Energy Catalyst Details Plans Of Accelerating Access To Sustainable Energy In Sub-Saharan Africa
Energy Catalyst Details Plans Of Accelerating Access To Sustainable Energy In Sub-Saharan Africa. Energy Catalyst accelerates the innovation needed to end energy poverty. Through financial and advisory support, and by building strategic partnerships and uncovering new insights, Energy Catalyst supports the development of technologies and business models that can improve lives in Africa and Asia.
Energy Catalyst is an Innovate UK programme with co-funding from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Global Challenges Research Fund, the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
Innovate UK, Innovation Lead – Energy, Alice Goodbrook said in a statement, “I am really encouraged by the overwhelming interest that the programme has continued to receive, and the high standard of applicants in this latest round of funding. The programme’s progress to date serves to underline the vital importance of this type of funding to help clean energy innovators bridge the gap to commercialisation. The impact of Energy Catalyst supported companies is already being felt in nearly 30 countries around the world, furthering access to clean energy and improving the lives of people in developing economies. I am excited to see how the Round 8 companies can take this impact even further.”
Launched in 2014, Energy Catalyst has supported over 566 organisations, including 119 international partners. The programme has provided £60m of funding for energy access technologies and business models and improved energy access in 36 countries.
