October 17th, 2016 by Carolyn Fortuna Originally published on Ecopreneurist. Decentralized sustainable energy technologies—both at the individual systems level, such as solar home systems, and at the mini-grid level servicing 50 to 100 households—are the cheapest solutions for energy access in an increasing number of locations. That’s the finding of a new report by the International Energy Agency. The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report has shown that the entire global economy by the…
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