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Practical and Available
The Power of the Sun: Solar Lanterns Transform Lives in Malawi, Africa
From www.renewableenergyworld.com Mirriam is 18 years old and lives in Malawi. She has two children, one brother and one sister. Her father died of AIDS and her mother is now also sick with HIV AIDS. Sustainable Electrification Solutions for Developing Countries
From www.youtube.com - February 8, 2013 From the IEEE Humanitarian Technology Webinar Series, a webinar by Chris Hopper of e.quinox. The International Energy Agency estimates that by 2030 still ove... Saphonian bladeless turbine boasts impressive efficiency, low cost
From www.gizmag.com A new bladeless wind turbine created is based upon the shape of a ship’s sails and promises to offer up to double the efficiency of a typical wind turbine. Renewable sources of energy for Africa | Radio Netherlands Worldwide
From www.rnw.nl About 77% of Africa’s sub-Saharan population lives without access to electricity, according to experts who gathered at the conference entitled “Access to all forms of energy in Africa: Wha... Solar Offers Needed Resilience During Natural Disasters
From www.sustainablebusiness.com Even people with solar on their roofs sat in the dark during Sandy; it's looking more attractive to spend the extra money to create a microgrid. 
Solar-powered cell towers bring off-grid energy to remote communities
From www.treehugger.com -February 26, 2013 Powering off-grid mobile phone towers with renewable energy also brings electricity to many areas in dire need of power. 
Why Cellular Towers in Developing Nations Are Making the Move to Solar Power
From www.scientificamerican.com Renewable energy is beginning to replace diesel in cell-phone networks 
Alta Devices Unveils the World’s Lightest, Most Efficient Solar Power Chargers
From inhabitat.com Alta Device has created a solar-powered charging mat that is lighter and more efficient than any previous mat for use by soldiers. Urine-Powered Generators
Four African Teens Create Pee-Powered Energy Generator
Four African teenage girls created a pee-powered generator for the Maker Faire Africa in LAGOS. Teen girls invent urine-powered generator to tackle Nigeria's energy problems
From www.upi.com - February 11, 2013 Four teenage girls have invented a urine-powered generator to create safer and more access to electricity. Only 50 percent of Nigerians had access to electricity during 2009. Researchers Use Urea to Create Low-Cost Fuel Cells
A team of researchers in the UK have figured out how to replace hydrogen with urea in fuel cells resulting in a much cheaper technology. 
Nepalese Teen Invents Cheap Solar Panel Using Human Hair
Did you know that melanin the pigment in hair, is light sensitive and can be used as a conductor? Well, that's what an 18 year old in Nepal recently discovered, and is now using human hair to replace silicon in solar panels. 
13-Year-Old Makes Solar Power Breakthrough by Harnessing the Fibonacci Sequence
From inhabitat.com - March 2, 2013 Aidan's exploration in the woods uncovered a mystery of science and he designed a fascinating tree solar collector as a result of his discoveries. Genius Inventor Cracks Secret Of Trees To Harness Solar Power. Oh, And He’s 13.
From www.upworthy.com Could this teenager cause the downfall of big oil? 
“Wind Lens” Turbines Could Boost Energy Generation 3X
From inhabitat.com The ultra-efficient turbine of the future might look completely different if Kyushu University professor Yuji Ohya has anything to say about it First-class energy from second-hand turbines
From www.rural21.com In 2009 a refurbished turbine from Europe became Gambia’s first wind-power plant. 
