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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
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Report: African Energy Transitions Should Be Driven from the Ground Up
Energy transition plans, and the technical analyses that inform them, must reflect the diversity and specificity of local needs and realities.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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PUE at the BoP: Three Approaches To Making Productive Uses Of Energy Accessible To All
Productive Use of Energy (PUE) technologies, such as solar water pumps, refrigeration and sewing machines, are crucial for helping smallholder farmers and other microentrepreneurs generate incomes. But as Christopher Emmott at Acumen explains, the high up-front costs of PUE appliances prevent many people at the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) from purchasing them. He shares some innovative approaches and business models that can enable vulnerable communities to access these life-changing technologies.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Social Enterprise, Technology
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Report: Researchers Shed Light on Mysterious, Higher Energy Yields in Vertical PV Systems
Scientists in the Netherlands have sought to understand the reason for unexpected gains in vertical PV systems and found that these installations have a much higher heat transfer coefficient than their horizontally deployed counterparts.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Global
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- energy access, research, solar
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Report: Examining the Potential for Electric Cooking in Rwanda
A study developed by Sustainable Energy for All and its partners examined the potential for electric pressure cookers (EPCs) to replace these traditional, polluting cooking methods in Rwanda and inform government and industry efforts to promote the technology’s adoption.
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- Energy, Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Arab Coordination Group Pledges US $50 Billion for African Development
Many countries in Africa are particularly vulnerable to climate change, making strengthening climate resilience and adaptation an urgent priority.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Power Ship Company That Cut Electricity in African Cities Eyes Expansion
Karpowership, which operates floating power plants, supplies electricity to eight African countries.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa