Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 12 | Page 17

ReneSola signs letter of intent to sell solar projects in Poland Usecrypt announces messenger application now available on AppStore R eneSola Ltd (‘ReneSola’ or ‘the company’), a leading fully integrated solar project developer, has announced that it has entered into a letter of intent (LOI) to sell its 55MW solar projects in Poland to Chroma Impact Investment, a global investor in renewable energy, focusing on large-scale solar, B2B and storage projects. Pursuant to the LOI, Chroma will acquire ReneSola’s 55 MW of solar projects in Poland, each with a capacity of 1 MW. All of these projects will sell power under Poland’s Contract for Difference (CFD) regime and are eligible for a 15-year guaranteed tariff. Among the 55MW of projects, 14MW have been connected. The rest of the projects are under construction and are expected to be fully operational by the first half of 2019. Xianshou Li, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ReneSola, commented: “This LOI demonstrates our ability to develop and monetise solar projects across different geographies. Poland is a key market for us and ReneSola is one of the largest project developers in the region. Upon completing this transaction, we will show our ability to unlock value in our projects at various points along the development cycle. We expect Poland to be a growth market in the years ahead and we look forward to further supporting solar deployment in the region.” U secrypt, a leading provider of secure communication technology based in Warsaw, has announced that its messenger application is now available internationally from Apple’s AppStore. Usecrypt Messenger offers a fast, simple and fully secured way to make calls, send text-based messages and share files. Data is not stored on Usecrypt’s server, which makes messages and call logs impossible to restore once the user permanently deletes them. Usecrypt offers secure messaging, crystal- clear domestic and international calling capabilities and gives full at-rest and in- use protection with IP address anonymity for iOS and Android users. www.intelligentcio.com The company uses a patented method of encrypting digital data, Hybrid Virtual Key Management (HVKM), in which one unique half of the user’s encryption key is stored on their device and the other half stored on the Usecrypt server. In addition to HVKM, Usecrypt has additional layers of protection that ensure the highest security for its users. Usecrypt has experienced rapid user-base growth in 17 countries and Usecrypt Messenger recently ranked as the top paid social networking app in Poland on Apple’s App Store. It is also available from Google Play, for Android devices, with a monthly per-user subscription cost of US$14.49. INTELLIGENTCIO 17