How To Build A Solar Heating Panel Using Soda Cans
From www.bodymindsoulspirit.com - November 30, 2014 If you’ve got good sun exposure on one side of your house, you can take advantage of free heat from the sun with this DIY solar heating panel, which uses old soda cans to collect and transfer the s... Grandmothers To Solar Engineers In Madagascar
From cleantechnica.com A group of seven elderly women have departed their villages in rural Madagascar for six months training at India’s Barefoot College that will equip them as community solar engineers. The College’s Solar Engineer programme, run in conjunction with WWF, trains grandmothers to provide solar energy to their villages and others. New “Plug ‘n’ Play” Solar Module Fits Almost Any Roof
From cleantechnica.com A new fully assembled, plug-and-play modular rooftop solar power system was introduced at the Intersolar North America trade show last month, and it could be a low cost solar power solution for home owners and businesses that want to dip a toe... Trees used to create recyclable solar cell
From www.health24.com Solar cells are just like leaves, capturing the sunlight and turning it into energy. It’s fitting that they can now be made partially from trees. 10 African startups offering green energy solutions
From vc4africa.biz The energy crisis in Africa is immense. Around three quarters of the population in Sub Saharan Africa have no access to electricity, and also companies express access to power as their biggest obstacle. Building a Solar Heated Well House
From www.builditsolarblog.com This is a very nice and well documented project on the Alt. Build Blog that covers building a freeze resistant well house. The idea is to keep the well plumbing and tanks above freezing with a passive solar heating system. Energy Efficiency and African Growth | The Energy Collective
From theenergycollective.com Historically people associate the sound of Africa as the roar of the lion; but in reality, it’s been the roar of the diesel generator. Herds of these archaic beasts are on the prowl in cities, towns, factories, mines, businesses and big farms. Anti-soiling coating keeps solar reflectors clean and efficient
From www.sciencedaily.com Scientists are developing a low-cost, transparent, anti-soiling coating for solar reflectors to optimize energy efficiency while lowering operating and maintenance costs and avoiding negative environmental impacts.Soiling -- the accumulation of dust and sand -- on solar power reflectors and photovoltaic cells is one of the main efficiency drags for solar power plants, capable of reducing reflectivity up to 50 percent in 14 days. Though plants can perform manual cleaning and brushing with deionized water and detergent, this labor-intensive routine significantly raises operating and maintenance costs (O&M), which is reflected in the cost of solar energy for consumers. 
Study Shows Photovoltaics Beat Biofuels at Converting Solar Energy Into Miles Driven
A study in the Dec issue of Environmental Science & Technology shows that PVs are more efficient than biofuels at converting the sun's energy into fuel for vehicles. Solar Energy Advantages | Energy4life
With energy sources being depleted at a rate faster than they are being built, one needs to use the abundant energy available for free – solar power 
Make Solar Panel & Wind Turbine | HomeMadePowerPlant
From www.homemadepowerplant.com - March 11, 2013 Cut electricity costs by 80%. Save the planet from pollution. Make solar panels and wind turbines. Use renewable energy. New possibilities for solar power
From www.sciencedaily.com - March 13, 2013 Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in solar technology. A newly developed solar photovoltaic thermal system generates both electricity and heat. New Solar Cells Harness Infrared Light | the earthy report
Current solar technology can only harness about sixty percent of the solar energy reaching the Earth. |
Cutting Edge Technology
Solar sunflower inspired by nature could bring clean energy anywhere
From edition.cnn.com - December 17, 2014 The Sunflower Solar Harvester can produce heating, desalinated water, and refrigeration from just 10 hours of sunlight - enough to power several households. 
This Solar Sunflower Provides Electricity and Clean, Hot Water
From gizmodo.com - October 1, 2014 This floral fabrication may look luxurious, but in fact it has a rather down-to-earth aim: to take renewable energy and warm water to remote, off-grid communities. 
Boosting Solar Photovoltaic Efficiency with 'Tinkertoy' Materials
From www.renewableenergyworld.com - November 8, 2014 Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have received a $1.2 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy's SunShot Initiative to develop a technique that they believe will significantly improve the efficiencies of photovoltaic materials and help make solar electricity cost-competitive with other sources of energy. The work builds on Sandia's recent successes with metal-organic framework (MOF) materials by combining them with dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC). "A lot of people are working with DSSCs, but we think our expertise with MOFs gives us a tool that others don't have," said Sandia's Erik Spoerke, a materials scientist with a long history of solar cell exploration at the labs. 
