Rolls-Royce to Build Nuclear SMRs Tackling Energy Crisis
The global fossil fuel crisis resulting from the Russia-Ukraine war has caused many countries to seek alternatives to fossil fuels. …
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Schneider Electric Acquires EV Connect to Accelerate EV Revolution
EV connect announced that it has been acquired by the sustainability-focused and automation digital solutions provider Schneider Electric. The Paris-based …
World Bank Spurs Kenya Off-Grid Solar Expansion with $150MM IDA Credit
The World Bank recently added substantial impetus to the wave of off-grid solar energy projects sweeping across Sub-Saharan Africa. The world’s preeminent multilateral development bank... Read more →
Solar DAO Closed-End Fund Aims to Blow Open Doors to Global Utility-Scale Project Investment
Blockchain-based closed-end solar project investment fund Solar DAO is prepping for the launch of its initial coin offering (ICO). A digital autonomous organization (DAO) built... Read more →
Warburg Pincus Planning to Plow $75MM in Indian Rooftop/Residential Solar Developer
Whether it’s Manila, New Delhi, Nairobi or San Juan, Puerto Rico, expensive, unreliable power grid services raise the cost of living and doing business in... Read more →
Aggreko Acquires Advanced Battery Storage-Smart Microgrid Systems Pioneer Younicos for $52 Million
One of the world’s pioneering developers of advanced battery energy storage systems and smart microgrid developers, Germany’s Younicos on July 3 announced it was being... Read more →
Jaguar Land Rover Joins Growing Ranks of Multinationals Bringing Sustainable Energy to Off-Grid Africans
An increasingly diverse range of the world’s largest multinational corporations are joining socially and environmentally-minded off-grid solar start-ups and wireless-mobile telecoms operators and bringing safe,... Read more →
Microgrids without Subsidy? Check Out the C&I Market
Microgrids often need some form of policy support. This is especially so for microgrids that are deployed for a public …
Facebook, Microsoft Join in Launch of Sustainable Microgrid Investment Accelerator
Facebook and Microsoft are joining the growing ranks of leading high-tech industry players aiming to expand sustainable energy access and renewable energy microgrid deployment across... Read more →
First Non-Recourse Project Financing for Utility “Behind the Meter” Battery Energy Storage
Gaining the ability to raise not just venture capital or private equity but project financing from banks and financial services providers is a sure sign... Read more →