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Schneider Electric Releases All-In-One Battery Energy Storage System for Microgrids
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  • As part of a microgrid system, a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) captures energy from different sources, accumulates this energy, and stores it in rechargeable batteries for later use. The stored energy from a BESS can be discharged to supply power to office, industrial, and commercial facilities, electric vehicles, or the grid....
Bboxx Wants To Scale Its Reach 10X To Benefit 36 Million People By 2028
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  • Bboxx is a data-driven super platform that is working to help transform lives by unlocking potential through connecting consumers and deploying innovative products across Africa. Bboxx started off as a company that focused on the small home solar system market. The company has since evolved to become a data-driven platform....
AfDB identifies key priorities for minigrid deployment in Africa
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  • An African Development Bank (AfDB) report covering critical takeaways from the ARE Energy Access Investment Forum 2023 says that challenges in financing, policy, technology, and skills enhancement must be overcome to support the deployment of distributed renewable energy minigrids across Africa....
This self-taught innovator in Nigeria upcycles e-waste into power banks
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  • A few years ago, Zang Luka Bot saw an opportunity to transform electronic waste, diverting it from landfills and giving it a new life as power banks and solar lanterns. He became a self-taught scholar, devouring textbooks, and online videos, and conducting his experiments, like the time he boiled kerosene to witness the reaction (not recommended!)....
GET.invest and Stiftung Solarenergie continue cooperation to promote African startups
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  • Category: Business, General Market News
  • Stiftung Solarenergie is excited to announce that the cooperation with GET.invest to promote African energy startups will be continued. Both organizations have already been supporting African energy startups since 2021 as part of the Startup|Energy initiative. This cooperation will now be extended....
Calvert International acquires German Africa-focused renewables biz
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  • German investment holding company Calvert International AG (CIAG) said on Monday that it has acquired a 100% stake in compatriot Emerging Energy Corporation AG (EEC), an investor focused on the African renewables market....
Kenyan Volcano Turns on Lights in Rural Homes with Jack Dorsey’s Bitcoin Mining Support
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  • Seeking the cheapest sources of power, miners often face challenges due to fluctuating cryptocurrency prices. The recent surge in Bitcoin’s value has renewed interest in mining operations, making it more profitable to continue supporting the network. Gridless aims to bridge the gap between power generation and capacity in Africa. ...

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