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Jan 12
Green Bonds

Financing Climate Change Adaptation: The Emergence of Municipal Green Bonds in South Africa

By External Author Impact Investing, Insight, Sustainability

Article written by Petrus van Niekerk with support from his teacher Chris Ahlfeldt as part of the Environmental Finance Course with the University of Stellenbosch Business School. Many municipalities in South Africa are…

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Nov 15
Global climate finance

Opportunities for Green Finance in Africa

By External Author Impact Investing, Uncategorized

Article written by Ijeoma Ozulumba Doris with support from her teacher Chris Ahlfeldt as part of the Environmental Finance Course with the University of Stellenbosch Business School. The Need for Green Finance in…

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Oct 27
Off grid Solar

Off-Grid Energy Solutions Can Transform Africa

By External Author Insight, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy

Article written by Siyabonga Mazibuko with support from his teacher Chris Ahlfeldt as part of the Environmental Finance Course with the University of Stellenbosch Business School. Africa’s need for clean,…

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Sep 21
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Lots of Interest from Investors for Round 5 of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Procurement Program

By Chris Ahlfeldt Impact Investing, News Article, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized

South Africa’s Round 5 of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program (REIPPPP) is currently underway as over 100 projects were submitted for 1GW of solar PV and 1.6…

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May 05
Top 10 Renewable Energy Tech

10 Exciting Technologies to Watch in the Renewable Energy Industry

By External Author Insight, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy

Article Written by Evan Fleischer (intern for Blue Horizon ECS) with support from Chris Ahlfeldt. Renewable energy is a pressing and pertinent topic the modern world is grappling with in…

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Jan 19
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Teaching Environmental Finance in South Africa

By Chris Ahlfeldt Impact Investing, Insight, Sustainability

Early last year, I taught my first course on Environmental Finance at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB). The course focused on sustainable energy solutions and the financing thereof…

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May 28

Interview from Sense & Sustainability (Part 2)

By Chris Ahlfeldt Impact Investing, Renewable Energy, Sustainability

I recently participated in an interview with Ken Fullerton about sustainability and empowering the next generation of clean energy professionals. Thanks again to him and the team at Sense &…

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Apr 30

Green Energy Can Stimulate South Africa’s Economy post Covid-19

By Chris Ahlfeldt News Article, Renewable Energy

South Africa’s Covid-19 lockdown began in March of this year & led to a decrease in demand of ~9GW and economic activity as many businesses closed. Prior to the coronavirus…

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Mar 13

Interview from Sense & Sustainability (Part 1)

By External Author Impact Investing, Renewable Energy

I recently participated in an interview with Ken Fullerton from ARTD Consultants in Sydney, Australia about sustainability and the clean energy transition in South Africa. The interview was originally published…

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Oct 23

Renewable Energy Has Bright Future, but Coal is Still King in South Africa

By Chris Ahlfeldt Insight, Renewable Energy

South Africa’s government finally published its national Integrated Resource Plan (IRP 2019) last week, which outlines the electricity plan for the country for the next 10 years. While renewable energy…

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