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V2G’s value proposition for the UK energy transition

Smart Energy International

The increasing prevalence of issues surrounding renewables integration and energy management illustrates how solutions like V2G are required to maintain the stability and efficacy of our energy supply. Resilience V2G allows for consumers to secure a backup power source in the case of an emergency. British electrification.

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UK provides £27m green loan to solar-powered water project in Ghana

Business Green

Direct loan from UK Export Finance aimed at supporting Aqua Africa project that will provide clean drinking water to rural communities in Ghana. That is why we welcome wholeheartedly the investment in the Aqua Africa Project.". The project is now set to begin next month with community engagement exercises and a ground delivery plan.

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Recovering the Missing Millions Owed to Africa’s Minigrids

GreenTechMedia

The minigrid funding commitment from international donor organizations is “in the billions,” says Daniel Kitwa, energy access finance advisor at the Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA). billion allocated to sub-Saharan Africa. That’s roughly 3 percent of what has been pledged to the region.

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China’s PV plants are booming, but is that good news for the fight against climate change?

Renewable Energy World

by Yariv Cohen, Ignite Power. The city boasts a 71-meter (233-feet) high ancient Buddha that was built in the 7th century, and is the largest carved stone sculpture in the country. It is also the planned location for the construction of a 10-GW solar-cell factory, expected to be built with a total investment of RMB4.3

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Whatever Happened to the VC-Backed Startup Class of 2010?

GreenTechMedia

That was the year the Deepwater Horizon oil platform exploded, a volcanic eruption in Iceland blinded part of the world’s air traffic and, once the ash had cleared, solar took off— on an airplane. The company has since changed hands a couple more times, most recently landing with LS Power for an undisclosed sum.

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The Rules for Early-Stage Cleantech Venture Capital Investment in 2021

GreenTechMedia

Think thin-film solar and biofuels, the two “big bad bets” that Shayle Kann, partner at Energy Impact Partners, identified in a 2020 Interchange conversation. That led, in turn, to a major drawback from big VC firms, with early-stage funding for climate tech companies falling to about $418 million in 2013.

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On the Future of our Food

Mr. Sustainability

Food is basically a combination of energy, water and nutrients. Some plants and micro-organisms can make food ‘out of thin air’ by simply rearranging carbon, water and oxygen molecules using energy from the Sun. In rainforests in Brazil and Indonesia, many places in Africa, all around the world, people eat many kinds of insects.