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Press Release: In Rural Nigerian Communities, Small Electric Vehicles Powered by Microgrids Cost the Same as Fossil Fuels and Expand Access to Electricity
RMI, Factor[e] Ventures and the UK-charity Shell Foundation show scaling electric mobility with a growing minigrid industry is profitable for both minigrid and electric vehicle operators and improves community access to transportation
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- Energy, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sun King Raises $260 Million to Widen Clean Energy Access in Africa, Asia
One of the largest solar companies in Africa and Asia, Sun King, has raised $260 million in series D funding to deliver off-grid energy technologies to more people across the two continents.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bboxx Reportedly Acquires Ghana’s Peg Africa for $200 Million
Bboxx, a London-headquartered cleantech startup has reportedly acquired PEG Africa, another cleantech startup based in Accra.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy, startups
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How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Will Impact Africa’s Energy Transition
The Russian invasion of Ukraine will shift the geopolitics of decarbonization, with particularly stark implications for energy politics in Africa.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Small Electric Vehicles Can Act as Productive Use of Energy Catalysts for Rural Minigrids
Minigrids can power two and three-wheeled electric vehicles at a matching price with fossil-fuel alternatives.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Earth Day 2022: Questionable Momentum With A Side Order Of Panic
Just a few examples from the energy sector show the good momentum toward environmental sustainability.
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- Education, Energy, Environment, Impact Assessment
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- Global
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- climate change, recycling
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CATL to Partner With Indonesian State Companies on $6 Billion Electric Vehicle Battery Project
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. and two state-owned companies in Indonesia plan to jointly develop a $6 billion electric-vehicle battery integration project, capitalizing on the bigger shift by the auto industry toward battery-powered vehicles.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- South Asia
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Analysis: Wind Farms Signal Decline of Agriculture in Southern India
The village of Muppandal in Tamil Nadu is home to India’s largest operational onshore wind farm in terms of installed capacity. Over three decades, there have been visible social impacts on the people living in the area.
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- Energy
- Region
- Asia Pacific