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PowerBank announces $1.1m incentive for 7.1 MW solar project in New York

PowerBank Corporation (PowerBank), a player in distributed solar energy, battery storage, and clean energy infrastructure across North America, announced that its 7.1 MW Jordan Rd 2 community solar pr...

Regina K  ·  1 week ago
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Chestnut Carbon issues first U.S. IFM carbon credits with Verra’s removals tag

Chestnut Carbon (Chestnut), a U.S. developer of nature-based carbon removal projects, announced that its Improved Forest Management (IFM) project has been issued 95,909 new carbon credits that utilize...

Regina K  ·  1 week ago
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Sora Fuel closes $14.6m round to scale air-to-jet fuel technology

Sora Fuel, a climate technology company that makes jet fuel from just air, water, and renewable energy, has closed a $14.6 million round. The round was co-led by Spero Ventures and Inspired Capital, a...

Regina K  ·  1 week ago
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Flood Disaster in Kenya Renews Debate on Climate Risk and Preparedness

Torrential rains and flash floods that have claimed dozens of lives in Kenya and displaced more than 30 000 people have renewed debate among scientists and disaster-risk experts about the growing impa...

Nixon Kanali  ·  1 week ago
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The GreenShift Podcast | Who is Funding Africa’s Green Transition and Who Benefits?

Ambition alone won’t solve climate change. It takes capital, and across Africa, that capital is finally moving in meaningful ways. In Kenya, programmes like FLLoCA are redirecting climate funding away...

Nixon Kanali  ·  1 week ago
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Kenya’s County-Led Climate Program Secures KES 3.9 Billion World Bank Boost After Surpassing Targets

The World Bank has approved additional financing of KES 3.9 billion, equivalent to US$30 million, for Kenya’s Financing Locally Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) Program, following stronger-than-expected pe...

Nixon Kanali  ·  2 weeks ago
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Koelel Forces Academy Wins Inaugural KCB Green Debate

Koelel Forces Academy from Gilgil has emerged victorious in the inaugural KCB WRC Green Debate, capping off a series of sustainability initiatives hosted alongside the 2026 Safari Rally Kenya. The sch...

Nixon Kanali  ·  2 weeks ago
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Plexus Energy and Growatt Partner to Advance Solar Energy Solutions in Kenya

Kenyan clean energy firm Plexus Energy has announced an exclusive partnership with Growatt, one of the world’s largest solar inverter manufacturers, in a deal that will see the Chinese company’s techn...

Nixon Kanali  ·  2 weeks ago
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Government Officials Demand Shift from Agricultural Policy to Action at High-Level Kenya Retreat

Senior government officials from across Africa gathered this week to deliver a pointed message: the continent has enough agricultural policy. What it needs now is execution. The call came at a two-day...

Staff Writer  ·  2 weeks ago
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Family Bank Pumps KES 21 Billion into Sustainability Initiatives

Family Bank Group is scaling up its environmental and social investments, deploying KES 21 billion in sustainability-linked financing as the mid-tier lender reported record profits for the year ended...

Tawheda Ali  ·  2 weeks ago
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European Commission Pledges $589m to Boost Renewable Energy in Africa

The European Commission has announced a €545 million ($589 million) Team Europe package to boost Africa’s shift toward renewable energy. The pledge was unveiled by European Commission President Ursula...

6 months ago
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Biotope by VIB Backs New Wave of Startups Tackling Food Resilience and Crop Sustainability

Biotope by VIB, a Belgian biotech startup incubator and early-stage investor founded by the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), has unveiled its seventh cohort of startups. The incubator has se...

6 months ago
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