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Solar Head of State @SolarHeadofST

Making our leaders into #green leaders. #solar #renewables #cleantech

Joined March 2014
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Solar Head of State@SolarHeadofST
26 Jun 2018
Surveying the roof of @OPMJamaica - Office of the Prime Minister of #Jamaica - for the installation of #SolarPV panels. This #Caribbean nation has some of the most expensive electricity in the world and @SolarHeadofST is proud to support its transition to a #renewable future!
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Last week, a workshop in Fiji highlighted the immense potential of solar energy in the Pacific Islands. The Solarization of Head of State Residences project is deploying 1220-kilowatt solar systems across 10 Pacific Island countries. Watch the report here: youtu.be/F5x3jrZHdUw
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🇫🇯 Fiji's State House inaugurated a solar system with @SolarHeadofST. Supported by @indiagovernment in partnership with the @UNDP @UNOSSC @SolariaCorp & @PIDF01, the project drives transformative change across 11 Pacific Island Countries. ☀️Read more: undp.org/pacific/news/launch…
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"Greece is making progress in its energy transition, with some serious glitches, rushing to phase out coal by 2028. Public Power Corp. and its Renewables subsidiary are at the forefront of the transformation." balkangreenenergynews.com/gr… @BalkanGreEnNews

Greece's PPC Renewables finishing two solar power plants of 250 MW in total

PPC Renewables said it would complete two photovoltaic facilities in Greece's coal hubs by the end of the month.

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"The off-grid solar company Zonful Energy has powered over 30,000 homes and currently has a subsidiary business in Mozambique as part of its regional expansion strategy." howwemadeitinafrica.com/zimb… @MadeItInAfrica #SolarPV #SolarEnergy #RenewableEnergy

Zimbabwe: How this entrepreneur built an off-grid solar company

The off-grid solar company Zonful Energy has powered over 30,000 homes and currently has a subsidiary business in Mozambique as part of its regional expansion strategy.

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Researchers from the IFM at Deakin University in Victoria, Australia have tested a novel method for removing silicon from used solar panels. lifegate.com/recycling-used-… @Deakin #Australia @lifegate

Scientists have found a new way to remove silicon from used solar panels - LifeGate

Researchers from the IFM at Deakin University in Victoria, Australia have tested a novel method for removing silicon from used solar panels.

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"Water diverted from the watershed using plantation-era ditch systems would move between preexisting reservoirs to produce power on cloudy days and at night, reducing the island’s reliance on fossil fuels when the sun doesn’t shine." islandinnovation.co/news/the… #Energy #Renewables

The Shift To A Green Energy Future Is Renewing Plantation-Era Water Wars On Kauai | Island Innova...

Demand for the staple crop of the traditional Native Hawaiian diet is growing, farmers say, and about a dozen farms in Waimea struggle to keep up — optimisti...

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The leaders convened to discuss the promise of Seabased wave energy technology as a solution for small island states’ energy insecurity, debilitating fuel costs, and renewable transition challenges. islandinnovation.co/news/the… #Renewables #EnergyTransition

The Kingdom of Tonga Chooses Seabased Wave Power for Renewable Transition | Island Innovation

Albert Vaea, Minister of Internal Affairs for His Majesty’s Government of the Kingdom of Tonga and Vaʻinga Tōnē, Chair of SIDS DOCK Executive Council met rec...

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"With shared roots in Trinidad and Tobago, two young women are championing collaborative approaches to accelerate a shift to solar, batteries, and enabling environments for clean energy." islandinnovation.co/news/sia… #RenewableEnergy #EnergyTransition #SolarPV #WindPower

Siana & Zsaria: Speeding Up The Caribbean’s Energy Transition | Island Innovation

While in their respective universities, an impactful career in clean energy and climaterelated issues seemed out of reach for Zsaria Diaz and Siana Teelucksi...

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"Aware of the current climate of …, the country’s President and former Nobel Peace Prize recipient, has stated that he would leave their fossil fuels under the seafloor if high-income nations increased foreign aid to support the country’." islandinnovation.co/news/dar… #Renewables

Darwin to Dili: Contrasting challenges in Timor-Leste during an energy transition | Island Innova...

