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Director Partners for Innovation Niger highlights the power of young people in Niger on national television
The Youth Entrepreneurship and Work in Niger (JEEN) project is nearly completed. At the launching ceremony of a 10-day agricultural fair in the Zinde…
Read moreOnline course to enable circularity in South Africa’s waste sector
Ecometrix Africa and Partners for Innovation have had the opportunity to develop an online course for the United Nations Institute for Training and …
Read moreEuropean project to increase recycled plastics in electronic products
The next four years, nearly 20 European organizations will study the technical, economic, regulatory and behavioral aspects of applying recycled plast…
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 moreHorti-hub to empower agripreneurs and farmers in Niger
With support of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) and the Dutch Ambassy in Niamey, a cluster of four Dutch companies will implement the Horti-hu…
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 biogas dige…
Read moreImproving tiger nut production gives Niger a boost
Tiger nuts are protein rich tubers, which thrive particularly well on the soil in Niger. However, the yield and quality of the tiger nut production i…
Read moreSouth 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…
Course Designing Electronics for Recycling opens again
The course Designing Electronics for Recycling in a Circular Economy has been opened again for enrollment. This free online course will start on Marc…
Read morePioneering 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 moreChemicals perspective adds value to designing with sustainable plastics
The development of plastic products does not systematically take sustainability into account. A chemicals perspective is even more exceptional. By a…
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 moreFocus on forest and peatlands at COP26
Two hundred countries have agreed in Glasgow to combat deforestation and restore forests. Our colleague Jasmijn Sybenga has conducted scientific resea…
Read moreCursus Design for Recycling of Electronics in a Circular Economy
Electronic products have brought countless benefits to society. Since E-waste is the world’s fastest growing waste stream, governments are setting …
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 moreOne step closer to producer responsibility EPR for floor coverings
Manufacturers and importers of floor coverings recognize the added value of extended producer responsibility (EPR) for floor coverings. As long as th…
Read morePowering up off-grid homes in Mozambique and Malawi
SolarWorks! offers solar home systems and energy services on a pay-as-you-go basis to customers in Mozambique and Malawi. Today, SolarWorks! supplie…
Read moreDirector Partners for Innovation Niger highlights the power of young people in Niger on national television
The Youth Entrepreneurship and Work in Niger (JEEN) project is nearly completed. At the launching ceremony of a 10-day agricultural fair in the Zinde…
Read moreOnline course to enable circularity in South Africa’s waste sector
Ecometrix Africa and Partners for Innovation have had the opportunity to develop an online course for the United Nations Institute for Training and …
Read moreEuropean project to increase recycled plastics in electronic products
The next four years, nearly 20 European organizations will study the technical, economic, regulatory and behavioral aspects of applying recycled plast…
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 moreHorti-hub to empower agripreneurs and farmers in Niger
With support of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) and the Dutch Ambassy in Niamey, a cluster of four Dutch companies will implement the Horti-hu…
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 biogas dige…
Read moreImproving tiger nut production gives Niger a boost
Tiger nuts are protein rich tubers, which thrive particularly well on the soil in Niger. However, the yield and quality of the tiger nut production i…
Read moreSouth 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…
Course Designing Electronics for Recycling opens again
The course Designing Electronics for Recycling in a Circular Economy has been opened again for enrollment. This free online course will start on Marc…
Read morePioneering 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 moreChemicals perspective adds value to designing with sustainable plastics
The development of plastic products does not systematically take sustainability into account. A chemicals perspective is even more exceptional. By a…
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 moreFocus on forest and peatlands at COP26
Two hundred countries have agreed in Glasgow to combat deforestation and restore forests. Our colleague Jasmijn Sybenga has conducted scientific resea…
Read moreCursus Design for Recycling of Electronics in a Circular Economy
Electronic products have brought countless benefits to society. Since E-waste is the world’s fastest growing waste stream, governments are setting …
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 moreOne step closer to producer responsibility EPR for floor coverings
Manufacturers and importers of floor coverings recognize the added value of extended producer responsibility (EPR) for floor coverings. As long as th…
Read morePowering up off-grid homes in Mozambique and Malawi
SolarWorks! offers solar home systems and energy services on a pay-as-you-go basis to customers in Mozambique and Malawi. Today, SolarWorks! supplie…
Read more