Installing inequality: the racial disparities in solar deployment
By Deborah Sunter (Tufts University), Sergio Castellanos and Prof Daniel Kammen (University of California, Berkeley)
It takes a crowd: funding solar energy in developing countries
An article by Martin Baart, CEO and Co-Founder of ecoligo
Solar-Home Systems and Mini-Grids: Same, Same but Different!
More than a billion people around the globe do not have access to electricity. In the vast majority, this is not because of a traditional lifestyle, so not by choice.
Alexander Melzer
Founder & CEO, Zolar
Alex career has always been dedicated to the solar industry: He worked as a Product Manager at Solarwatt AG, before moving to Canada and becoming Managing Director at Soventix Canada Inc., a global solar project developer. In 2016, he founded the Greentech Startup Zolar together with his Co-founder and friend Gregor Loukidis. His vision: Changing the world’s energy generation to 100% renewable.
Prof Christian Breyer
Professor Solar Economy, LUT University
Christian Breyer’s major expertise is the integrated research of technological and economic characteristics of renewable energy systems specialising in energy system modelling for 100% renewable energy, on a local but also global scale. He worked previously for Reiner Lemoine Institut and Hanwha Q Cells. He is chairman for renewable energy at the Energy Watch Group and reviewer for the IPCC.
Twitter:@ChristianOnRE