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Roam raises $24M to scale electric vehicle production in Kenya

TechCrunch: Climate

International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), to scale the production of electric motorcycles and buses. Equator, an Africa-focused climate tech VC fund, led the round, which also had the participation […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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BMW and Sasol team up to encourage use of hydrogen cars in South Africa

Hydrogen Fuel News

The two companies plan to develop a fuel cell vehicle ecosystem in the nation. Amplats) to develop infrastructure in South Africa that will encourage the production and use of hydrogen cars in the country. BMW will provide the fuel cell vehicle and Saso the green hydrogen. BMW AG has partnered with Sasol Ltd.

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Wood Mackenzie: Electric vehicles set to dominate global market

Business Green

Internal combustion engines sales will be overwhelmingly concentrated in Africa, Middle East, Latin America, and Russia, report predicts, as electrification abounds in Europe, US and China. In Q1 2021 alone, electric vehicle sales rocketed to almost 550,000, which represents a 66 per cent increase over the same period last year," he said.

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What to Watch at the First Africa Climate Summit

The City Fix

Climate change is already having a significant impact on Africa’s ecosystems, economy and society. This year alone, 1.8 million Africans were displaced during a prolonged drought, the Democratic Republic of Congo experienced catastrophic flooding, and Cyclone Freddy left a trail of destruction in Malawi and Mozambique.

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The Brief: Greenhouse food security, early-stage investing in South Africa, social bonds in Europe, electric vehicle infrastructure, catalytic diabetes fund

Impact Alpha

The post The Brief: Greenhouse food security, early-stage investing in South Africa, social bonds in Europe, electric vehicle infrastructure, catalytic diabetes fund appeared first on ImpactAlpha. “It was no longer a theoretical issue. Borders were shut,” Equilibrium Capital’s.

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Firms launch circular economy solution to prevent millions of tonnes of e-mobility waste worldwide

Envirotec Magazine

A new partnership aims to demonstrate how bespoke circular-economy batteries can tackle the mounting problem of e-waste, specifically in relation to electric vehicles. To combat this, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts sales of up to 44 million electric vehicles (EVs) a year by 2030.

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Interview – Eliminating roadblocks to further geothermal development in Kenya and Africa

ThinkGeoEnergy

As we build up to the 2024 Kenya Geothermal Congress , we talked to Dr Gathuru Mburu of the Geothermal Association of Kenya to discuss what has made Kenya successful so far in the field of geothermal, identify further roadblocks that need to be addressed, and the role that Kenya plays for the wider geothermal movement in Africa.

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