Hybrid materials could smash the solar efficiency ceiling
From phys.org - October 12, 2014 (Phys.org) —A new method for transferring energy from organic to inorganic semiconductors could boost the efficiency of widely used inorganic solar cells. 
Solar panel breaks "third of a sun" efficiency barrier
From www.gizmag.com Embattled photovoltaic solar power manufacturer Amonix announced on Tuesday that it has broken the solar module efficiency record, becoming the first manufa... 
Triple-junction solar cell design could break 50 percent conversion barrier
From www.gizmag.com A team of scientists from the U.S. Naval Research Lab may have found the key to breaking the 50 percent conversion efficiency barrier with an innovative mul... 
Stanford Scientists Create the World’s First Peel-and-Stick Solar Cells
A team at Stanford have created the world's first flexible, thin film peel-and-stick solar cells. 
New Flexible Fiber-Based Solar Cells Could Revolutionize Renewable Energy Production
An international team of chemists, physicists and engineers have developed a new type of lightweight, flexible solar cells that could revolutionize the way we use renewable energy. 
Solar Panels to be Able to Clean Themselves Thanks to New Nanotech Breakthrough
From www.greenpacks.org The costs for maintenance for solar panels will go down soon, as researchers at Tel Aviv University have managed to make a breakthrough in nano technology 
Novel Solar Photovoltaic Cells Achieve Record Efficiency Using Nanoscale Structures: Scientific American
From www.scientificamerican.com The devices could lead to better, cheaper solar power 
MIT Develops Polymer Film That Harvests Energy From Water Vapor
Those boffins at MIT have created a new bio-polymer film that is able to generate electricity through a common source: water vapor. In theory it could be used to power devices through sweat or rain. 
HydroICE Solar-Powered Combustion Engine Could Cut Solar Costs By 75%
A new source of energy is put to use in an old technology for promising results. 
MIT Team Develops All-Carbon Solar Cell That Generates Energy from Infra-Red Light!
From inhabitat.com - February 8, 2013 A MIT team have developed a carbon solar cell that can absorb infra-red energy potentially doubling the efficiency of solar cells. 
Researchers Create 'Sun-Believable' Solar Cell Paint
From mashable.com Notre Dame researchers have created a semiconductive paste which can be applied to a surface and turn it into a solar cell. 
Photovoltaics from any semiconductor
From phys.org A technology that would enable low-cost, high efficiency solar cells to be made from virtually any semiconductor material has been developed by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and (UC) Berkeley. 
Colourful 'solar glass' means entire buildings can generate clean power
A solar power company capable of "printing" colourful glass that can generate electricity from the sun's energy announced a £2m funding boost. 
Is this the Breakthrough that Finally Ends ‘Big Oil’ and Brings Solar Power to the World?
From themindunleashed.org - November 13, 2014 The days of bulky, expensive solar panels that were heavy and required harsh chemicals to produce and a lot of… Plastics That Convert Light To Electricity Could Have A Big Impact
From www.sciencedaily.com Researchers have found a way to measure exactly how much electrical current is carried by tiny bubbles and channels that form inside nanoscale solar cells, paving the way for development of more efficient materials. Materials scientists make solar energy chip 100 times more efficient
From phys.org Scientists working at the Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences (SIMES) have improved an innovative solar-energy device to be about 100 times more efficient than its previous design in converting the sun's light and... 
New material promises better solar cells
From www.sciencedaily.com - March 13, 2013 Researchers have shown that a recently discovered class of materials can be used to create a new kind of solar cell. Anas Labak of U-Windsor: Mobile Solar Energy Machine Could Power Regions off Grid
From www.wdet.org Remote and developing regions could hugely benefit from new solar technology developed by the University of Windsor. 
