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First pellets produced in Coega Biomass Centre
After an intensive process of refurbishment, the pellet factory in South Africa’s Port Elizabeth reached a milestone. The first pellets were produce…
Read moreClean cooking subject of lively discussion
Clean cooking in Sub-Saharan Africa is an upcoming and dynamic market but there are still barriers to break. Both financial and non-financial. That’…
Read moreClean Cooking in Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan
How can households in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan (NMB) in South Africa benefit from clean cookstoves? To identify the possibilities, the Du…
Read moreFirst shipment of product from Coega Biomass Centre to Europe
The first shipment of product from Coega Biomass Centre, based in Gqeberha, South Africa is a fact. The shipment of 10.000 tons of chips heade…
Read morePartners for Innovation remains committed to connecting renewable energy projects with financiers in Sub-Saharan Africa
We are delighted to announce that over the next three years Partners for Innovation will continue to implement the GET.invest Finance Catalyst in con…
Read moreExciting collaboration outcome from NL Energy Compact café for COEGA!
The NL Energy Compact Café, of which Partners for Innovation is a proud participant, will next be hosted by FMO in the Hague on the 26th September. …
Read moreFinancial Close for South African pellet factory Coega Biomass Centre
The financing of Coega Biomass Centre has formally been completed. On April 19, 2023, FinCo, Partners for Innovation and iLive signed all contracts f…
Read morePartners for Innovations joins NL Energy Compact
We are proud to have become participant to the NL Energy Compact, an ambitious and committed multi-stakeholder energy compact, aimed at supporting peo…
Read moreResults GET.invest Finance Catalyst
Since 2016 the European Union and four European countries are supporting decentralized renewable energy companies with getting access to finance in Su…
Read morePartners for Innovation strengthens management team
Partners for Innovation has adapted the management structure to be well prepared for future developments. In addition to Peter Vissers as general dir…
Read moreCooperation in South Africa around woody biomass captured
There are many opportunities in South Africa to use harmful and surplus biomass in a sustainable way. To this end, a collaboration between Dutch and S…
Read moreCooperation between the Netherlands and South Africa puts the biomass chain to work
The PIB South Africa – Netherlands biomass project for the application of woody biomass residues in South Africa was completed on 1 July. Durin…
Read moreGET.invest Finance Catalyst receives 1000th application
GET.invest’s core service, the GET.invest Finance Catalyst, recently hit a new milestone: the 1000th request for support in accessing finan…
Read moreUseful application of cocoa residues
Biogas from digested Cacoa Pod Husks can replace wood in wood-fueled drying ovens. Moreover, the digestate i.e.the residual flow from the bioga…
South African pellet factory fully owned by Pellet Tech Africa, supported by FinCo Fuel
As of February 2022, Pellet Tech Africa, a partnership of iLive SA and Partners for Innovation, acquired full ownership of the Coega Biomass Centre p…
Read moreAccess to Finance: results of GET.invest
Since the start of the European program GET.invest in 2016 -2022, 309 renewable projects and companies were supported to get access to financin…
Pioneering efforts to electrify remote villages in Lesotho
OnePower Lesotho has taken the initiative of a mini-grid portfolio to bring electricity to 11 of Lesotho’s mountain villages which have previously …
Read moreBiomass opportunities in South Africa take shape
After two years, the partnership of South Africa and the Netherlands on solid biomass pays off. The feedstock for the Coega Biomass Centre (CBC) pelle…
Read moreGET.invest FC visits clean energy projects in Burundi
With the aim of getting to know new clean energy projects and companies and other actors in the renewables market, three of GET.invest Finance Ca…
Read moreSignificant potential biomass residues for Côte d’Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire is one of the fastest growing economies in Africa with a thriving agricultural sector. The country produces significant volumes o…
Read moreBurundi’s first non-diesel IPP
Gigawatt Global, a renewable energy developer is working on a 7.5 MW solar field in Burundi, where 92% of the population do not have access to electr…
Read moreModern energy solutions by women for women in Kenia
In Kenya, 90% of households lack access to modern energy and clean cooking services. Women in rural areas, who heavily rely on traditional sources of…
Read moreCoega Biomass Centre will produce top-quality pellets
Test results indicate that Coega Biomass Centre (CBC), located in Port Elizabeth South Africa, is primed to produce first-rate pellets from biomass re…
Read moreFirst pellets produced in Coega Biomass Centre
After an intensive process of refurbishment, the pellet factory in South Africa’s Port Elizabeth reached a milestone. The first pellets were produce…
Read moreClean cooking subject of lively discussion
Clean cooking in Sub-Saharan Africa is an upcoming and dynamic market but there are still barriers to break. Both financial and non-financial. That’…
Read moreClean Cooking in Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan
How can households in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan (NMB) in South Africa benefit from clean cookstoves? To identify the possibilities, the Du…
Read moreFirst shipment of product from Coega Biomass Centre to Europe
The first shipment of product from Coega Biomass Centre, based in Gqeberha, South Africa is a fact. The shipment of 10.000 tons of chips heade…
Read morePartners for Innovation remains committed to connecting renewable energy projects with financiers in Sub-Saharan Africa
We are delighted to announce that over the next three years Partners for Innovation will continue to implement the GET.invest Finance Catalyst in con…
Read moreExciting collaboration outcome from NL Energy Compact café for COEGA!
