Topu Roy’s family had no electricity until around 2005 when his parents set up a solar power system at their home in Dinajpur, in northern Bangladesh, to power lights and fans. In the past two decades, approximately 6 million solar home systems have been installed across the country, bringing electricity to remote off-grid communities. “It’s […]
Dortmund, Germany (CNN Business) People on the front lines of Europe’s gas crisis are struggling to get solar panels for their homes and businesses as they face a “perfect storm” that is driving up energy prices. at record levels. In the first six months of this year, Germany saw a 22% increase in the installation […]
With more than 1000 MW of solar capacity on our system, Dominion Energy is working to power an increasingly clean future for South Carolina. But incorporating large-scale amounts of solar energy onto the grid — while continuing to provide customers with safe, affordable and reliable energy — is not without its challenges. Solar is Key to Green […]
To keep the lights on and the machines running at the only blood bank in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinians use the only natural resource they have in abundance: sunlight. The vitality of this energy source became apparent earlier this month when the power plant in the teeming area was shut down by the most […]
Growthpoint Properties is an international property company with assets in South Africa, Eastern Europe, Australia, and the UK. Growthpoint is also South Africa’s largest primary Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Growthpoint owns and manages a diversified portfolio of over 500 property assets, locally and internationally. The company has been […]
WASHINGTON – The European Space Agency will seek funding this fall for a feasibility study on solar power in space, the latest sign of support for an idea that still faces major technical and financial challenges. Josef Aschbacher, director general of ESA, tweeted on August 16 that he will ask the member states at the […]