Cool Earth Solar develops inflatable solar concentrators to boost energy production | Eco Chunk
From www.ecochunk.com - February 21, 2013 The solar concentrators are made using inflatable, tube-shaped plastic film similar to the one used commercially for packaging and shipping. Will nanowires provide a breakthrough for solar power efficiency?
From www.csmonitor.com Nanowire solar cells could absorb more of the sun's energy than theory, the so-called Shockley-Queisser limit, would allow, a new study says. New Solar Energy Chips 100 Times More Efficient
From www.industrytap.com Scientists working at the Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences (SIMES) have just announced an innovation in a solar energy device that will make it 100 times more efficient than its previous design in converting sunlight and heat... One step closer to low cost solar cells
From www.sciencedaily.com Even seemingly new and green forms of energy production, like silicon-based solar cells, are not as cost effective as they could be. Scientists are now investigating solar cells based on organic materials that have electrodes both flexible and transparent, enabling the fabrication of these solar cells at a low cost. Solar Cells Might Soon be Made of Paper
From www.jetsongreen.com While living in solar powered homes is very sustainable and environmentally friendly, the materials from which most solar PV arrays are constructed are not. Since they are often made from rare natural materials or plastics, researchers are constantly looking for way to improve this flaw and make the whole package more eco-friendly. A team of scientists from the University of Maryland, the South China University of Technology, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have recently developed ... 
Brazilian-Made Plastic Solar Panels, a Clean Energy Breakthrough - Inter Press Service
From www.ipsnews.net - March 12, 2013 Brazilian-Made Plastic Solar Panels, a Clean Energy Breakthrough Inter Press Service PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, Mar 12 2013 (IPS) - As part of the country's growing emphasis on green tech research, Brazilian scientists have developed plastic solar... |
Battery Innovations
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Recycled Laptop Batteries Bring Light to Power Poor
From www.scientificamerican.com - December 11, 2014 IBM scientists in India developed an experimental power supply from reusable lithium-ion cells salvaged from three-year-old laptop battery packs. Larry Greenemeier reports. 
Harvard materials scientists win award for tiny 3D-printed battery
From www.technology.org - November 29, 2013 Materials scientists at Harvard University have been recognized by the printed electronics industry for their work on novel 3D-printed lithium-ion microbatteries the size of a grain of sand. According to the award description, Lewis’ research team at Harvard “has printed rechargeable 3D Li-ion microbatteries composed of high–aspect ratio anode and cathode micro-arrays that are interdigitated on a sub-millimeter scale, and exhibit amongst the highest area energy and power densities reported to date. 
Lithium-Ion Batteries, Straight from a 3-D Printer
From www.technologyreview.com - November 25, 2013 By making the basic building blocks of batteries out of ink, Harvard materials scientist Jennifer Lewis is laying the groundwork for lithium-ion batteries and other high-performing electronics that can be produced with 3-D printers. 
Organic mega flow battery promises breakthrough for renewable energy
From phys.org A team of Harvard scientists and engineers has demonstrated a new type of battery that could fundamentally transform the way electricity is stored on the grid, making power from renewable energy sources such as wind and solar far more economical... 
Battery Storage Breakthrough at Harvard Could Play Huge Role in Future of Renewables
From ecowatch.com - January 12, 2014 
Biobatteries: Taking Battery Technology to the Next Level
From www.renewableenergyworld.com - February 6, 2015 If you’ve been following the long-standing competition between electric and fuel-powered cars, you’ll know the basics. That electric motors have better efficiency than internal combustion engines, but electric cars have short ranges because batteries lack the energy density of liquid fue 
World's first solar battery claimed to "run on light and air"
From www.gizmag.com - October 6, 2014 Researchers at Ohio State University (OSU) have created a dye-sensitized solar cell that stores its own power by "breathing" air to decompose and re-form lithium peroxide. 
This Algae Based Battery Charges Faster And Lasts Longer Than Normal Batteries
From www.unbelievable-facts.com -June 20, 2014 Several scientists have researched the possible power capabilities of algae. Prototype creator, Adam Freeman is one of them and he intends to build a new kind of battery that could even power a Tesla. 
