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Vammo Aims to Scale E-Motorcycle Battery Swapping Across Latin America
The startup, formerly Leoparda Electric, offers an e-motorcycle subscription that comes with unlimited access to battery swapping stations.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Latin America
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EU Countries Reinstate Nuclear Among ‘Strategic’ Net-Zero Technologies
The label will allow nuclear power to benefit from streamlined licensing procedures.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Global
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Indian Companies Are Bringing One of the World’s Most Toxic Industries to Africa. People Are Getting Sick.
Families near battery recycling plants face “dangerous" levels of lead in their blood and in soil, testing shows.
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- Energy, Environment, WASH
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- Global
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- manufacturing, recycling, waste
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OPEC Fund’s 50 Million Loan Bolsters SMEs and Promotes Green Energy in West Africa
The loan intends to bolster the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and advance green energy initiatives in West Africa.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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EAIF Commits USD 19 Million Senior Secured Debt for 20MW Solar PV Power Project in North-Western Uganda
The project is designed to provide clean, affordable energy for one of the most remote and underserved regions in north-western Uganda.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Energy Catalyst Programme Awards £40 Million to Innovators
The Innovate UK’s Energy Catalyst programme has awarded over £40 million in grant funding to a range of innovative projects with plans to harness clean energy and enable a just and inclusive energy transition.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- energy access, innovation, renewable energy, SDGs, solar
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BII, FMO, Proparco and Frontier Energy Co-Invest in Planet Solar, Sierra Leone’s First Large-Scale Grid-Connected Solar IPP
The renewable energy potential in Sierra Leone is abundant, primarily in hydropower, wind and solar resources.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa