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Schneider Electric to share trends shaping the future of smart grid at the Sub Sahara Africa Power Summit in Cape Town

October 16, 2018/in Events/by Solar Business Hub

Schneider Electric announced that Vice President of Energy in Southern Africa, Taru Madangombe, will be addressing delegates at the Sub Saharan Africa Power Summit in Cape Town from 17 to 19 October 2018. His address will include the trends in the energy revolution (4th Industrial revolution – 4IR) and case studies that indicate how successfully smart grid applications can save money and improve customer satisfaction.

Stanford researchers develop water-based battery to store solar and wind energy

May 14, 2018/in Science/by Solar Business Hub

Stanford researchers have developed a water-based battery that could provide a cheap way to store wind or solar energy generated when the sun is shining and wind is blowing so it can be fed back into the electric grid and be redistributed when demand is high.

China tops EY’s Renewable energy country attractiveness index and US overtakes India

May 12, 2018/in Reports/by Solar Business Hub

China tops the latest EY’s Renewable energy country attractiveness index (RECAI) for the third time consecutively, with the US and Germany overtaking India, which falls from second to fourth position. The UK and the Netherlands are notable climbers (to positions seventh and ninth respectively), while Taiwan re-enters the bi-annual top 40 ranking.

Spanish University develops stand-alone solar-powered system to produce drinking water

February 26, 2018/in Science/by Solar Business Hub

Research group in applied electrochemistry and electrocatalysis at the University of Alicante in Spain announced that they have developed a stand-alone system for desalinating and treating water through electrodialysis. The system is directly powered by solar energy and can be applied in off-grid areas.

Total global corporate funding into the solar sector increased 41% totalling $12.8 billion in 2017

January 9, 2018/in Reports/by Solar Business Hub

Mercom Capital Group, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, announced yesterday the release of its annual report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the solar sector in 2017.

BP re-enters solar market with aquisition of 43% stake in Lightsource for $200M

December 15, 2017/in Business/by Solar Business Hub

London-based renewable energy developer Lightsource and British multinational energy business BP today announced that they have agreed to form a strategic partnership, bringing Lightsource’s solar development and management expertise together with BP’s global scale, relationships and trading capabilities to drive further growth across the world.

Renewables can increase to 61% of EU electricity mix in 2030 at lower cost, report says

December 2, 2017/in Reports/by Solar Business Hub

New analysis shows how cheap renewables and flexible demand could replace more than half of European coal and gas generation by 2030, while reducing system cost and almost doubling emissions savings from the power sector, compared to current plans.

New €700 million pan-European infrastructure fund to support investment in renewables

December 2, 2017/in Business/by Solar Business Hub

European Investment Bank (EIB) and Europe’s leading National Promotional Banks announces the launch of Marguerite II, a pan-European infrastructure fund with total commitments in excess of EUR 700m, ensuring continued support to key infrastructure investments in renewables, energy, transport and digital infrastructure by the Marguerite platform.

Massachusetts Solar and Energy Storage System to Protect Critical Facilities During Extreme Storms while Saving $400k a year

September 16, 2017/in Projects/by Solar Business Hub

A new video showcasing the Sterling Municipal Light Department’s award-winning energy storage system premiered this week at the Solar Power International/Energy Storage International conference in Las Vegas and at the Innovation Northeast’s Energy Storage & Microgrid conference in Boston. The video highlights the municipal utility’s energy storage microgrid, which is bringing both economic and resiliency benefits to the town of Sterling, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking energy storage project is the result of a collaboration among municipal, state, federal, industry, philanthropy, and nonprofit partners.

HelioPower Successfully Emerges from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

August 25, 2017/in Corporate/by Solar Business Hub

HelioPower, Inc., a leading solar power integration firm based in California, announced this week that it has successfully completed its corporate and financial reorganization. The reorganization plan, under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, substantially de-leverages the company’s ongoing business and stabilizes the financial health of the business.

Global Market Outlook 2017-2021: Solar Boom Continues 2016 is another record solar year

August 13, 2017/in Reports/by Solar Business Hub

SolarPower Europe today launched the ‘Global Market Outlook for Solar Power 2017-2021.’ The report confirms that 2016 was another record year for solar, with global annual solar additions growing by 50% with 76.6 GW installed.

Largest Power Exhibition in Nigeria to Gather the Entire Electricity Market Value Chain

July 25, 2017/in Events/by Solar Business Hub

The sixth edition of Power Nigeria exhibition and conference, which will take place at the new purpose-built exhibition venue Landmark Centre in Lagos from the 5th to the 7th of September, is set to once again attract the entire power market value chain, from decision makers and business leaders to experts and trade professionals, who will gather to deliberate the latest trends and progression within the country’s power sector.

Tag Archive for: solar

Schneider Electric to share trends shaping the future of smart grid at the Sub Sahara Africa Power Summit in Cape Town

Stanford researchers develop water-based battery to store solar and wind energy

China tops EY’s Renewable energy country attractiveness index and US overtakes India

Spanish University develops stand-alone solar-powered system to produce drinking water

Total global corporate funding into the solar sector increased 41% totalling $12.8 billion in 2017

BP re-enters solar market with aquisition of 43% stake in Lightsource for $200M

Renewables can increase to 61% of EU electricity mix in 2030 at lower cost, report says

New €700 million pan-European infrastructure fund to support investment in renewables

Massachusetts Solar and Energy Storage System to Protect Critical Facilities During Extreme Storms while Saving $400k a year

HelioPower Successfully Emerges from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Global Market Outlook 2017-2021: Solar Boom Continues 2016 is another record solar year

Largest Power Exhibition in Nigeria to Gather the Entire Electricity Market Value Chain

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