MIT's flow battery could store solar and wind power on the cheap
From www.gizmag.com - August 23, 2013 Researchers at MIT have come up with a new design for a rechargeable flow battery that does away with the expensive and ineffective membrane of previous designs. Electric Spray Paint Could Turn Any Surface Into a Battery
From www.popsci.com - February 7, 2013 Spray on batteries! Endless possibilities once this technology is further developed. 
Microbial battery: Team uses 'wired microbes' to generate electricity from sewage
From phys.org - September 17, 2013 Engineers at Stanford University have devised a new way to generate electricity from sewage using naturally-occurring "wired microbes" as mini power plants, producing electricity as they digest plant and animal waste. 
Stanford Team Achieves 'Holy Grail' of Battery Design: A Stable Lithium Anode
From solarthermalmagazine.com -August 18, 2014 they have taken a big step toward accomplishing what battery designers have been trying to do for decades – design a pure lithium anode. 
Research team uses melanin to make biodegradable battery anode
From phys.org - December 10, 2013 A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Oregon has used melanin as an ingredient in a cocktail that led to the creation of a biodegradable battery anode. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team describes how they created the anode and to what purpose it might be put in the near future. 
Folding batteries increases their areal energy density by up to 14 times
From phys.org - October 9, 2013 By folding a paper-based Li-ion battery in a Miura-ori pattern (similar to how some maps are folded), scientists have shown that the battery exhibits a 14x increase in areal energy density and capacity due to its smaller footprint. |
Scientists create new battery that's cheap, clean, rechargeable ... and organic
From www.sciencedaily.com - June 25, 2014 Scientists have developed a rechargeable battery that is all organic and could be scaled up easily for use in power plants where it can make the energy grid more resilient and efficient by creating a large-scale means to store energy for use as... 
New water-based organic battery is cheap, rechargeable and eco-friendly
From www.gizmag.com - June 30, 2014 A team of scientists at the University of Southern California (USC) are working on a water-based organic battery that is cheaper, more environmentally frien... 
Water-based battery a step up for renewable energy
From www.eco-business.com -February 7, 2013 Energy storage will be critically important as we work towards sustainable living. Microbe Battery Makes Wastewater Worthwhile
From rss.sciam.com - September 19, 2013 Developed countries spend about 3 percent of all their electrical power treating wastewater. The juice purifies contaminated material so it can be returned safely to the environment. Now... Engineer brings new twist to sodium-ion battery technology with discovery of flexible molybdenum disulfide electrodes
From phys.org A Kansas State University engineer has made a breakthrough in rechargeable battery applications. 
Battery cathode made of waste byproducts from paper industry promises sustainable energy storage
From digg.com - February 7, 2013 A breakthrough for inexpensive electricity from solar cells, and a massive investment in wind power, will mean a need to store energy in an intelligent way. Electric Bacteria For Bio-Batteries: A Breakthrough In Clean Energy
From www.itechpost.com Scientists have taken an important step toward bio-batteries, and it starts with bacteria. 
Using bacteria batteries to make electricity
From phys.org - July 17, 2013 Their idea is state of the art: Ten Bielefeld students have set their sights on constructing a bio-battery. They want to make use of the bacteria Escherichia coli to convert glucose into energy. 
Ammonia-based battery system to convert low-grade waste heat into electricity
From www.gizmag.com - December 7, 2014 As modern power generation methods are designed to squeeze the most power from the least amount of fuel, engineers are constantly looking at techniques to improve efficiency. 
A Potato Battery Can Light Up a Room For Over a Month
From blogs.smithsonianmag.com - December 8, 2013 A crop-based power system coming out of Israel is significantly cheaper than batteries, but why isn't anyone interested? 
Israeli Company Sol Chip Developing World’s First Everlasting Solar Battery
From inhabitat.com - July 26, 2013 Israeli company Sol Chip has an ambitious plan-their researchers are working on an everlasting solar battery. 
All Charged Up: Engineers Create A Battery Made Of Wood
From www.kqed.org - July 24, 2013 The prototype batteries use wood fibers coated with carbon nanotubes to create an electric current. 
Gravity Battery Concept
From gravitybattery.info Explaining the gravity battery concept, with detailed illustrations on storing energy using simply the force of gravity. 
How A California Company Is Recycling Waste Slag To Deliver A Cheaper Advanced Battery
From thinkprogress.org - August 5, 2014 Thanks to a new chemistry, a California company can use cheaper recycled vanadium in its batteries rather than the purer and more expensive supplies. 
New all-solid sulfur-based battery outperforms lithium-ion technology
From phys.org - June 5, 2013 Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have designed and tested an all-solid lithium-sulfur battery with approximately four times the energy density of conventional lithium-ion technologies that power... |
Biofuels and Other Options
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New technique makes 'biogasoline' from plant waste
From phys.org Gasoline-like fuels can be made from cellulosic materials such as farm and forestry waste using a new process invented by chemists at the University of California, Davis. Food versus Fuel: Native Plants Make Better Ethanol: Scientific American
New research reveals that native grasses and flowers grown on land not currently used for crops could make for a sustainable biofuel 
New Urban Algae System Generates Energy While Cleaning Wastewater in Paris
From inhabitat.com - February 8, 2013 Ennesys and OriginOil unveil a new biofuel technology using algae that can generate energy for a building while cleaning its wastewater. Urban Algae Turns Wastewater into Energy: Scientific American Video
From www.scientificamerican.com - February 19, 2013 News videos covering science, health and technology at Sciam.com |
How All Power Labs gasifier technology could revolutionize clean energy production
From inhabitat.com - February 6, 2015 Portable and completely off-grid, All Power Labs gasifiers are already providing clean, sustainable energy in over 40 countries. 
Can Straw Provide China's Energy Needs?: Scientific American
From www.scientificamerican.com -February 21, 2013 Efforts to use biomass rather than burning it in the fields could help ease China's energy needs, displacing coal and cutting air pollution This 17-Year-Old Built An Algae Biofuel Lab Under Her Bed
From www.fastcoexist.com Algae fuel has long been the holy grail for biofuel enthusiasts, mainly because it doesn’t require the land mass of other crops. But so far, companies have found it challenging to make algae biofuel economically feasible--combine all the labor and operational costs of scaling up production, and it can’t compete with petroleum. Volz attempted in her project to find a way to make algae fuel work. How to Turn Water into Fuel by Building This DIY Oxyhydrogen Generator
From mad-science.wonderhowto.com Here's how to build a sexy looking water-fuel generator that will convert your tap water into an extremely powerful, clean burning gas! |
National Projects and Goals
Africa's largest solar farm (325,480 PV modules) is now fully operational!
From www.treehugger.com - November 18, 2014 The largest solar project on the continent helps South Africa get closer to its goal of 18GW of renewable energy by 2030. 
Alternative energy gaining root in Kenya
From www.rural21.com While thousands of farmers await to be paid by a Dutch sponsered programme for their efforts in climate change through alternative energy in Kenya; their greatest challenge still remains the lack of locally available and affordable equipments. 
A model for entire West Africa
From www.rural21.com The island state of Cape Verde has set itself ambitious goals. By 2020, half of the islands’ energy is to come from renewable sources. Abu Dhabi’s IRENA Launches World’s First Global Renewable Energy Atlas
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has recently launched the world’s first atlas on clean energy. 
Combating Energy Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa
From www.diplomaticourier.com Africa arguably faces the largest development gap of any region, and an unstable energy supply creates challenges for meaningful, sustainable development. 
Six villages get solar power in corporate-funded project - The Express Tribune
From tribune.com.pk - March 2, 2013 Six villages get solar power in corporate-funded project The Express Tribune Each of these has pledged funds for providing access to solar energy in villages selected for the project,” said Javed Iqbal, Information Officer of Buksh Foundation while... 
