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Kamoa Copper and Crossboundary Energy Sign Agreement for a Groundbreaking Baseload Renewable Energy System in the DRC
This solar project is the first of its kind in Africa and will include a 222 MWp solar PV system and a 123 MVA/526 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- mining, renewable energy, solar
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New Battery Recycling Process From China Recovers 99.99% Of Lithium
What sets this method apart from other battery recycling methods is its use of a neutral solution environment.
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- Energy, Technology, WASH
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- Asia Pacific
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- innovation, recycling, renewable energy, research, waste
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Catalyst Fund Secures USD 260K to Boost Climate Startup in Kenya
Catalyst Fund has been selected by Village Capital as its Ecosystem Building partner in Kenya for the 2025.
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- Social Enterprise
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Low- And Middle-Income Countries ‘Should Turn To EU and China’ After US Climate Exit, Say Analysts
The US withdrawal from the fund is a setback for international climate finance and raises concerns about the ability of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to recover from environmental crises.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Amazon, Google, Meta Join Pledge to Help Triple Global Nuclear Energy Capacity
The pledge comes as several major technology companies have pivoted over the past several months to nuclear energy as a solution to address the need for a rapid increase in electricity production.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Global
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- renewable energy, scale
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Don’t Underestimate Gen Z: How Youth-Led Solutions are Shaping the Future of Social Entrepreneurship
Generation Z is often labeled as distracted, anxious, lonely or under-skilled. But as George Tsiatis at the Resolution Project and Enactus Global argues, these stereotypes are unfair, and members of Gen Z often possess a unique perspective and determination that enable them to tackle complex social challenges with unprecedented ingenuity and purpose. He shares four areas where young social entrepreneurs are driving innovation and achieving measurable impact, highlighting several youth-led enterprises that are demonstrating the next generation’s approach to leveraging business for social change.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Social Enterprise, Technology
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SEforALL Global Forum Mobilized Over $900 Million for Clean Energy
Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) has announced the mobilization of more than $900 million to scale energy access and drive the clean energy transition.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Aligned Climate Capital Closes Second Venture Fund at $85 Million to Scale Clean Energy Companies
Aligned Climate Fund LP 2 (ACF2) closed with the support of the Ford Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, and several institutional investors.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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