What time is it? It is Energy Catalyst Round 8 time!!! Up to £20m for clean, sustainable energy access technology and business models to create energy access in SSA/SA. Launched today. Find out more bit.ly/3hxumHb@innovateuk@DFID_UK@GCRF @KTNUK @LCCLondon@RTCNorth
Great to be @Rushlight today to see all the @innovateuk energy catalyst projects presenting and exhibiting. Starting it off with a talk from our very own David Hytch
Want to get involved in Africa’s tech boom? Energy Catalyst Round 8 will open in the summer. Want to understand the opportunity? Apply for our international brokerage events here bit.ly/36aPuvN@DFID_UK@innovateuk@GCRF @KTNUK
Today we announced a £50m investment package for clean energy projects across Africa.
We will work with African countries to deliver green solutions and help leapfrog coal - bringing clean energy to thousands of people and creating jobs.
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#InvestInAfrica
OakTec Pulse-R Zero hydrogen buggy now up and running. Zero NOx, Zero carbon! Nearly ready to demonstrate with
@NanoSUNH2 hydrogen refuelling system at
@LancasterUni on Friday. Action video to follow. Thanks @innovateuk, @HydrogenNw, @NicheVehicle, @beisgovuk
.@HCNicHailey highlighted existing UK investment in Kenya’s renewables sector & encouraged delegates to build new partnerships to take advantage of Kenya’s renewable energy potential. #UstawiKenyaUK
The life of an innovator never stops. The Kenya @innovateuk energy catalyst mission is drawing to an end but Tom from WASE is still doing a touch of networking in the queue for the airport! #workneverstops@londonchamber@gcrf@DFID_UK
Final event of the week! Brokering session for the 15 companies on the @innovateuk energy catalyst mission. Great to see and hear about all the opportunities for partnership.
@londonchamber@DFID_UK@GCRF
I-renewable meeting with the Kenyan ministry of Energy. Decentralised off-grid solar energy will be key to achieve universal energy access in Kenya and the Vision 2030 plan. I-renewable’s low-cost decentralised CRM software can play a key part for PAYG providers #ecr7#kenya
Great to be on the first day of the @innovateuk Energy Cat mission to Kenya. High commission this morning and now seeing @Energy4Impact to understand the energy access projects in Kenya.
@GCRF@londonchamber@DFID_UK
#GCRFMyanmar pre-visit briefing is underway! 15 innovative companies have joined us to find out key market information & get pitching training in preparation for their #Energy Catalyst mission to #Myanmar later this month @innovateuk@GCRF
After a thoroughly incredible week in Myanmar it’s time to say good bye. 1st of 3 missions down and I couldn’t have asked for a better and more engaged group. Thanks everyone for the week. Ethiopia here I come #gcrfmyanmar@innovateuk@jansageddes@GCRF@londonchamber