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Next Big Thing You Missed: Bigger, Cheaper Fuel Cells Will Eliminate Power Outages
General Electric has a bright idea for keeping the lights on even when the electrical grid short-circuits. The 122-year-old company wants to bring clean, reliable, affordable energy to the masses with hyper-efficient fuel cells , and in a rare move, is launching a startup to do it.
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- Energy, Environment
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Electrify Africa, Energize Africa and Power Africa: Partnering With Africa for the Long Run
Monday, 30 June, was the first year anniversary of President Obama’s Power Africa initiative, the president’s signature initiative for the continent which seeks to expand electricity to address poverty alleviation and economic growth.
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- Energy, Environment, Impact Assessment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nine African countries win renewable energy development funding
The low-income nations were awarded new funding and operational support at the semi-annual Climate Investment Funds governing body meeting.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Echoing Green Announces The Next Generation Of Social Entrepreneurs
Today Echoing Green announced its 2014 class of Fellows including Global, Black Male Achievement and Climate Fellows.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Base of the Pyramid, solar
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Cleantech in the developing world: from solar power to refrigeration
For a growing number of companies, cleantech promises innovations and opportunities at the base of the pyramid
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- Energy, Environment, Impact Assessment
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- impact investing, solar
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Singapore Billionaire Bets Big on Energy in Africa, Asia
In September 2007, almost a year after New Zealand–born billionaire Richard Chandler founded investment firm Orient Global in Singapore, he made a rare appearance at a forum on social responsibility.
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- Energy
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- impact investing
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Infuse Ventures, Intellecap Impact Investment Network invest Rs 3 crore in solar startup Surya Power
MUMBAI: Intellecap Impact Investment Network (I3N) andInfuse Ventures have invested $500,000, or Rs 3 crore, in Coimbatore-based solar-agriculture startup Surya PowerMagic.
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- Energy, Impact Assessment
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- impact investing, solar
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Solar Crowdfunding Platform SunFunder Join’s Power Africa’s Beyond the Grid
The US Government, under the aegis of the Obama administration, has formally launched Power Africa to increase energy access to those in need in sub-Saharan Africa. SunFunder is one of the founding partners of the initiative and joins an august group that includes another solar crowdfunding platform Mosaic.
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- Energy, Environment