Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Tesla-backed start-up ZOLA Electric deployed a new solar and battery system to power two villages in Africa. The new system is known as INFINITY and generates sufficient power to power two villages with over 1,000 homes. The system will also supply power to schools and businesses in the villages.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

AUGUST 13, 2021

Dedicated to the advanced study, research and documentation of Africa and the African diaspora in the Arab world, the Africa Institute in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates recently commissioned Adjaye Associates to design a new 343,175-square-foot campus.

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Global Renewable News

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Africa Climate Innovation Week, which will bring African leaders and decision-makers to the United States to explore innovative infrastructure solutions for th. On October 30, USTDA will begin its U.S.-Africa

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Impact Alpha

MAY 13, 2021

The exponential increase and expected growth of internet, smartphone and mobile network usage in Africa has enabled a thriving ecosystem of tech entrepreneurs. The post Africa’s online safety is a new frontier for social innovation appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

OCTOBER 7, 2019

While Africa grows 70 percent of the world’s cacao, very little chocolate is made on the continent. Instead, most of the raw material is shipped to other countries that then produce delicious chocolates. But De Villiers Chocolate is now working on becoming the first African-made, sustainably sourced chocolate brand available in the U.S.

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Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

ImpactAlpha, September 29 – Impact accelerator program Fledge last year launched Africa Eats to back promising startups in Africa that are strengthening the. The post Africa Eats crowdfunds capital to strengthen Africa’s food supply chains appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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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

APRIL 3, 2023

Deployment is where tech innovation. The post The Brief: Blueprints for climate deployment, food processing in Africa, immigrant-led businesses in Europe, greener cement in Senegal, Vanguard in the hot seat appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

New Minerals for Future Clean Energy Technologies Partnership will promote responsible exploration, production, and processing of minerals in South Africa. The news follows the official state visit of South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa who visited London for two days this week.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The post British International Investment provides $75 million guarantee for small business lending in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, December 8 — British International Investment is investing $75 million in Nairobi-based African Guarantee Fund to guarantee loans from partner financial institutions.

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Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Today, we announced an exciting new contract with ZEP-RE, a reinsurance company based in Nairobi, Kenya who will leverage our Basemaps products to enhance drought risk protection in the Horn of Africa (HOA)! At Planet, we are excited to be contributing data to support the livelihoods of pastoral farmers in Africa with ZEP-RE.

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 26, 2023

Featured: Innovative Finance New global financial pact advances innovative financial solutions and commitments to system change. The post The Brief: Inflection point for global finance, low-carbon building materials in Africa, upcycling seaweed, new sustainability disclosure standards appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Impact Alpha

MAY 21, 2020

The post The Brief: The Call: 10x community capital, innovative CDFIs, Dutch impact fund of funds, Africa’s cold chain, COVID bridge-financing, flood of climate-risk warnings appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Explore strategies.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 12, 2022

On the face of it, the power sector in Africa seems to be in trouble. Yet, there is another side to this tale of darkness – one in which electrification, light, new interconnections and power developments are springing up all over the continent and innovative technology is being adopted at a rate never seen before. Hydrogen future.

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The City Fix

JUNE 14, 2022

The Digital Transport for Africa (DT4A) initiative, led by WRI and partners and funded by the French Development Agency (AFD), has selected four winners of the first-ever DT4A Innovation Challenge. From private companies to universities and NGOs, these initiatives are helping to shift. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The organisers and advisory board of Enlit Africa 2023 invite you to submit your proposal in the industry-wide call for papers. Enlit Africa will focus on 4 conference themes, each linked to the management and operation of the power sector: Track 1: Strategic management, finance and investment.

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FuelCellsWorks

APRIL 24, 2024

A consortium led by Nelson Mandela University and Ikigai Group has won a UK Government grant under the South Africa-UK PACT programme to deliver an innovative

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 5, 2022

EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) is a highly diverse area, both between the individual regions and across them. Pointing to infrastructure as a top challenge along with the environment and social imbalances, he continued that it is our obligation to do more, using new technology to innovate and drive sustainability.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 30, 2021

In South Africa, BioTherm Energy’s Excelsior Wind farm is collaborating with conservation organizations to minimize the wind industry’s impact on local bird populations (avifauna). The post Wind farm pioneers system to protect birds in South Africa appeared first on Renewable Energy World.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Local campaigners have blocked Shell from exploring oil on South Africa’s eastern coastline. In a battle pitting the oil company against the community, the court ruled that Shell halt its seismic tests. Activists and locals argue that the seismic tests are detrimental to the environment.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

So LAISON has thought more about how to stand by with water companies on operation in 2022, such as improving the efficiency of meter reading, billing and also infrastructure maintenance through IT system innovation. Nowadays, Chinese experience in innovation and digitization has encouraged many developing countries.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Solar solutions provider Sungrow has signed a supply agreement with French renewable energy group EDF Renewables to provide liquid-cooled energy storage systems and MV transformers for the Umoyilanga project in South Africa which, once connected to the grid, will help alleviate impacts of the country’s power crisis.

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The City Fix

MARCH 27, 2024

At COP28, global climate leaders congregated in Dubai for the annual opportunity to review countries’ progress on emissions reductions and to increase climate ambition. One of the conference’s focal points was how to rapidly and equitably transition away from fossil.

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FuelCellsWorks

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

As Cape Town and Walvis Bay embark on a journey toward sustainable energy independence, the implementation of microgrids presents a promising horizon.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 29, 2022

The Itron Inspire EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) 2022 virtual event highlighted the important work being done within the water and energy sectors in the face of pressing challenges. As new innovations and projects come to be on the road to carbon neutrality, new problems will start surfacing requiring innovative solutions.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

AUGUST 10, 2021

The social media houseplant craze is driving illegal poaching of succulent plants from Africa. Kenya and South Africa have been identified as key destinations for succulent plant traders.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

These experts discuss innovative solutions to improve their working conditions and make sure that they get paid for the valuable work they do. Keiran Smith, CEO & Co-founder of Mr. Green Trading Africa Kenya Ltd. But they play an essential role but ensuring that plastics are collected and reused before they enter waste streams.

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Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

The Future Energy East Africa, will take place on September 17 – 18, 2019 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya. This is the largest and longest running regional power conference and exhibition in East Africa. Subscribe in a reader

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Charged

MAY 11, 2023

“This is a watershed moment for Yutong,” said Frank Lee, Managing Director, Yutong West Africa. It’s our first delivery of electric mass transit buses in Sub-Saharan Africa and the first step in the large-scale deployment of an electric-powered public road transport system in Nigeria.”

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

South Africa is home to Africa’s first RM AirSeT SF6-free MV switchgear; an innovation of French multinational Schneider Electric.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 21, 2019

On the hunt for billion-dollar innovations to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, the Rockefeller Foundation has spotted more than a few such potential unicorns. Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: ImpactAlpha Original Rockefeller’s $60 million impact fund manager leverages ‘catalytic capital’ for scale.

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Forbes Green Tech

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Locally produced electricity from renewable energy is helping to deliver sustainable economic growth.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 8, 2021

The post Egyptian startup funds put North African tech innovation on the map appeared first on Impact Alpha. ImpactAlpha, April 8 – A pair of Cairo-based venture capital funds are supporting entrepreneurs tackling transportation, financial services, market inefficiencies and other regional.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Maskless, selfie-taking tourists could become a source of disease transmission, a new study says.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 10, 2022

South African blockchain startup Sinan Energy is targeting an initial 100MW+ of distributed generation in northwest South Africa. The utility scale plants will be built in what it calls its Innovation Implementation Zone at a location in the Northern Cape of South Africa, where there are high levels of wind and solar radiation.

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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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Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Nigeria becomes latest major emerging economy to set net zero goal, as South Africa teams up with industrialised nations for multi-billion dollar green investment push. — Chukwumerije Okereke (@chuks_okereke) November 2, 2021.

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