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15 07 2022

Horti-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…

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05 07 2022

GET.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…

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16 05 2022

Useful 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…

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13 05 2022

Improving 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…

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05 04 2022

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…

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06 03 2022

Access 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…

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14 02 2022

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…

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14 01 2022

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 …

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15 12 2021

Chemicals 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…

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03 12 2021

Biomass 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…

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22 11 2021

GET.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…

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02 11 2021

Focus 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…

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27 09 2021

Cursus 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 …

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20 09 2021

Significant 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…

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30 08 2021

Burundi’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…

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06 07 2021

Modern 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…

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11 05 2021

Coega 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…

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13 04 2021

One 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…

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10 03 2021

Powering 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…

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15 07 2022

Horti-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 more
05 07 2022

GET.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 more
16 05 2022

Useful 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…

Read more
13 05 2022

Improving 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 more
05 04 2022

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 more
06 03 2022

Access 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…

Read more
14 02 2022

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 more
14 01 2022

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 more
15 12 2021

Chemicals 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 more
03 12 2021

Biomass 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 more
22 11 2021

GET.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 more
02 11 2021

Focus 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 more
27 09 2021

Cursus 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 more
20 09 2021

Significant 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 more
30 08 2021

Burundi’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 more
06 07 2021

Modern 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 more
11 05 2021

Coega 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
13 04 2021

One 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 more
10 03 2021

Powering 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