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Lost revenue is biggest Covid risk facing utilities

Envirotec Magazine

Non-payment of customer bills poses the biggest Covid-19 threat to water utilities worldwide, one of several water industry issues discussed at a technology consultancy’s recent webinar. This is due to a government instruction to halve customer bills along with non-payment, the webinar learned.

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South Africa’s Eskom Preparing First Large-Scale Battery Tender

GreenTechMedia

South Africa’s utility Eskom is preparing to launch a tender for 1.4 The large-scale energy storage tender, the first of its kind in the country and in Africa as a whole, will be split into two phases, with an initial 200 megawatts/800 megawatt-hours of capacity to be built by December 2020, an Eskom official said.

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Small businesses want to be more energy efficient - but they need support

Business Green

SMEs must be encouraged to embrace energy efficiency measures if governments are to deliver on net zero targets, argues Carbon Trust's Laura Timlin. When focusing on the need for corporate action on climate change, many people think about the major multinationals - airlines, car manufacturers, energy companies, and food and drink brands.

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? US clean investment cleans up with $239bn #187

Climate Tech VC

The US Clean Investment Monitor published its annual report for 2023, which saw clean investment total $239bn, up 38% from 2022. Energy & industry. Happy Monday!    Lots of spice for clean investment this week. The picture was less rosy for new wind and heat pumps, both of which have suffered from high interest rates. .

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? Toasting tax credit guidelines #179

Climate Tech VC

  In deals,   $2.2bn in electric cars, $800m for Octopus’ expansion, and $34m for EVs in India. Or if you’d rather that we read to you, save the date for Jan 25th and join us for a webinar on Sightline Climate’s 2023 investment trends, insights, and discussion. Verdagy , Electric Hydrogen ).