- 26 July 2007 -
Waste to watts
A brightfield is an abandoned or contaminated property (brownfield) redeveloped to use solar technology. Lori Ribeiro looks at one such project in Brockton, MA, USA, which shows that it is viable to turn brownfields into environmental, aesthetic, economic and educational assets.
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- 24 May 2007 -
PV 2006: From hype to reality
2006 was a year of hype, industry consolidation, and manic PR for the PV industry. Paula Mints of Navigant Consulting peels back the headlines and looks to the future of what will hopefully be a buoyant period for many aspects of solar technology.
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Solar Home Systems Offering Credit and Ensuring Recovery

Solar pre-payment systems can offer a way of providing modern electricity services among populations currently deprived of them.

Energy for all: Obstacles and Success Conditions for RE in Developing Countries

In many developing countries there is a much larger potential for renewables like wind and solar energy than in industrialised countries. But there are obstacles that prevent the adoption of such "new" renewables in developing countries. Ulrich Laumanns and Danyel Reiche try to identify the most important obstacles and point to success conditions that can lead to a wider dissemination of "new" renewables in developing countries.

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