The NL Energy Compact Café, of which Partners for Innovation is a proud participant, will next be hosted by FMO in the Hague on the 26th September. …
Read moreFinancial Close for South African pellet factory Coega Biomass Centre
The financing of Coega Biomass Centre has formally been completed. On April 19, 2023, FinCo, Partners for Innovation and iLive signed all contracts f…
Read morePartners for Innovations joins NL Energy Compact
We are proud to have become participant to the NL Energy Compact, an ambitious and committed multi-stakeholder energy compact, aimed at supporting peo…
Read moreResults GET.invest Finance Catalyst
Since 2016 the European Union and four European countries are supporting decentralized renewable energy companies with getting access to finance in Su…
Read morePartners for Innovation strengthens management team
Partners for Innovation has adapted the management structure to be well prepared for future developments. In addition to Peter Vissers as general dir…
Read moreCooperation in South Africa around woody biomass captured
There are many opportunities in South Africa to use harmful and surplus biomass in a sustainable way. To this end, a collaboration between Dutch and S…
Read moreCooperation between the Netherlands and South Africa puts the biomass chain to work
The PIB South Africa – Netherlands biomass project for the application of woody biomass residues in South Africa was completed on 1 July. Durin…
Read moreGET.invest Finance Catalyst receives 1000th application
GET.invest’s core service, the GET.invest Finance Catalyst, recently hit a new milestone: the 1000th request for support in accessing finan…
Read moreUseful application of cocoa residues
Biogas from digested Cacoa Pod Husks can replace wood in wood-fueled drying ovens. Moreover, the digestate i.e.the residual flow from the bioga…
South African pellet factory fully owned by Pellet Tech Africa, supported by FinCo Fuel
As of February 2022, Pellet Tech Africa, a partnership of iLive SA and Partners for Innovation, acquired full ownership of the Coega Biomass Centre p…
Read moreAccess to Finance: results of GET.invest
Since the start of the European program GET.invest in 2016 -2022, 309 renewable projects and companies were supported to get access to financin…
Pioneering efforts to electrify remote villages in Lesotho
OnePower Lesotho has taken the initiative of a mini-grid portfolio to bring electricity to 11 of Lesotho’s mountain villages which have previously …
Read moreBiomass opportunities in South Africa take shape
After two years, the partnership of South Africa and the Netherlands on solid biomass pays off. The feedstock for the Coega Biomass Centre (CBC) pelle…
Read moreGET.invest FC visits clean energy projects in Burundi
With the aim of getting to know new clean energy projects and companies and other actors in the renewables market, three of GET.invest Finance Ca…
Read moreSignificant potential biomass residues for Côte d’Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire is one of the fastest growing economies in Africa with a thriving agricultural sector. The country produces significant volumes o…
Read moreBurundi’s first non-diesel IPP
Gigawatt Global, a renewable energy developer is working on a 7.5 MW solar field in Burundi, where 92% of the population do not have access to electr…
Read moreModern energy solutions by women for women in Kenia
In Kenya, 90% of households lack access to modern energy and clean cooking services. Women in rural areas, who heavily rely on traditional sources of…
Read moreCoega Biomass Centre will produce top-quality pellets
Test results indicate that Coega Biomass Centre (CBC), located in Port Elizabeth South Africa, is primed to produce first-rate pellets from biomass re…
Read more