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Zambian Off-Grid Solar Market Expanding Rapidly with Help from Global Utility
On Thursday, pay-go energy company Fenix International, part of global utility ENGIE, said that it has electrified 30,000 Zambian households 9 months after expanding into the country by leveraging its partnership with telecom MTN. This rate of growth exceeds the company’s initial expectations and outpaces the industry average, according to the company. Source: Renewable Energy
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Carlyle Group Affiliate Buys 612 MW of Wind Power Capacity in New York
Zephyr Wind Energy, Carlyle’s newly established affiliate, is buying the wind generation portfolio that includes six wind farms in three northern and western New York counties. Source: Renewable Energy
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EV Charging Infrastructure in UK on Cusp of ‘Huge Growth’
Electric car charging infrastructure represents a ‘huge growth area’ for the UK, according to an expert at global certification expert Bureau Veritas. Source: Renewable Energy
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World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Opens in UK
The world’s largest offshore windfarm was officially opened in the UK today. Source: Renewable Energy
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Bilfinger chosen to supply pipeline for 15.9-MW Gaildorf pumped-storage plant
Bilfinger VAM Anlagentechnik has been chosen to deliver a distribution pipeline for use in the 15.9-MW pumped-storage power plant being built in Gaildorf, Germany. Source: Renewable Energy
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Mass Court Says State Can Order Electricity Plants to Reduce Carbon Emissions
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled that Massachusetts has a right to make in-state electricity generators cut their carbon emissions dramatically over the next 30 years. It's the second time in two years that the state's highest court has recognized the science of climate change. Source: Renewable Energy
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German Utility Secures Consumer Management of Smart Home Data
German-headquartered integrated energy company, Innogy, has selected distributed computing solutions provider, Intertrust, to help smart home consumers to securely manage data. Source: Renewable Energy
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France Names Pro-renewable Energy Minister
Former green lawmaker, Francois de Rugy, has been named France’s energy and environment minister, replacing environmental activist Nicolas Hulot. Source: Renewable Energy
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Revival of UN Carbon Market Could Be Coming Soon
After the United Nations’s first attempt to build a global carbon market fizzled from $33 billion to almost nothing, climate envoys from nearly 200 countries are meeting in Bangkok this week to give it another go. Source: Renewable Energy
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Residential Energy Storage Surging, No Longer Just a `Cool Toy'
Demand for residential energy-storage is surging in the U.S., with more capacity installed in the second quarter than in all of 2017. Source: Renewable Energy