Tag: photovoltaic solar energy

• Friday, August 22nd 2014 - 13:07 UTC

  Unlikely bedfellows: mines that run on solar or wind power

  

  Mining companies are often seen as dinosaurs when it comes to making changes that will benefit the environment, but that perception may be shifting as some companies turn to renewable energy to cut costs and lighten their carbon footprint.

• Tuesday, August 5th 2014 - 06:21 UTC

  IDB finances photovoltaic solar energy project for private sector in Uruguay

  

  The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a 40.9 million dollars loan from its ordinary capital and 25 million from the Canada Climate Fund, which is administered by the Bank, to finance the private sector in Uruguay in the construction, operation and maintenance of a photovoltaic solar energy plant and its related facilities.