Tagged: renewable energy

GFANZ Establishes Working Group to Support Capital Mobilization for Viet Nam Just Energy Transition Partnership

Recently, in Brussels, it was announced that the Government of Viet Nam will pursue an ambitious national effort under a Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) in order to ramp up renewable energy and “accelerate the phasing down of fossil fuels, alongside investment in transition-aligned jobs… Read More

Arkon Energy Raises $28M, Completes Hydrokraft Acquisition to Expand Bitcoin Mining

Arkon Energy, which claims to be a “100% renewable” data center infrastructure company, has announced the completion of a US $28M raise. The Australia-based company has also “completed the acquisition of Hydrokraft AS, a leading renewable energy-based data center in Norway.” The Hydrokraft purchase is… Read More

PeerBerry Business Partner Litelektra Repays €0.7M Loan to Investors, Paid €35,685 in Interest

On June 22, 2022, PeerBerry’s business partner, renewable energy company Litelektra, “repaid a EUR 0.7 million loan to investors and paid EUR 35,685 in interest.” Currently, PeerBerry investors can “invest in another Litelektra wind farm project available on the PeerBerry platform with a 10% ROI.”… Read More

Renewable Energy Business Partner Litelektra Teams Up with Alternative Investment Marketplace PeerBerry

A Lithuanian renewable energy firm Litelektra, which is reportedly co-owned by Gofingo Group shareholders, has teamed up with PeerBerry, which is an alternative investment marketplace with “up to 12% return on investment” and offers innovative investment tools. As mentioned in the update, the new business… Read More

Holochain based Energy Saving Initiative, Internet of Energy Network (IOEN), to List on Gate.io

Holochain based energy-saving initiative, Internet of Energy Network (IOEN – pronounced ‘ion’) has confirmed its listing on digital asset exchange, Gate.io. The listing will take place “post the dual IDO on TrustSwap and TrustPad on 8th October and 11th October respectively.” Leveraging Holochain tech, IOEN… Read More

Musk tweets of accepting green Bitcoin for buying Tesla cars

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA), has once again tweeted concerning Bitcoin. Musk said that his company would resume accepting Bitcoins for its electric car transaction only if the cryptocurrency is mined using renewable energy. Musk’s tweet on Sunday, however, failed to lift… Read More

Coinbase Addresses Misconceptions and Myths about Bitcoin (BTC) Mining, Environmental Issues

As Bitcoin (BTC) has become increasingly popular, questions regarding how it actually works have arisen among investors and the general public. One of the most pressing questions is regarding the potential environmental impact of cryptocurrency mining, which is the process the blockchain or distributed ledger… Read More

Meltem Demirors from CoinShares Explains why their Company Invested in Bitcoin Mining Firm MintGreen

Meltem Demirors, Chief Strategy Officer at European digital asset manager CoinShares, recently revealed that she’s excited to share that CoinShares Ventures has made a strategic  investment in MintGreen, a CleanTech firm that uses Bitcoin or BTC mining to monetize heat generation. Demirors explains that MintGreen… Read More

Update: Clean Energy Ownership Platform Ripple’s Latest Crowdfunding Campaign Nears £375,000 During the Final Days on Seedrs

UK-based renewable energy platform Ripple is now nearing £375,000 in funding through its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The investment round, which was launched last month, was originally seeking £350,000 and has so far attracted more than 780 Seedrs investors.  As previously reported, Ripple was… Read More

Clean Energy Ownership Platform Ripple Launches New Seedrs Round; Quickly Nearing £350,000 Funding Target

UK-based renewable energy platform Ripple has made its return to equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs less than six months after raising £331,220 through its recently closed funding round. The company previously raised £859,787 on Seedrs as well.  As previously reported, Ripple was founded in 2017 and its… Read More

Renewable Energy Now Powers Nearly 40% of Proof of Work Cryptocurrency Mining: Report

  Full-time equivalent employee growth in the blockchain and digital asset sector has slowed down following the 2017 cryptocurrency bull market, according to the findings of the 3rd Global Cryptoasset Benchmark Study by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (released in September 2020 by the… Read More

Overfunding: Renewable Energy Solution Provider Antaco Quickly Secures £400,000 Funding Target Through Seedrs Campaign; Announces CHF 1,000,000 Grant from the Swiss Innovation Agency Innosuisse For Phosphorous Recovery Project

Renewable energy solution provider Antaco has successfully secured its initial 400,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, which recently launched and has so far attracted more than 300 investors. Founded in 2011, Antaco is on a mission to become the world leader in turning… Read More

Ocean Protocol Developers to Build Bridge between their Marketplace and Energy Web Decentralized Operating System

The developers of Ocean Protocol, which allows software engineers to build marketplaces and other apps to privately and securely publish, exchange, and consume data, will be creating a “bridge” between the Energy Web Decentralized Operating System (EW-DOS) and Ocean’s data marketplaces. As mentioned in a… Read More

Qatar Is Supporting Fintech Development with Sustainable Solar Energy Initiatives, Local Firms Using Blockchain to Streamline Operations

Qatar has been ranked or classified as a high-income economy by the World Bank. Although the Middle Eastern country only has a GDP of around $200 billion (a lot less compared to many trillion-dollar economies), it’s home to just over 2.7 million people so the… Read More

European Innovation Council Prize on Blockchains for Social Good Awards €5 million to Six Winners Focused on Financial Inclusion, Renewable Energy, Other Projects

The European Innovation Council (EIC) Prize on Blockchains for Social Good has reportedly awarded €5 million to six winners, who were chosen based on their potential to develop scalable, “deployable” and “high-impact” blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT) solutions for addressing societal challenges. As noted… Read More

Overfunding: Renewable Energy Platform Ripple Quickly Surpasses £250,000 Funding Target Through Latest Seedrs Round

Less than one year after raising £859,787 on Seedrs, UK-based renewable energy platform Ripple has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform and has already surpassed its initial £250,000 funding target. As previously reported, Ripple was founded in 2017 and its vision is to create a renewable… Read More

Overfunding: Energy Storage Company Gravitricity Quickly Raises More Than £500,000 Through Crowdcube Round

Gravitricity, a UK-based energy storage company, has successfully secured more than £500,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company originally sought to raise £100,000 through the funding round, which has attracted more than 1,000 Crowdcube investors. Founded in 2011, Gravitricity states it is developing… Read More

Update: Hycube Set to Close Seedrs Round With Nearly €1.6 Million Raised

Germany-based renewable energy storage solution, Hycube, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with nearly €1.6 million raised from more than 1150 Seedrs investors. As previously reported, Hycube was notably created to build world-class energy storage systems by taking energy from solar… Read More

Update: Hycube’s Equity Crowdfunding Round Surpasses €1.2 Million in Funding on Seedrs

Hycube, a Germany-based renewable energy storage solution, has successfully secured more than €1.2 million in funding through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company launched the funding round earlier this month and quickly surpassed its €1 million funding target and has so far attracted… Read More

Australia-based Power Ledger, a Blockchain-enabled Energy Solutions Provider, Acquires 250 kW Photovoltaic System

Australia-headquartered Power Ledger, a blockchain-based energy solutions provider, has reportedly acquired a 250 kilowatt (kW) photovoltaic system that will use a distributed ledger technology (DLT)-powered data management and settlement platform. According to a press release, Power Ledger acquired the system from Perdaman Advanced Energy, an… Read More

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