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Jigar Shah

Jigar Shah is the President and Co-Founder of Generate Capital, the leading investment and operating platform for sustainable infrastructure. Founded in 2014, Generate Capital is the only “one-stop-shop” for pioneers leading the Resource Revolution. Prior to Generate, as the Founder and CEO of SunEdison (NASDAQ: SUNE), Shah pioneered “no money down solar”, which unlocked a multi-billion-dollar solar market and became the largest solar services company worldwide before its acquisition by MEMC. Shah is the author of Creating Climate Wealth: Unlocking the Impact Economy. After SunEdison, Shah served as the founding CEO of the Carbon War Room, a global non-profit founded by Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Unite to help entrepreneurs address climate change. Shah’s decades of experience in renewable energy consistently show that business model innovation and entrepreneurship are two of the keys to proving that sustainability pays. Shah holds an M.B.A. from The University of Maryland and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.

Articles written by Jigar Shah

Applications & Installations

The path beyond 5 TW With the COP28 climate summit in Dubai resulting in a pledge of at least 11 TW of renewables generation capacity by 2030, Bruce Douglas, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Global Renewables Alliance (GRA), examines the outcomes of the conference and their likely impact on the solar industry.

Bruce Douglas

Feb 14, 2024

Markets & Policy

Weekend read: ‘Solar crime’ on the rise With copper prices rising, inflation driving up the cost of living, and organised criminal gangs stepping up operations in the United Kingdom and across Europe, solar project owners need to be more conscious than ever of security, reports Max Hall.

Max Hall

Apr 21, 2023

Markets & Policy

Solar-powered synthetic kerosene could be vital bridge to zero-emission flying A study of the investment and innovation needed to achieve the European Green Deal’s aviation ambitions has highlighted the key role that synthetic fuel can play until hydrogen and electric flights become a reality.

Max Hall

Oct 09, 2022

Applications & Installations

IRENA highlights solar critical to ASEAN energy transition Indonesia will have to get to work installing more than 24 GW of solar this year – and every year – if the region is to achieve the 2.1 TW to 2.4 TW of photovoltaics the International Renewable Energy Agency has estimated it will require to achieve a net zero carbon energy system by 2050.

Max Hall

Sep 25, 2022

Applications & Installations

Cape Town tenders for solar in bid to escape dependence on troubled utility The city authority wants a developer to construct a 7 MW solar project for it as part of a push to widen its sources of electricity, and says clean energy will be cheaper than – largely coal-fired – grid power from Eskom.

Max Hall

Sep 22, 2022

Markets & Policy

Chinese power rationing affects solar module production China installed 37.73 GW of solar in the first seven months of this year, according to official estimates. JinkoSolar said it is struggling to cope with power rationing in Sichuan province, while Shunfeng said it expects to record a hefty net loss for the first half.

Max Hall

Aug 24, 2022

Markets & Policy

Record solar investment keeping Chinese economy afloat Investments in renewables are hitting new highs in China, as recurrent Covid-19 outbreaks and a crisis-stricken housing market threaten the world’s second-biggest economy, according to BloombergNEF.

Max Hall

Aug 17, 2022

Applications & Installations

Solar power costs continued to fall in 2021, despite rising panel prices The average global price of solar kilowatt-hours fell 13% on 2020’s prices, as around two-thirds of the renewables capacity installed last year was cheaper than the lowest-cost fossil fuel alternative.

Max Hall

Jul 14, 2022

Applications & Installations

Vietnamese government fears legal action from solar investors The Vietnamese government is reportedly concerned about legal action from solar investors if its new power development plan does not prove ambitious enough.

Max Hall

Jul 13, 2022

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