Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 11, 2024

With multiple drivers for growth in the industrial market, the challenges for water in Africa are more around implementation than technology, says Walid Khoury of water engineering firm Desalytics, as he prepares for Water Africa 2024 in Ghana in June. What are the main challenges for the water market in Africa?

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 12, 2022

ImpactAlpha, January 12 — Aqua-Spark is launching a subsidiary to help build out local and regional aquaculture supply chains in Africa. The investment. The post Aqua-Spark backs Lake Harvest to expand sustainable aquaculture in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 24, 2023

UMC is a subsidiary of Elsewedy Electric, an Egyptian industrial group that has a strong presence in Africa, Europe and Asia, and is listed on the Egyptian stock exchange in Cairo. Since 2012 the EBRD has invested more than €11 billion ($11.7

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Energy Monitor Investment Building Energy Monitoring Africa 59

Business Green

APRIL 4, 2024

Four-year investment aims to support scheme backed by the ClimateWorks Foundation to save around 43 gigatonnes of CO2 from road transport in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 9, 2020

Utilities around the world will invest around $30 billion over the next five years to install more than 300 million smart meters, bringing many of the world’s most populous countries to full deployment but leaving other parts of the globe with relatively low penetration. billion by 2025, up from $97.4 million in South Korea.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 8, 2023

This week we look at a $5 million investment into SparkMeter, which provides grid management solutions tailored to emerging markets, an acquisition from Elia Group signalling their entry into the US and insights into how AI can assist with clean tech investments in a constantly changing market environment.

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Climate 4.0

JUNE 1, 2021

The question is, how do the developed nations of the West effectively and honorably interact with the developing world today, in East Africa and elsewhere? Yet foreign direct investment (FDI) in the region remains sparse. The investments amount to about 1% per capita of the FDI invested in the United States or EU states, for example.

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Africa Investment Asia Politics 59

Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

For the first time in two decades, global extreme poverty is expected to rise. According to The World Bank, the COVID-19 pandemic will.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

The study shows that the greatest investment need is in Australia, to supply the Asian markets, with large production clusters also predicted in Chile (to supply South America), California (to supply the Western USA.), 90% of the world’s physical goods trade is transported by ships which burn heavy fuel oil and emit toxic pollutants.

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Business Green

APRIL 19, 2021

million rural households across eastern Africa. It is about more than just reducing emissions - it's about improving the health and well-being of women, who are the key agents of social and economic development in rural Africa. With around 1.5 Climate finance is just the means to a development end.".

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Africa Carbon Health Pollution 85

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

For example Africa and Asia are seen as becoming net exporters of clean electricity with their export revenue offsetting the increased system costs, while the greatest savings are seen in North America with interconnectors between the US and Canada. Rather in sub-Saharan Africa a balance of interconnectors and mini grids is needed.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

South Africa’s Electric Mission Executive Director, Hiten Parmar said: “As renowned subject matter expert in electric mobility, we are honoured to be backed by the global Drive Electric Campaign’s LEAP Fund to advance electric mobility in South Africa, and Africa.” Have you read?

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Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

It has issued more than 35 million policies in Asia and Africa. China-based fintech investor CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund led the funding round. ImpactAlpha, September 9 – Stockholm-based BIMA provides mobile health, life and accident microinsurance to first-time customers. Existing investors.

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Asia Africa Health Policy 97

Climate 4.0

JUNE 2, 2021

In meeting its emissions-reduction challenges, East Africa faces a less daunting challenge than many parts of the world, mostly because its manufacturing sector and traditional infrastructure is so underdeveloped. East Africa is less dire overall than many regions.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The fledgling green hydrogen industry has seen an investment surge of over $70bn in the wake of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, as producers have looked to develop production facilities that do not rely on costly fossil gas as a feedstock.

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Building Energy Monitoring Hydrogen Investment Energy Monitor 92

Impact Alpha

JULY 11, 2023

ImpactAlpha, July 11 – LeapFrog Investments pledged to invest $500 million in startups developing low-carbon solutions for Asia and Africa’s emerging consumer classes. The post LeapFrog pledges $500 million for climate solutions in emerging markets appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Asia Africa Startups Investment 40

GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Investments in off-grid power in Africa and Asia have skyrocketed in the last five years. More than $500 million dollars was invested in electrification in 2018, for the first time, an analysis by Wood Mackenzie found. Resources: Wood Mackenzie: Free report: Strategic Investments in Energy Access (by Ben Attia).

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 19, 2024

A review of press accounts, financial disclosures, and the companies’ websites shows this support aided these firms’ KFC-linked operations in up to 13 countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe. In South Africa, the IFC helped one KFC supplier bolster its operations across the region. The EBRD sold its stake in the company in 2019.

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Africa Agriculture Health Investment 80

The City Fix

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Mayors from Latin America, Africa and Asia will be welcoming more than 90% of the new urban inhabitants in the next decade. Governing these ballooning cities is a continuing challenge, not just in terms of urban design and revitalization, but.

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Climate change Asia Africa Government 52

Impact Alpha

JANUARY 22, 2020

22 – Some 270 million smallholder farmers in Africa, Asia and Latin America produce over 70-80% of the world’s food. ImpactAlpha, Jan. Yet they lack access to capital.

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Asia Africa Resilience Investment 136

Business Green

JUNE 18, 2020

Business Secretary pushes green finance agenda as he unveils £12m climate fund to support projects Africa, Asia and South America. He said the risks of investing in a net zero future were clear "but actually the opportunities are clearer yet".

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

followed suit through the introduction of a clean hydrogen production tax credit through the Inflation Reduction Act and a hydrogen hubs program through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) whilst also introducing its National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap. Meanwhile, the UK launched its hydrogen strategy in 2021.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Investments in energy transition technologies, infrastructure, and business models increased by 27% in 2021 compared to 2020 levels, according to a new report released by BloombergNEF. However, despite an increase in projects announced, the carbon capture and storage segment recorded a decrease in investments made.

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Low Impact

JUNE 27, 2021

Today I’m talking with Shaila Agha of the Sarafu Network about ‘chamas’ and mutual credit , and how they’re changing Africa. As an undergraduate I studied finance and economics, and I got into banking and investment systems – this was during the 2007-8 financial crisis. They invest in land and apartments.

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Africa Government Agriculture Blockchain 101

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Waste management firm Re-Gen Waste has invested £5m in the development of its existing processing facility, to produce a high specification replacement for traditional fossil fuels, for use in cement kilns and power stations. There is also significant growth potential in Africa, South America and East Asia.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Have you read: Italgas launches innovation drive in US #COP26 – Gresham House chief: ESG critical to investment processes. The long-term $6 million debt financing is cited by EDFI ElectriFI as a clear indication that investing in developers like Husk allows de-risking financing facilities to scale the market at speed.

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Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 95

Smart Energy International

APRIL 8, 2022

Japanese trading and investment group Mitsui has announced the close of a $624.7 ” Have you read: SNAP invests in Phillipines energy storage Iberdrola’s green hydrogen plant secures financial backing Ikigai COO on clean energy investment. stake in Mainstream. of Mainstream following the transaction.

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Asia Africa Hydrogen Investment 98

Business Green

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Engineering consultancy Mott Macdonald and investor body Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment (CCRI) have launched a first-of-its-kind guide on how to evaluate and quantify physical climate risks to infrastructure. What has been missing so far are the tools to invest with confidence," he said.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Projections to 2050 show that much of sub-Saharan Africa will be unsustainable, with 95% population growth projected, currently 738 million people lack adequate food and all but one country facing extreme water stress. · 23 of the 27 are in sub-Saharan Africa and MENA. billion by 2050, representing 49% of the world’s population.

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Africa Climate change Pollution Resilience 130

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 13, 2023

For example, in windy weather, the prices of renewable energy are low, and therefore, its financial benefit remains low, i.e., wind power becomes a less lucrative investment option. The funding round was led by Finnish investment company Innovestor Tech Fund, with Inventure also participating.

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Energy Energy Startups Hydrogen 120

Impact Alpha

MARCH 10, 2021

ImpactAlpha, March 10 – Singapore’s state-backed investment arm Temasek will become part-owner in LeapFrog Investments and anchor its future funds. The post Temasek commits $500 million for a stake in LeapFrog Investments appeared first on Impact Alpha. The commitment pushes.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Scatec has “several hundred megawatts” of wind projects in development in Africa and Southeast Asia, according to Carlsen. The Oslo-listed firm made its name as an early mover developing utility-scale solar plants in South Africa. It claims to be the largest solar operator in Africa with around 1 GW of PV capacity.

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Africa Asia Technology Batteries 130

Business Green

OCTOBER 30, 2022

UN Conference on Trade and Development fears that slowdown in foreign investment could impact flows of climate-related finance. Investment in projects that tackle climate change is expected to decline in 2022 as global foreign direct investment flows drop, according to a report published by the UN Conference on Trade and Development.

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Climate change Investment Fossil fuels Carbon-negative 36

Business Green

MAY 27, 2021

Moreover, Germany's largest pension fund under public law, Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK), as well as Asia and Africa-focused insurance group Prudential have also joined the Alliance today, bringing total membership to 42 asset owners managing a combined $6.6tr of assets worldwide. by the end of the century.

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Investment Asia Africa Law 69

ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In a previous meeting, both companies expressed interest in cooperating in exploration of geothermal resources both in Türkiye and Indonesia, with possibility of joint investment in third countries. Hopefully in the near future we can find 1 or 2 more potential partners for investment in Türkiye,” explained Julfi Hadi.

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Africa Investment Energy Energy 97

Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The group has set a target of unlocking $100bn in public and private capital to improve access to clean power across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It said the investment would help reach one billion people with reliable, renewable energy, avoid four billion tons of carbon emissions, and create, enable, or improve 150 million jobs.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

But despite promising progress, too few companies are investing in technologies and building the grid flexibility needed to ramp up renewables and retire fossil fuels.” Vicky Sins, Decarbonisation and Energy Transformation Lead, said: “We cannot keep 1.5 These companies have a huge opportunity to lead the way.

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