Energy transition

The Article 9 fund will invest primarily in Africa and Asia. US International Development Finance Corporation, Swedfund, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and other partners will provide capital and guarantees.

Launched by RGreen and Echosys Advisory, the new fund aims to improve financing for the development of Africa’s solar energy resources. 

The fund is close to making its first investment providing finance for the development and construction of renewable energy project in Finland and Sweden.

GeoPura intends to build a fleet of over 3,600 clean generators by 2033. Backers include Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital, GM Ventures, SWEN Capital Partners and Siemens Energy Ventures.

The fund should strengthen the EU “strategic autonomy” and the green and digital transitions, be integrated into the current EU long-term budget, and mobilise private investments.

The fund is backing the construction of low energy residential buildings by French sustainable developer Elithis

The fund has made two investments so far, in industrial electrolysis company Sunfire, and specialists in immersion cooling technology for datacentres Submer

The effects of climate change on hydropower are an increasing concern for investors. Earth Security argues the solution may be to bring natural capital on to the balance sheet

New EU rules for crowdfunding are transforming the sector. The bloc’s second largest crowdfunding platform, which has just been created with the merger of Oneplanetcrowd and Invesdor, will have a particular focus on energy projects.

Plans to develop the hydrogen economy have been accelerated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and by governments and investors coming together to finance and capitalise on the ‘clean’ hydrogen revolution.