Mobisol secures additional substantial senior loan facility from Finnfund

Berlin / Helsinki, 11 July 2017 - ARE Member Mobisol has strengthened its capital base by an additional substantial senior loan facility from Finnfund (Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd.), following an already provided senior loan in 2016 to Mobisol’s operations in Tanz READ MORE

Sunlabob Renewable Energy partners with Anita Asia on rooftop solar PV at Myanmar garment factory

YANGON, July 3 2017 – ARE Member, Sunlabob Renewable Energy, Ltd., a venture-backed company specializing in decentralized renewable energy, recently completed and commissioned a 92.6 kilowatt peak (kWp) rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) installation at Anita Asia Ltd., an Austrian-owned garment factory operating in Yangon since 1997. READ MORE

Mobisol acquires Lumeter to Expand Off-grid Solar Pay-As-You-Go Solution

San Francisco /  Berlin – 27 June 2017 – ARE Member Mobisol, a leader in decentralized solar electrification, today announced that it has acquired Lumeter, one of the largest providers of pay-as-you-go (PAYG) software for the off-grid solar industry. READ MORE

Mobisol Awarded as Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum, and Ashden Award Winner

World Economic Forum on Wednesday announced its selection of the world’s 30 most promising Technology Pioneers 2017 Companies were selected for their potential to significantly impact business and society through new technologies, and advance the Fourth Industrial Revolution READ MORE

Transnational cooperation project to (em)power off-grid communities in North-West Europe with decentralised renewable hybrid energy systems

Alkmaar, 13 June 2017 – In a joint effort to pilot North-West Europe (NWE) towards a low-carbon energy future, ARE and eight project partners have teamed up to develop a standardised model for renewables-based decentral hybrid energy systems (DHES) in the project “Low Carbon Off- READ MORE

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Milk cooling system wins Intersolar Award

Munich, 31 May 2017 - ARE Member Phaesun and the University of Hohenheim are awarded the Intersolar Award 2017 in the category "Outstanding Solar Projects" with the innovative milk cooling system for farmers in rural areas. READ MORE

Simpa Networks launches India’s first PAYG solar television using advanced SmartPanel IoT technology

NOIDA, India — June 7, 2017 — ARE Member Simpa Networks, a leader in providing affordable solar power to households and businesses in rural India, today announced the launch of Magic TV, the country’s first solar-powered Pay-as-you-Go (PAYG) satellite TV solution. READ MORE

Another Record Breaking Year for Renewable Energy: More renewable energy capacity for less money

Record power capacity of 161 GW added, for 23% less investment (USD 241.6 billion)   READ MORE

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