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Mobile Solar Energy Storage Unit Developer Gets a $1.4 Million Grant
Battery and energy storage firm, AceOn has been awarded a $1.4 million grant from the Innovate UK Energy Catalyst 8 Fund.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nesta Challenges Is Launching the Afri-Plastics Challenge to Reduce Plastic Pollution at Sea in Sub-Saharan Africa
The competition will allow non-governmental organisations and small and medium-sized enterprises to present innovative solutions to plastic waste management in marine areas.
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- Environment, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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UNCDF Launches Initiative to Address Challenges Faced by Smallholder Farmers in Asia, Africa
The challenge will help address challenges faced by smallholder farmers around productivity, climate change and supply chain, by also working alongside International Fund for Agricultural Development.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Global
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- SDGs, smallholder farmers
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Ecobank Ghana and Proparco Sign $59 Million Agreement to Help MSMEs Recover From COVID-19 Pandemic
The partnership, which is part of the Choose Africa and ARIZ Initiatives will pave way for Ecobank to offer loans at competitive interest rates to the MSMEs
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- MSMEs
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CreditAccess Grameen Raises $25 Million Debt from Swedfund
CreditAccess, the largest microlender by gross loan portfolio, will use the fund for on-lending to female micro-borrowers.
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- Global
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Press Release: Atlas Renewable Energy and Unipar Sign a Solar Energy Power Purchase Agreement in Brazil
Atlas Renewable Energy's Lar do Sol-Casablanca II project will provide solar energy to Unipar's factories in Brazil
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- Energy
- Region
- Latin America
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Press Release: New Reporting Standards Could Energize the Off-Grid Solar Industry
The framework represents a significant step in helping attract the capital needed to lift millions of people out of energy poverty.
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- Energy, Impact Assessment, Technology
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Land Conflicts on the Horizon as India Pursues a Clean Energy Future
Low tariffs achieved by renewable energy projects in India have fueled the clean energy sector; it may also be triggering land conflicts.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- renewable energy
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