On Australia’s doorstep, a distinct energy narrative is unfolding. The widespread destruction of infrastructure by Indonesian militias in 1999 and prior has...

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"The small self-governing territory of the Isle of Man has announced plans to generate 75% of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2026, on a path to full decarbonisation by 2030." islandinnovation.co/news/sma… #RenewableEnergy #EnergyTransition #SIDS
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viliame kasanawaqa@VKasanawaqa
31 Jan 2023
Traditional request to the President of Fiji to grant his blessing on the project of solarizationof the state house of Fiji received. We look forward to the launch of the regional initiatives Feb.16 🇮🇳 🇫🇯 🇹🇴 🇹🇻 🇫🇲 🇵🇼🇻🇺🇹🇱🇸🇧🇰🇮🇲🇭
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Siemens and Swinburne University of Technology have agreed to set up the most advanced future Energy Transition Hub of its kind in Australia at the University’s Hawthorn campus in Melbourne. press.siemens.com/global/en/… @Siemens_Energy @Swinburne @hawthornu #Australia #Melbourne

Siemens partners with Swinburne University to help accelerate ener ...

Siemens Swinburne Energy Transition Hub aims to create the most advanced future energy grid laboratory of its kind in Au ...

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"As part of reaching net-zero by 2060, Indonesia plans by 2025 to produce energy from renewables as much as 23 per cent." asianews.network/promoting-b… #Indonesia #RenewableEnergy

Promoting biomass as a source of renewable energy in Indonesia

As part of reaching net-zero by 2060, Indonesia plans by 2025 to produce energy from renewables as much as 23 per cent.

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"Wind and solar energy have been the main drivers of the shift towards renewables, accounting for 19% of the EU's electricity generation in 2021." weforum.org/agenda/2023/02/e… @wef #SolarEnergy #SolarPV #EU

How does Europe get its electricity? Renewables are rising

Europe has been shifting towards renewable energy sources for electricity generation over the past decade. Wind and solar have been the main drivers.

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"The climate and energy policies of the United States and African countries should build on three shared interests—and address three strategic tensions." carnegieendowment.org/2023/0… @CarnegieEndow
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"Driven by the need to address the climate crisis, a reset of the entire energy sector is currently underway as the world lessens its dependence on traditional coal-based power and shifts towards renewable energy." africa.com/new-finance-model… #SolarEnergy #Africa
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"A significant expansion of federal planning, general permitting, and programmatic review would accelerate the permitting process for clean energy infrastructure in the long term." brookings.edu/research/how-t… @BrookingsInst #EnergyTransition #Renewables

How to reform federal permitting to accelerate clean energy infrastructure

Sud, Patnaik, and Glicksman identify bottlenecks in the permitting of renewable energy and transmission lines in the United States, and present six actionable policy solutions.

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A global survey of 10,000 energy professionals has found that those working in clean energy have the most in-demand skills, with almost eight in 10 being offered at least one new job in the past year. edie.net/renewable-energy-wo… #RenewableEnergy #EnergyJobs

Renewable energy workers are in high demand, global survey reveals - edie

A global survey of 10,000 energy professionals has found that those working in clean energy have the most in-demand skills, with almost eight in 10 being offered at least one new job in the past year.

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A new study from the University of Waterloo has highlighted how Canada’s first zero-carbon, net-positive energy building generates more energy than it consumes. innovationnewsnetwork.com/ca… @InnoNewsNetwork @UWaterloo #ZeroCarbon #NetZero #EnergyTransition

Canada’s first zero-carbon building is propelling the energy transition

A new study has highlighted how Canada’s first zero-carbon, net-positive energy building generates more energy than it consumes.

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"The demand, according to their forecasts, would make it the fourth most used railway line in Spain. Likewise, the Tenerife line would also link the northern point of the island in Santa Cruz to the Tenerife Sur airport in the south." islandinnovation.co/news/fro… #EnergyTransition
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