africa is finally under way. The government will sign final agreements with 28 project developers in the next few days. They plan to build 1.4 GW of generation capacity and invest US$5.4 billion. The government has also announced plans for a major extension of the […]
Photovoltaics – the Law of Comparative Advantage in Action
China has an important share in world patents for upstream high-value processes in photovoltaic cell manufacture, such as the production of silicon, ingots and wafer segments. But those patenting activities are the result of Chinese public research institutes’ efforts to break the country’s dependence on foreign suppliers of hi-tech components, according to researchers from Mines Paris Tech. That R&D is not […]
Global PV market up 139% Tougher times ahead
This article was first published on Leonardo Energy on 5th September 2011 A record 18.2 GW of solar photovoltaics was installed across the world in 2010, according to the annual survey from the Californian solar energy consultancy Solarbuzz. That is growth of 139% in installations over 2009. The survey reports that the PV industry generated US $82 billion […]
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Increasing Profitability through Flexible Energy Consumption
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Can New York’s Electricity Market Rules Change the World?
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Exploiting niches in hydro power
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Zero-emissions refrigeration transport
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Storing Power as Liquid Air
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Reaching the Power of High Altitude Winds
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Nuclear Power for the UK – Does it Make Sense?
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Safe Electrification of Argentina’s Poorest Homes
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Storing Energy on Rail Tracks
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Small Hydro Project to Deliver Major Benefits
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How Hydro Project Management Team Navigated the Obstacles
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German University Clusters of Excellence receive Funding
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Two Cheers for the Energy Bill – And a Pat on the Back for Ed Milliband
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Wind Power Sector in Turkey in Take-Off
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Wind Power in Brazil is Cheaper than Gas
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CEOs pay lip-service to Teamwork
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Good Designers Understand Business Management Constraints
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Increasing Profitability through Flexible Energy Consumption
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Gossip in the Workplace and Management
