IKB Bulletin – July 2022

The Innovator Knowledge bridge (IKB) is an initiative to promote collaboration and knowledge sharing between the
Energy Catalyst Accelerator and like-minded incubators and accelerators in Africa and Asia.

The IKB currently consists of: Energy Catalyst, Kenya Climate Innovation Centre (K-CIC), the Clean Technology Hub (in
Nigeria), GrowthAfrica (in Kenya and across Sub-Saharan Africa) and Social Alpha (in India), and New Energy Nexus (in
Southeast Asia).

SECTOR NEWS HEADLINES

Major increase in offshore wind capacity will be needed to stick to the goal of limiting global temperature to 1.5°C, says
IRENA - Offshore renewables have untapped potential to drive the energy transition.
GOGLA database shows offgrid solar market has entered a new period of growth with 44% increase in investment in
2021 – Total investment in offgrid solar reaches a record $450 million.

INDUSTRY REPORTS AND RESOURCES

IEA report: Africa Energy Outlook 2022 – Analysis - IEA
AMDA mini-grid report: Benchmarking Africa’s minigrids report 2022
Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report 2022
SEforAll sustainable cooling report : Chilling Prospects – Tracking Sustainable Cooling for All 2022
GOGLA report on data in offgrid solar: Building trust with off-grid solar consumers through better data practices

UPCOMING EVENTS
Energy Catalyst Virtual International Brokerage Event for companies to find partners for a Innovate UK Energy Catalyst
Round 9 application. May 19th-August 10th. Register here.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, ACCELERATOR PROGRAMMES & AWARDS

Green Innovation Challenge (KCIC), Deadline: August 21st 2022
Third Derivative (RMI) Next Cohort, Deadline: August 25th 2022
The Global Innovation Challenge (ForClimateTech), Deadline: August 31st 2022
Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator (IEEA) Phase Four (BEIS/Carbon Trust), Deadline: September 19th 2022
THRIVE AgTech Accelerator (SVG Ventures), Deadline: Rolling
Innovation 4 Agriculture Fund (GIZ), Deadline: Rolling
Development Innovation Ventures (USAID), Deadline: Rolling
Global Innovation Fund (FCDO/USAID), Deadline: Rolling
The Europas Startup Awards (The Pathfounder), Deadline: Applications opening soon

WEBINAR RECORDINGS
Energy Catalyst webinar: Aligning capital needs to investment types with speakers from Open Capital Advisers.