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Vortex Energy Achieves $200 Million First Close For Flagship Fund ‘Vortex Energy IV,’ Targets Investments in Global Energy Transition
Vortex Energy is launching Vortex Energy IV, a new fund to tap into the burgeoning global interest in Energy Transition
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- Global
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BlackRock Secures USD $250 Million for Climate Infrastructure Finance Vehicle
BlackRock Inc has obtained over USD 250 million in commitments for the Climate Finance Partnership across emerging markets.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Global
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Press Release: Utilities 2.0 Twaake Pilot: New Integrated Energy Approach Could Deliver Universal Electrification in Uganda for Half the Cost, Fraction of the Time as Grid-Only
A coalition of global energy sector leaders launched a first-of-its-kind integrated energy pilot in Uganda.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Daystar Power Receives $20 Million in Funding to Boost Operations in West Africa
Nigeria-based, Daystar Power, has received an investment from the International Finance Corporation(IFC), a subsidiary of the World Bank Group.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Interview: HomeBiogas – The Circular Economy Meets Clean Cooking
Oshik Efrati, CEO of HomeBiogas, and Boaz Schweiger, Executive Chairman of HomeBiogas and Operating Partner at Closed Loop Partners, spoke with Colm Fay, CCA’s Senior Director for Market Strengthening, about the origins of HomeBiogas and what the IPO means for the company and its future.
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- Energy
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- Global
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Delivering Babies in the Dark: How Solar Systems Can Enhance Health Service Delivery in Rural Medical Facilities
The healthcare systems of vulnerable communities across the globe are being hindered by a lack of electricity, but solar technology can offer solutions, say Tokozile N. Ngwenya and John Keane at SolarAid and Hannah Blair and Siena Hacker at CLASP. They explain how the Efficiency for Access Coalition has partnered with SolarAid to equip rural health facilities in Malawi and Zambia with solar systems, and explore what needs to happen to scale these approaches.
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- Energy, Health Care
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ACME Solar Attracts Equity Investment in New India Project
One of India’s leading independent power producers in the solar energy sector, ACME Solar, has signed a shareholders’ agreement to develop a 250-megawatt solar power project located in Rajasthan, India.
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- Asia Pacific
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- ESG, renewable energy, SDGs
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IKEA, Rockefeller Foundations Partner over $1 Billion Global Platform to Fight Climate Change
The IKEA Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation have partnered to form a $1 billion global platform to fight climate change.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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- Global