Qatar forges ahead in solar power
From www.gulf-times.com - March 9, 2013 When installed, the SolarWorld-QSTec photovoltaic monocrystalline silicon panels will provide all of Passivhaus’ electricity requirements... Viet Nam's ‘green revolution' underway
From vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn - February 7, 2013 Designing and building sustainable, or green, homes, office buildings and other structures to capitalise on natural energy sources wherever possible is slowly catching on in Viet Nam. 
Solar Report Stunner: Unsubsidized 'Grid Parity Has Been Reached In India', Italy--With More Countries Coming in 2014
From thinkprogress.org - March 3, 2013 Deutsche Bank just released new analyses concluding that global solar market will become sustainable on its own terms by the end of 2014, no longer needing subsidies to continue performing. |
New Report Finds that Solar Power Could Serve All of the World’s Energy Needs
A new report issued by the World Wildlife Fund finds that renewable energy -- particularly solar -- could provide all of the world's energy needs. 
How Renewables In Developing Countries Are Leapfrogging Traditional Power
From thinkprogress.org - November 5, 2014 Lagging infrastructure has left many developing countries with high fossil fuel costs, making renewables and distributed solar a smart alternative. Quetsol-Turn Lives ON across Guatemala
From www.indiegogo.com We can make solar power more affordable, sustainable, and accessible for millions of people with our Pay-As-You-Go Solar technology. Nicaragua Aims To Be 94% Powered By Renewable Sources By 2017
Nicaragua's National Development Plan calls for 94% of the country's electricity needs to be sourced from renewables by 2017. 
Uruguay Plans 200 Megawatts of the World's Cheapest Solar Energy From www.bloomberg.com - February 25, 2013
Uruguay Plans 200 Megawatts of the World's Cheapest Solar Energy Bloomberg Uruguay will offer contracts next month to buy power from 200 megawatts of solar farms at the world's cheapest rates as the South American nation seeks to add low-cost... 
Peru Is Now Giving Free Solar Power To Its 2 Million Poorest Citizens
From www.minds.com- December 23, 2014 The National Photovoltaic Household Electrification Program will cost about $200 million, which is basically nothing in the scheme of most international budgets. Peru also leads the way in national dedication to organic food and doesn't allow... http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/15/peru-solar-power-program-to-give-electricity-to-2-million-of-poorest-peruvians/
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India’s largest 50 MW (AC) Solar PV Project Commissioned
From www.process-worldwide.com Welspun Energy (WEL), has commissioned its utility-scale solar project in an astounding five months; well ahead of schedule, creating a new benchmark for the industry. India Wants To Switch 26 Million Water Pumps To Solar Power Instead Of Diesel
From thinkprogress.org It's indicative of a larger trend toward -- and need for --distributed solar generation for the world's poor. 
Promotion of renewable energy in rural India
From www.aidvolunteers.org - March 11, 2013 In a rural village of 113 in #India our #EUAidVolunteers followed the installation of a #solar powered #water system:http://t.co/elH5otVRaY 
India's villagers reap visible benefits from solar electricity scheme
From www.guardian.co.uk - March 6, 2013 John Vidal: Energy NGO Teri has revolutionised 500,000 lives through a scheme that uses solar LED lanterns to provide cheap power (India's villagers reap visible benefits from solar electricity scheme - The Guardian: India's villagers reap v... 
Micro Grid Solar PV Technology Comes to Rural India
From tek-think.com - September 6, 2014 Micro Grid Solar PV Technology ( TeK-THink) India has vast renewable energy resources for sun and wind. 
Cheap Electricity for Poor Squeezing Out Solar in India
From www.businessweek.com - November 20, 2014 The villagers of Dharnai in northern India had been living without electricity for more than 30 years when Greenpeace installed a microgrid to supply reliable, low-cost solar power. 
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