Energy & Clean Tech - Issue #9

Start Up Energy Transition concluded in an eventful April this year. The whole dena and World Energy Council SET team, in their latest newsletter thank everyone who supported SET 2019, and to all those who attended the SET Tech Festival and thanks to all those who came out to Drawdown Europe Call to Action event two weeks ago. SET welcomed 15 incredible finalists and announced 5 winners! The SET Awards 2019 were presented on April 9th at the evening reception of the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue, hosted by the German Federal Government.

Following 5 are the Winners of SET2019.

Enapter GmbH, Germany - Low Carbon Energy Production

Enapter designs and manufactures highly efficient hydrogen generators. The core technology is an Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM), which enables the safe and low-cost production of hydrogen.

Planet Ark Power, Australia - Intelligent Grids, Platforms & Cyber-security

With a high proportion of decentralised photovoltaic systems, voltage fluctuations can occur which endanger grid stability. The Planet Ark Power system, a combination of power converter and artificial intelligence, manages the voltage at the source.

BLIXT, Sweden - Energy Efficiency, Smart Devices & Storage

Conventional miniature circuit breakers mechanically protect electrical circuits from overload. The Blixt breaker can also communicate digitally, collect data and measure and control current flows.

Bodawerk, Uganda - Innovative Mobility

Bodawerk produces E-Bodas and converts used motorcycles to electric drives. In addition, they rent batteries and offer other motorcycle services. Bodawerk is thus facilitating the entry into e-mobility in East Africa.

Divine Bamboo, Uganda - SDG-7

As a social enterprise, Divine Bamboo operates and promotes the sustainable cultivation of fast-growing bamboo for the sale and production of clean charcoal and briquettes. The training is particularly focused on women.

Looking forward to SET 2020!

While energy-intensive cryptomining has spiked carbon emissions, blockchain is a blank canvas for green technology!

Ending hunger and all forms of malnutrition, and creating sustainable food production systems, are goals that renewable energy can help achieve. Food production is energy-intensive and around 30 percent of global energy consumption is used to produce, process, and distribute food. Decarbonising the industry’s energy system can save money, boost local development and contribute to climate change mitigation. It can also bolster food security — a growing challenge. Today, one in nine people on the planet is hungry, and the evidence suggests this figure has risen in recent years largely due unpredictable weather patterns caused by climate change.

Do you have a great climate or clean energy project in the region that you think investors should see? Submit an application to PFAN by 31 May 2019 for a chance to pitch at the Climate & Clean Energy Investment Forum to be held in the region in early 2020.

Elsevier and the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) are pleased to announce that the 2nd Renewable Transformation Challenge is now open to applications.

There is a €20,000 prize for the first place entry. The winner, or one representative of the winning team, will receive a free registration to the ISES Solar World Congress 2019 in Santiago, Chile, where the presentation of the Award will take place, and one Gold membership to the Society. The winning project will be featured on this site and on the ISES website.