Solarise raises $33.4m to expand in Kenya, other African countries

Energy services company Solarise Africa has signed a $33.4-million multi-country commercial and industrial facility with the Facility for Energy Inclusion (FEI) to obtain the necessary funding and flexibility to substantially expand its portfolio in Kenya and other selected African countries. “Throughout 2022, we have significantly grown our footprint and portfolio, and, with this new loan, we will be able to catapult our efforts to advance renewable energy adoption in Africa,” says Solarise Africa CEO and co-founder Jan Albert Valk.
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H2-Industries, Terra Sola sign MoU to provide green power in Africa

Global hydrogen generation and energy storage solutions company H2-Industries has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Swiss developer of integrated renewable energy projects Terra Sola Group. The agreement supports Terra Sola’s development of tailor-made, large-scale integrated solar energy programmes for selected countries across Africa using H2-Industries’ liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC) technology to provide technological solutions for the storage and release of electrical power for export, use as a local industrial feedstock or for grid stabilisation and/or off-grid power availability.
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Company produces first local EV truck

Electric vehicle (EV) solutions provider Applied Electric Vehicle Energy Reticulation Systems Africa (Aeversa) subsidiary Iron Energy is nearing the completion of the first locally assembled 8 t electric commercial truck. The truck is a multiplatform EV drive train that is chassis agnostic – the drive train can be used in various ladder frame and chassis vehicles.
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Hydrogen engine paves way for net-zero targets

Power technology provider Cummins released its zero-carbon hydrogen internal combustion engine (H2-ICE) concept truck, powered by the B6.7H hydrogen engine, at this year’s International Automobile Exhibition (IAA) transportation conference, which was held from September 20 to 23 in Hannover, Germany. The engine is expected to be released for mass production in 2027, but is going to be produced on a limited scale from 2023.
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