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Power Global Introduces eZee, the First Swappable Battery for Light Vehicles
Power Global introduces eZee, the company's first swappable battery for light vehicles.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: TriLinc Global Sustainable Income Fund II Secures Funding of $18 Million in Partnership With BlueOrchard Impact Investment Managers
TriLinc Global Sustainable Income Fund II announced a new funding of $18 million in partnership with BlueOrchard Finance Ltd to provide financing to middle market companies operating in Emerging Markets around the world.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Food Waste Start-up Agricycle Global Raises $2.4 Million Seed Round
The start-up works across Sub-Saharan Africa with local farmers and communities to upcycle food ingredients and build a sustainable supply chain.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Global Coalition Launched $80 Million Relief Fund To Protect Energy Access in Vulnerable Communities From COVID-19 Fallout
A relief fund launched this week with a first close of $68 million and a target of over $80 million to protect energy access for at least 20 million people in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.
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- Coronavirus, Energy, Social Enterprise
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- Global
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FV Bank Raises $8 Million Series A Funding
Headquartered in Puerto Rico, FV Bank will utilize the funding to launch a digital asset custody solution, a debit card along with international expansion.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Latin America
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Analysis: Could Bangladesh’s ‘Eco-Bricks’ Do More Harm Than Good?
The switch from polluting clay-fired bricks to concrete-based ‘alternative bricks’ is presented as an environmentally friendly policy, but experts say it overlooks carbon emissions in the supply chain and destruction of riverine ecosystems
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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- climate change
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Press Release: The ABC Fund Supports Bolivian Microfinance Institution CIDRE IFD With Multi-Million-Dollar Investment
The Agri-Business Capital Fund (‘ABC Fund’) has announced that it is investing USD 4.7 million in Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Regional (‘CIDRE IFD’), a microfinance institution providing financial support to smallholder farmers in Bolivia.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Investing
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- Latin America
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India Commissions Its Largest Floating Solar PV Project
India’s largest integrated energy company, NTPC, has commissioned its largest floating solar PV project on the reservoir of its Simhadri thermal power station in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy, solar
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