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BlackRock Secures USD $250 Million for Climate Infrastructure Finance Vehicle
BlackRock Inc has obtained over USD 250 million in commitments for the Climate Finance Partnership across emerging markets.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: Utilities 2.0 Twaake Pilot: New Integrated Energy Approach Could Deliver Universal Electrification in Uganda for Half the Cost, Fraction of the Time as Grid-Only
A coalition of global energy sector leaders launched a first-of-its-kind integrated energy pilot in Uganda.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Daystar Power Receives $20 Million in Funding to Boost Operations in West Africa
Nigeria-based, Daystar Power, has received an investment from the International Finance Corporation(IFC), a subsidiary of the World Bank Group.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Statkraft to Support Solar in Africa to Address Energy Poverty
Statkraft is partnering with SolarAid to address energy poverty through solar power in sub-Saharan Africa over the next three years.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- energy access
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Press Release: Miller Center & Chevron Launch Climate Resilience Accelerator in Asia Pacific
Social entrepreneurship leaders focused on solutions addressing vulnerable populations chosen for a climate resilience accelerator designed to help them scale.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- climate change
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Interview: HomeBiogas – The Circular Economy Meets Clean Cooking
Oshik Efrati, CEO of HomeBiogas, and Boaz Schweiger, Executive Chairman of HomeBiogas and Operating Partner at Closed Loop Partners, spoke with Colm Fay, CCA’s Senior Director for Market Strengthening, about the origins of HomeBiogas and what the IPO means for the company and its future.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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Scaling Biodigesters: How Appropriate Financing Can Help This Undervalued Technology Deliver Social and Environmental Impact
Biodigesters break down organic material to produce biogas for cooking and heating, along with fertilizer. But though these applications are extremely useful for farming households, uptake remains limited: In Africa alone, the technology could be adopted by almost 33 million households, but market penetration is less than 1% of that. Tanya Kothari of the Catalysing Agriculture by Scaling Energy Ecosystems program shares a recent study from the Shell Foundation exploring the impact biodigesters can make, while identifying the kinds of financing that could support growth in the market.
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- Agriculture, Energy
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Viewpoint: Impending Luang Prabang Dam Sparks Unesco Heritage Impact Assessment
Despite known challenges, and concerns from both Unesco and environmentalists, the Luang Prabang dam construction moves inevitably forward
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- Energy, Environment, Impact Assessment
- Region
- South Asia
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